RobM Posted 25 September, 2008 Share Posted 25 September, 2008 ....or is it talent and ability? If we say our problem is the young squad we have, we're saying that youth cannot compete with more senior players. So why did Arsenal's youth team do so well the other night? Obvious answer.. their youth players are better than ours. So perhaps we're all too focused on the fact that we're fielding a youth team in the CCC. Perhaps the actual problem is these players simply aren't good enough. The old adage 'if you're good enough you're old enough' has a lot of truth in it. Sadly, we have no choice. After all the criticism our beloved previous manager got for not 'giving youth a chance' it does strike me that perhaps, just perhaps, he got it right.... these players are not good enough to play at this level. Some are of course, mainly those we are afraid of losing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobM Posted 25 September, 2008 Author Share Posted 25 September, 2008 Forgive me, this could have been added to this thread: http://saintsweb.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=2265 Mods... please delete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 25 September, 2008 Share Posted 25 September, 2008 ....or is it talent and ability? If we say our problem is the young squad we have, we're saying that youth cannot compete with more senior players. So why did Arsenal's youth team do so well the other night? Obvious answer.. their youth players are better than ours. So perhaps we're all too focused on the fact that we're fielding a youth team in the CCC. Perhaps the actual problem is these players simply aren't good enough. The old adage 'if you're good enough you're old enough' has a lot of truth in it. Sadly, we have no choice. After all the criticism our beloved previous manager got for not 'giving youth a chance' it does strike me that perhaps, just perhaps, he got it right.... these players are not good enough to play at this level. Some are of course, mainly those we are afraid of losing. To be fair, we were only asking for one or two to be 'blooded', not 9 or 10 of them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobM Posted 25 September, 2008 Author Share Posted 25 September, 2008 Let's chat in the other thread, hey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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