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Sir Calumn
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Haha I like Scholes being back!
Though he was quite poor against Liverpool on Saturday, I remember him giving away some balls in a similar way to the one that caused the Kolarov goal a couple of weeks ago.
Yes I do agree that the new breed of wonderkids and superstars have caused the younger players to lose patience, not so long ago it was very much expected to come up through the reserves until the age of 18 or 19, then spend a year or two on loan, then get have a season of starting a few games and a few sub appearances before becoming a regular around the age of 23 or 24 if good enough, or being sold then if not.
Also, there is now such panic among the big clubs about missing out on hot talents that so many players are now signed up very young to the big clubs, rather than coming up through lower league clubs where they get more games or, in the case of South Americans or Africans, developing a bit at clubs outside Europe. However, the rivalries for titles and tournaments are so intense that there are now even less opportunities (easy opponents, less important games, games in the bag by 60 minutes) to throw these young players on - there are more of them at top clubs, and there is also less pitch time available.
Though he was quite poor against Liverpool on Saturday, I remember him giving away some balls in a similar way to the one that caused the Kolarov goal a couple of weeks ago.
Yes I do agree that the new breed of wonderkids and superstars have caused the younger players to lose patience, not so long ago it was very much expected to come up through the reserves until the age of 18 or 19, then spend a year or two on loan, then get have a season of starting a few games and a few sub appearances before becoming a regular around the age of 23 or 24 if good enough, or being sold then if not.
Also, there is now such panic among the big clubs about missing out on hot talents that so many players are now signed up very young to the big clubs, rather than coming up through lower league clubs where they get more games or, in the case of South Americans or Africans, developing a bit at clubs outside Europe. However, the rivalries for titles and tournaments are so intense that there are now even less opportunities (easy opponents, less important games, games in the bag by 60 minutes) to throw these young players on - there are more of them at top clubs, and there is also less pitch time available.
