Whenever there is a wave of despair that periodically seems to grip English football, particularly when the national team does poorly, the country’s youth system is proclaimed broken. It is a knee jerk reaction that generates attention grabbing headlines but which doesn’t necessarily reflect reality. Whilst the problems are highlighted, all the good that is being done is glossed over.
The big mistake made is that what is happening at certain big clubs is deemed as being symptomatic of what is happening all over the country. Clearly, that isn’t the case. Southampton are as good an example of a florid youth system as you’ll find all across Europe. So too are Aston Villa and neighbours West Bromwich Albion.
And it is those clubs that Brentford are trying to emulate.
The full article and interview can be read on Blueprint for Football.
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