MKAylesburyDon wrote:
dons50 wrote:
MKAylesburyDon wrote:
BertieWoostersDonsClub wrote:
Alby wrote:
My mate who supports oxford is convinced they’ll do shit
I don't know. They've certainly got a big squad to choose from...
https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2019/august/the-long-list/Wow well meaning management nonsense, might as well give the kit man and coach driver a number.
Maybe the squad numbers thing is a bit unnecessary, but having a strong link through all the age groups to the first team is a good thing. When he was with us, Karl worked with the youth team coaches on a common style throughout the club. I wonder if it's coincidence that we haven't got the same quality of youngsters coming through now.
That seems unlikely after all 95% of why players make it is down to them not the coaches or staff, Callum Brittain has progressed well others haven't. In my opinion training kids to be footballers is like panning for gold you gotta spend a long time sifting through sand to find any gold, obviously we should be trying to help every person make the best of themselves.
Some people are better at panning than others.
My gut feel would be that the influence of coaches is greater than 5%. Maybe I'm right, maybe not.
Yes, Callum has done well, but compare him to the previous batch: Dele, Galloway, two Baldocks, George Williams, Sheyi Ojo. All of them have either played international football or in the premier league (except for George who should do this season). Are we sure that the coaching has nothing to do with it?
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