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✍️The skewed perception of player development in football 📄A think piece on factors that I think have led people to look at player development in a too linear fashion and why these factors have caused this viewpoint to form Read below 👇👇 @Cal1878/the-skewed-perception-of-player-development-in-football-opinion-piece-7dd97a73d426" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@Cal1878/the-s…

Jude has to start at the World Cup in the 10, can’t keep a player of his quality on the bench. Nevermind his ability to grab big goals when he’s further forward

Feels weird to say it when we’ve conceded two goals but though Branthwaite was very good today, did well on his side and was good in the air for me

@ollie_shapiro @JustSaints_ @MailSport Feel like I’ve been calling for this day for ages hahah, really hope it’s real

@JustSaints_ @MailSport @Cal1878 it begins

🚨 Manchester United and Everton are among a cluster of clubs looking at Shea Charles who #SaintsFC value at over £20m. [via @MailSport]

He’s easily worth £20m+, top agility and reactions, positioning is good for his age and his ball playing is unbelievable. Pierce Charles is a top keeper in the making

@ollie_shapiro Cheers mate appreciate it

@Cal1878 Always enjoy reading these

✍️Not wrote in a while but have decided to start focusing on Ligue 1 talents, one of my favourite leagues for youth talents. 🇩🇰Starting with new Lyon addition and Denmark gem, Noah Nartey. I'm a big fan of Nartey and have given a profile on him below👇👇 @Cal1878/ligue-1-files-noah-nartey-lyons-next-big-midfield-sale-player-profile-e8b622ea6ab3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@Cal1878/ligue…

Japan a great example of a good footballing culture, the football they play stems from the J League with its fast possession based style, Japan has done a great job at building up that culture which eventually bleeds into the national team. Italy needs change

The Italian FA need to rip the entire system up, 3 world cups in a row not qualified for, embarrassment for Italian teams in the champions league this season. Huge cultural change needed for this crisis

He isn’t exactly a great man manager as well, which in scenarios like this can far outweigh tactics and with the toxicity of that fanbase right now and the clear low moral, spurs need someone personally inspiring not a callous tactician like De Zerbi

I think this appointment of De Zerbi sends spurs down, tactically he’s good but that’s after his playing style has been embedded. Spurs don’t have time for that. Brighton didn’t win in the first 5 when he joined and spurs can’t afford that in this current climate they’re in…

Ezechiel Banzuzi needs some game time. Physical profile is great for a midfielder making him capable of being a B2B CM, press resistance is there due to his strength + decent agility for his size, a capable line breaker as well. Diamond in the rough who needs to be nurtured.

Please be in form for the World Cup, get him rolling and he’s a locked starter idc about “Anthony Gordon”

@ollie_shapiro @SZYComps I’d absolutely love him here, really enjoyed doing the article I wrote on him

@Cal1878 @SZYComps My single favourite trait in a midfielder. His stats are crackers this season, so well rounded: scoutlab.streamlit.app/?page=Player+C… If Southampton don't come up you have to think they'd listen to offers. And we're reportedly looking for a physical number 6...

@ollie_shapiro @SZYComps Some player, ridiculous press resistance.

@SZYComps @Cal1878 🤝

@JackWhitman_7 Been quality for us, think he’d be even better if played slightly deeper

@Cal1878 absolute joke of a footballer, been saying it for years

Think he’s one of my favourites yeno, think he’s just so intelligent with his movement and so tidy on the ball, just really enjoy him when he’s in the side

@jwmiddie Exactly so if we get conference think tarkowski will hold his own haha, my ideal is Branthwaite and O’Brien as the pairing but can’t see it happening consistently

@Cal1878 So are random polish bums from Raków Częstochowa

Keane likely to be off, Tarkowski’s legs on the downslope for me now so can’t say id argue against Senesi but it does leave me with questions. Will he be happy to understudy Branthwaite? Will Moyes play both him and Branthwaite? Tarkowski’s minutes getting reduced?

@jwmiddie I’d argue he’s conference level

@Cal1878 Tarkowski is not a European level player

@a071834 Yeah right footed players are generally strong with their weaker side so aren’t as easily pressed

@Cal1878 Yea I don’t like the idea of two left-footed centre-backs at all, just something about it I don’t like in comparison to two right-footed CB’s? 🤔 Probably because I believe right-footed players are better with their left-foot, than left-footed players with their right-foot…?