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Why knowledge is the antidote to fear in youth development
The Guardian’s Sean Ingle wrote a piece recently questioning whether England was on the verge of producing another ‘Golden Generation’ of footballers with the recent run of form of players like Spurs’ Harry Kane and Liverpool’s Jordan Ibe. Using data provided by Infostrada’s Simon Gleave, Ingle noted a remarkable drop in the number of players starting in Premier League first teams who are under the age of 24: -
The thing about that win
... is that you may not have deserved it. On the other hand, perhaps you shouldn’t have lost the match?