Meliforme:
Brighten up your morning.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=416WzYEK-PQ

codemaniacs:


A street boy cannot be better than an academy player. An academy player is a professional footballer while a street boy is complete amateur footballer.

It's the same reason you won't visit a street doctor over a university graduate doctor with 10 years experience.

Someone who joins an academy at 10 years old will have at least 8 years experience of professional football before he/she is 20 years old compared to a street footballer who has no professional experience.

Academy players play on grass from a young age while street footballers play on concrete, sand, bumpy grass, wood e.t.c. so most street players especially in Africa have poor ball control and movement.

typicalgamer:


No be now I’m talking about na my guy.

Listen why i called for street kids (local league players)

Before a major tournament

You would have done your trials like 2 years before, round your 26man up since they have no academy (club side ) obligations you’ll drill them play them against top sides both overage Npfl sides and all.

Then 2 years later when it’s time for the tourney tell me how they’ll disappoint even if they don’t win it

komekn:


Right now I could assemble a collection of TRUE U20 Nigerian origin players just in England playing in EPL Academies to playing first team in Championship and League one that would probably win the tournament.

However, there will be no room for NFF godFatherism, under the table deals, preferred interest, Egunje, etc.

Therefore it will never happen.

Odunayaw:
I don't think it is sustainable

TheGoodJoe:


Funny perspective. And you feel funding academies around the nation is not philanthropic.

Even if the FG sponsors academies and raise a battalion of Footballers, when it is time for tournaments, hold open screening to see if there are gems better than those produced by the academies.

If they are better, they should be given a chance to break in. It is a win win situation.

Starboytwo:
Well, just like someone opined, street is like the feeder of academies. I.e we all started from the streets or mostly.

It’s from the streets, break time, closing time, and then we come home, drop bag somewhere and carry ball go play outside. From there, you’d hear about 1 boy going to training at a school field and you join one.

Mushin in Lagos state is a football community, almost every guy played football at one time in one academy of sort. Every public school is a training ground of an academy and we had a lot, FC Robo(currently have a female side in women’s league, oshoala, rashida ajibade, onome ebi all played here)Satech FC(Raheem lawal played here) Super force, divine fa(the guy that keshi invited and gave no10 played here) etc and more just in mushin alone.

Also, there are kids who have never trained before and are 20x better than some of us who train everyday. E.g my classmate in sec. school. Chuckwuma who is insanely good. Apart from break time, closing time and sundays, he don’t play any football as he gotta be at his brothers shop at ladipo market and was far better than all of us(minus me tho)

So there are real Talents out there for real, guys who have never worn a soccer boot before, I swear.

gamaliel9:
From street to academy to professional

I have not seen from street straight to main professional team, rather to b team of the main team

TheGoodJoe:


Is your football development system 1/10 of Argentina? All the clubs there have quality academy and there are rich football development systems there.

Go and read about when Bielsa took over Newell's Old boys. He scouted over a thousand players. That is one club.

Until we get to that stage, we need an alternative approach that suits the situation we find ourselves with a lot of talented players not catered for.

typicalgamer:


If the results keep pouring in for example.
They guarantee silverware in any tourney or even a good showing i don’t see why it’s not sustainable.


Downside is that you’ll need to crop out new sets of u20 after every tourney because almost all of them would be signed out

charlesemeka85:
oga shut up and stop spitting trash

Bernado Silva ko aguero ni!

Odunayaw:
Silverware, good showing = Signing by good clubs outside the country etc

Where will the money go to? Where will the money to sustain it come from

oloriooko:
Pls a question, are our local coaches that bad or our local players so terrible?
Watching Rivers Vs DCMP and am looking for a better description than appalling
Rivers play like our U20
Shocking!!!

cc12:
Chukwueze with an assist for Villarreal in the Conference league, that's 11 assists in all competition this season.

cc12:
Chukwueze with an assist for Villarreal in the Conference league, that's 11 assists in all competition this season.

gamaliel9:
Though a football thread, a little digression

NBA

Kevin Durant biscuit
Chris Paul jinxed
Doncic out
Ja Morant out
Lebron out

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