Oh Bwoy my post got deleted. Can't be bothered.
But let's shorten it dramatically.
Coman, no Bayern youth, but a young player juve didn't think was good enough, pep helped develop into one of the top young players in Europe
Kimmick, clearly another being developed by pep.
The man takes an interest in developing young players this in an undeniable fact, but are making the rather stupid argument that if he doesn't turn, every single young player into the great players ever it doesn't count. SMH.
People sit around there computers trying to discredit and disprove and simple fact, that not one reasonable and learnt football observer would are with, pep doesn't try to develop a young players talent.
Every single reasonable and learnt football observer knows this statement to he true, pep takes an above average interest in the development of young players.
The discussion was about promoting youth. Not about young players from Europe. In fact, signing young players instead of promoting young players has been treated as a negative here, when it's about Lucho, not Pep.
But if we are going to talk about young players, what about Germany's biggest talent in Gotze, who, after 3 season under Pep has massively regressed? Who did Pep promote into the first team, first 11, or close to first 11? Maybe Kimmick. 1 player in 3 years. No new Muller, no new Bastian Schweisteiger. Why? Because players like that are super rare, and it's more about that sort of talent being there in the first place, rather than it is about a manager promoting it.
Schweinsteiger, Muller, Iniesta, Xavi, Messi, this kind of talent finds it's way to the surface no matter the manager. You have to be really really dumb to have on your hands a young talent of that caliber and block it. Lucho doesn't have it though. Whatever good talent he has, he is treating it the right way, all you have to see is Roberto's case, who, even though he is not an exceptional talent, he was still trusted by Lucho and is now performing great. But the whole discussion is useless anyway, since we're comparing Barca's diamond generation with the actual not-that-impressive one. It's lunacy to expect to deliver the same players without the raw talent and skill being there to build on. Each generation is different, and Barca's current generation does not allow you to form a Masia based team without major decline. The past one did allow this to hapen and all it needed was the right coach to take that approach. Pep was the right coach at the right time. Lucho is still the right coach, but not at the best time for promoting players. He does what he can under the circumstances. Pep also does that. If the situation doesn't let you promote young players, you can't do it. Pep's stunt at Bayern is key in proving this.
