| is it the coaching ? 10:28 - Apr 14 with 1239 views | HARRY10 |
Young players break into the first team, then seem to stall
Are they being played above their abilities, or just not being progressed ? |  | | |  |
| is it the coaching ? on 12:18 - Apr 14 with 264 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| is it the coaching ? on 12:16 - Apr 14 by jayessess |
The point is just that taking a 15-year-old is a roll of the dice and losing a handful of good ones over the course of half a decade isn't really a significant impediment to producing first team players.
Kids' vary enormously and who knows, Knight might have thrived in a smaller academy, but in general City's academy produces far more elite footballers than ours does. |
Yes I get the point. Some make it, some don't.
Personally, I'd much prefer it if they stayed at ITFC and we had the chance to try to develop them (as per Dyer etc).
....I don't blame the players for leaving however, such a big opportunity for them on the face of it. |  |
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| is it the coaching ? on 12:32 - Apr 14 with 244 views | Churchman |
| is it the coaching ? on 12:17 - Apr 14 by jayessess |
The point is just that taking a 15-year-old is a roll of the dice and losing a handful of good ones over the course of half a decade isn't really a significant impediment to producing first team players.
Kids vary enormously and who knows, Knight might have thrived in a smaller academy, but in general you're far more likely to become an elite footballer at City's academy. |
You just can’t tell with young players. The classic was Dean Bowditch. At 14, 15 he looked a real prospect. At 17 I saw him score a hat trick against Watford. What a player, thought I. What followed was a career in the lower leagues. On the flip side, Ian Wright became a professional really late and what a career he had. I guess it just shows how hard it is to make it as a professional footballer and how hard it is to find good ones.
This only highlights the neglect at Ipswich. Little scouting, no domination of the local area, little presence. Keeping costs down the only true objective. If the football club had wanted a Cat One Academy enough, it would have got it. I hope the approach now changes in just about every aspect of the club. |  | | |
| is it the coaching ? on 12:48 - Apr 14 with 222 views | southnorfolkblue |
| is it the coaching ? on 10:31 - Apr 14 by reusersfreekicks |
The latter i reckon. Coaching at first team level must have been cack under PL. |
That’s a bit harsh on Lambert. Plenty of youngsters have over the years started like a house on fire only to disappear. I’m thinking Bowditch, Billy Clarke, Danny Haynes to name but 3. | |
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