Saints Academy Thread

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SaintInKuwait said:
I won’t copy and paste it, but there’s a piece on The Athletic this week about the B team and the coach David Horseman. Goes into explaining why results for the youth sides haven’t been great and what they are trying to do at the moment. There’s definitely a clear vision and plan but, similar to the first team, it’s going to take time. Horseman said again that results are not the focus. I got the sense that it would be possible to set up teams that can grind out wins, but the goal is instead to get players mentally, tactically and physically ready to step up to the first team. Ralph and first team coaches are heavily involved too.
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... and this is how it should be.
 
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fatletiss said:
... and this is how it should be.
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Absolutely. Not to mention that these kids have been coached and trained in a certain style since they came to the club which could be when they were about 12 years old. They now have to learn a high fitness, high intensity pressing game with a new shape and a set of intricate tactical triggers that because of COVID has only really been in place for a couple of months. This is much more complicated than “they’ve been **** since Dodd and Williams were sacked”.

Speaking of which, I’m not saying that the Dodd dismissal was all above board because it was absolutely a bit fishy. However, I think it is worth wondering why the best academy coach ever is now...*checks notes* PE teacher at Winchester College. Maybe just a touch of cult of personality about that one.
 
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F*ck's sake academy. <doh>

To be fair looks like we were the better team. Brighton had one effort on target, it went in.

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Post BREXIT rules for transfers has been announced. Saints will no longer be able to sign promising youngsters from abroad under the age of 18. This is bad news for us and will require a significant change on our current strategy.
 
mowgli said:
Post BREXIT rules for transfers has been announced. Saints will no longer be able to sign promising youngsters from abroad under the age of 18. This is bad news for us and will require a significant change on our current strategy.
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How many youngsters from abroad have actually broken through in recent years?...Yan Valery and further back, Morgan Schneidelin (who we signed at 18).
 
Saints_Alive said:
How many youngsters from abroad have actually broken through in recent years?...Yan Valery and further back, Morgan Schneidelin (who we signed at 18).
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Just look at the current academy make up. It’s picked up quite a bit since Morgan’s time. And it’s not just about the first team - it’s also about developing and profiting on the sale.
 
mowgli said:
Just look at the current academy make up. It’s picked up quite a bit since Morgan’s time. And it’s not just about the first team - it’s also about developing and profiting on the sale.
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We've always managed to attract talent in this country in the past and i'm sure that we will continue to..I'm an anti-Brexiter btw.
 
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