khaled_a_d
Senior Member
Another game ,another 2 points lost . 6 points out of 7 games
Another game ,another 2 points lost . 6 points out of 7 games
La Masia is no longer what it used to be. We should just accept the reality, the last player to leave La Masia who is likely going to be a superstar is Thiago, the rest of the players are just average.
La Masia is no longer what it used to be. We should just accept the reality, the last player to leave La Masia who is likely going to be a superstar is Thiago, the rest of the players are just average.
No it isn't and this knee jerk reaction is depressing. Check the juvenil, cadet and infantil teams. At the end of the day, no one can really expect that a constant belt of world class players will come out. There will be peaks and troughs as with everything in life
What is so special about the other lower levels ? remember that we had a Juvenile A team that won the treble, where are they today ?
What is so special about the other lower levels ? remember that we had a Juvenile A team that won the treble, where are they today ?
Winning means nothing in youth level ,we won a lot while producing average players and we weren't winning much when we produced the best players[/QUOTE
My point is La Masia is nothing special from other youth systems across Europe We had our golden generation and that was it. I can name at least ten players produced by Lyon Academy in the past 6 years who are doing very well in top flight leagues across Europe.
Players like Xavi, Iniesta & Messi were part of terrible youth/B teams, and they still became superstars. Performance of the entire team doesn't mean all players are shit. It means the density of good/talented players is not as high as in previous years. Which is certainly true. I could still see plenty of players of this team become great.