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Originally Posted by BezsMaracas
Didn't catch the game today but from what I've seen of City's recent academy sides, they have always looked far more physically developed than our players at similar ages. It could be that they are scouting out kids who are stonger / taller for their age group rather than more technically gifted, although that is over-simplifying it I'm sure.
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think that's pretty much nail on head. there might be a couple of exceptions but most of the players they've brought through have been reasonably limited technically, but excellent athletes (the younger Wright-Phillips, Miller, Onuoha, even Richards i'd put in there). they're always going to excel among their peers but academy league results are far from the be-all and end-all at United whereas City seem to place a lot of importance on them.