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Fabio,
I didn't know you had a Betfair account. |
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Planning
The FA must get their planning in place. • Every Premier league team must have an academy that prioritises English talent. So Blackpool would need to have an academy to qualify to play in the Premship then? I dont think youve thought thru what happens when teams are relegated/promoted. |
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I suppose its no different to having a suitable ground. I believe Blackpool are having to rebuild. There would be a few months grace needed to get it up and running of course but surely the team itself will want to have an academy just for its own future growth. If teams are then relegated then the massive parachute payment will surely cover the ongoing costs for the 4? years that this payment is made. After that the club can decide to ditch or keep. Thanks for bringing that up tho
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You are in danger of substituting one "must have" for another. Being fast isn't the be all and end all. Klose was no faster than Upson in a straight race. His first yard which made all the difference was in his head. If there is one ability which should be prized above all others it is awareness of space. In attack you need to create it and in defence you need to stop it being created. Too many times against the Germans one of their players was able to stroll off his marker into a space where he was left unmolested.
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^ you are right. Klose is awake and aware.
Getting to where the ball is going to go takes judgement and effort. And making it easy to be hit with a pass means you have to go into space. (Klose is only 5'11", a bit small for a hit man.) |
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sorry to pour scorn on you and sir trevor brookings love of academies, but middlesbro were rightly acclaimed to have one of the best acadamies in the premiership,they fielded 11 locals against fulham and since the young kids were giving a chance, the team has gone from the euefa final to languishing in the championship,99% of that team now plays div 2,3 nonleaguse or in scotland,any team in the premiership can field 11 young englishmen, but in most cases would be inferior to the foreigners they would replace,far better the ones that breakthrough compete against the foreigners u,d leave out,the fight to medicority helps no one, clubs or england
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