Post by bogan on Jan 2, 2021 20:03:04 GMT -5
Even if you aren’t an Arsenal fan, this is a good read. Even in Europe, they have some of the same problems/issues that we have in youth soccer.
“In my village, we didn’t have much...I met a lot of players in my career who did not come through traditional youth academies...like Olivier giroud, Laurent koscielny, N’Golo Kante and Frank Ribery...When I think about my childhood...we played [in the streets] with no jerseys, no coach, and no referee...having no coach, when young, was also invaluable for allowing us to develop a game based on taking initiative. Have we perhaps fallen into the opposite extreme today?”...
