The Ruben Loftus-Cheek thread

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UnitedinRed said:
All but a few have featured heavily for the club. I missed a few off who have had decent premier league careers including a large number of appearances for United. Some on that list have played in Champions League finals and won titles whilst being part of the team.

I agree That our academy isnt producing superstars right now but yours really doesnt compare. Uniteds is a different league to everyone elses. Some have good spells but we just keep on producing top division and international level players. Decade after decade.
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UnitedinRed said:
Well using the definition of a successful youth acadamy product its quite extensive.

Wes Brown (may have been late 90s)
John O'shea
Darren Fletcher
Gerrard Pique
G Rossi
Welbeck
Shawcross
Ron Zeiler (world cup winner ;))
Pogba

Haven't included the likes of McNair and Januzaj as they have a lot to prove but the above are better than anything yourselves or most clubs have produced. Only saints have really produced better in the same time frame. All internationals, some Have won major honours, some club captains etc.

Not greats in the Messi, best and Ronaldo sense but good players.
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So the last player you produced who became an established first United team regular was Darren Fletcher in 2003
 
Diego said:
Probably people like Ryan Shawcross, Kieran Richardson, Darron Gibson, Phil Bardsley, Robby Brady have gone on to show they can play prenier league. There are maney others who haven`t quite made it like Zekie Fryers, Tom Heaton, James Chester, Ravell Morrison, Paul McShane, Joe Dudgeon and Fraizer Campbell and Alex Bruce who have played in the prem but not quite made it as regulars.
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Looking forward to seeing these incredible youth team products in Berlin tonight alongside La Masia boys Iniesta, Messi, Busquets etc
 
Diego said:
Paddy McNair 18 appearances, James Wilson 17 appearances <ok>
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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.
 
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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.
 
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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.
 
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