The presence of academy players means we don't have to sign squad players anymore. We aim only for the absolute best players now.
We've always had a lot of money but we kept spending it on average players instead of world-class ones.
We've always had a lot of money but we kept spending it on average players instead of world-class ones.
https://twitter.com/FinlayCFC/status/1402237911790243842
I'll give you an example of what we did:
In 2017, we bought Drinkwater (£35m) and Zappacosta (£25m). If we had kept Chalobah over Drinkwater, we could've spent the £60m on someone like Alex Sandro.
The more we use our academy, the better for us.
In 2017, we bought Drinkwater (£35m) and Zappacosta (£25m). If we had kept Chalobah over Drinkwater, we could've spent the £60m on someone like Alex Sandro.
The more we use our academy, the better for us.
I like to follow what I call the Mbappe theory:
Any player who is signed over an academy graduate needs to fill the following criteria:
Possess great potential - 2016 Mbappe
(or)
Possess world-class ability - 2021 Mbappe
Otherwise, we don't need them.
Any player who is signed over an academy graduate needs to fill the following criteria:
Possess great potential - 2016 Mbappe
(or)
Possess world-class ability - 2021 Mbappe
Otherwise, we don't need them.
In some positions, our academy isn't very strong. Think of GK as a big example.
In places like this, we have to turn to the market. But where we have good academy graduates already, they need to be given importance unless a great, great player is on the market.
In places like this, we have to turn to the market. But where we have good academy graduates already, they need to be given importance unless a great, great player is on the market.
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