Scribble wrote:
To be fair to Tottenham, for one of the bigger clubs, they do at least give their youth a chance and that’s paid off in spades for them, they don’t have to go out and sign players for 90/100 million pounds plus, they produce their own or as in Dele’s case find young gifted players and develop them.
The other top sides in the Premier league don’t seem to have the patience to develop players, it’s easier to splash the cash on a ready made player
I know this is a side issue that has nothing to do with MK, but I do think reports of the Spurs kids opportunities have been greatly exaggerated. Looking at their squad, the only ones to come solely from their academy are Kane and Winks. Any other youngsters, English or foreign, have been signed from elsewhere where they'd already been first teamers. And they do spend money and mostly on foreigners - wasted almost £50m on 2 failed squad player last season, Sissoko and Janssen. And signed all foreigners this summer as well - Sanchez, Aurier, Llorente. Pocchetino's a good manager and improves players but he's given no more opportunities to Academy products than Mourinho's United (for Kane and Winks read Rashford and Lingard).
End of irrelevant rant.
They spent £5m on some young kid and gave him an opportunity.
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