So the last player you produced who became an established first United team regular was Darren Fletcher in 2003
Looking forward to seeing these incredible youth team products in Berlin tonight alongside La Masia boys Iniesta, Messi, Busquets etc
McNair plays when all your defenders are injured and Wilson gets snippets here and there. Hardly first name on the team sheet are they?
To be fair, iniesta was Barcelonas attempt at making a Scholes. A good effort all in all but not ginger enough.
History says that Utd have been the best at producing Academy players, but recent times have not been as fruitful. Chelsea have been pretty ordinary, but win things. My hope is to do a bit of both in the future, and without doubt we have a load of real talent in our Academy. Hope they make it with us and not somewhere else. Ryan Bertrand for one looks a star in the making, really sorry he wasn't given his chance before we bought Luis. Seems as if talent is only one thing that Jose requires, and players who are "not his style" like Mata and De Bruyen are no less great players. This distorts our Academy players coming through.
Chelsea youth? Errrrrrrrr Ray Wilkins.......... will google more..................... Ron Harris, Peter Bonetti, Bobby Tambling, Barry Bridges, Bert Murray, John Hollins, Peter Osgood, Graeme Le Saux, Bobby Smith, Terry Venables, Jimmy Greaves. Yep quite a few international caps there.
Jack cork, jeffry bruma, carlton cole... There are actually many cfc academy players we shouldnt need to list them
I think we should list them, they deserve recognition even if Chelsea doesn't. Like Forrsell, only a bad injury on loan at Palace I think stopped him attaining his true potential. Pre-92 Chelsea were famed for playing youth products. Tommy Doc's Diamonds, Drakes Ducklings!, Shillitoe's complete lack of money bargain basement batch. A certain player who went to Liverpuddle Mr. Spackman. Yes a list is needed.
