I was reading many envious posts about Dortmund being able to field Sancho, Haaland and Bellingham in the same team, all players we’ve tried to get into United.
But isn’t it now fact that elite young professional talent will always seek smaller or less elite clubs to gain regular game time and develop under less scrutiny? Sancho is the poster boy for such a career strategy.
Mourinho is often derided for not finding space for teenage De Bruyne, Lukaku, Salah and more, but the reality is he could never have won the PL with inconsistent youth protégés. Foden struggles to get game time at City. This can also be true for homegrown youth players as Manchester United experienced with Pogba, Chong and Gomez leaving the club to get game time. Manchester United have also never threatened to win the league while having the likes of teenage Rashford and Martial develop their potential.
Given Manchester United have aspirations of being a PL winning team, is chasing this demographic a waste of time? If I were Haaland or Bellingham I wouldn’t join Manchester United at this stage of my career. And if you do get them to join, they normally lower the standard of a top team because they’ve yet to reach potential.
But isn’t it now fact that elite young professional talent will always seek smaller or less elite clubs to gain regular game time and develop under less scrutiny? Sancho is the poster boy for such a career strategy.
Mourinho is often derided for not finding space for teenage De Bruyne, Lukaku, Salah and more, but the reality is he could never have won the PL with inconsistent youth protégés. Foden struggles to get game time at City. This can also be true for homegrown youth players as Manchester United experienced with Pogba, Chong and Gomez leaving the club to get game time. Manchester United have also never threatened to win the league while having the likes of teenage Rashford and Martial develop their potential.
Given Manchester United have aspirations of being a PL winning team, is chasing this demographic a waste of time? If I were Haaland or Bellingham I wouldn’t join Manchester United at this stage of my career. And if you do get them to join, they normally lower the standard of a top team because they’ve yet to reach potential.
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