Former youth team product and current first teamer, Darren Fletcher, has today put his faith in the current bunch of young players we have coming through the ranks.
From watching them in training, he reckons they are a confident bunch and are more than capable of showing the manager why they should be picked for the first team.
“This club strives for young players to come through the ranks. It’s within the United ethos,” said Fletcher. “We have a great crop of young players and some of them featured a lot last season. They are looking very strong and are raring to go. Everyone, from the players to the coaches in the Academy and our scouts, feels very proud when a player makes it through the system and the United fans want to see that as well. When the supporters see a local lad coming through and doing well, it sometimes means a lot more than going out and spending £30-40m on someone. We train with them every day, so we know what they are capable of,” he added. “The difficult part is taking that onto the pitch, but a lot of them have already done that. It’s a big squad with a lot of quality, but these boys are a confident bunch. They want to play and they feel they deserve to be there. It’s up to them to go and prove it to the manager, to show that they are ready and that they are good enough. I definitely believe they are good enough because they wouldn’t be at United if they weren’t.”
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Were no westham but we got a good academy.
whats with the filters mate!
I’d like to see Davide Petrucci break into the first team this season.
any1 heard the rumors ? FSW has apparently quit liverpool
:D:D:D:D
I hope SAF is more patient with this bunch than the last. Would have loved to hold on to Campbell and Eckersley.
Fletcher sounds a captain material. Fancy him anyone?
And i love this atmosphere; everybody seems to have their own favourite young player. I think mine is Macheda.
It’s certainly gotten harder with the 90 minute rule, but Fergie keeps unearthing gems.
Ironic that the 90 minute rule, designed to help young players and smaller clubs, has led to the opposite effect, as English academies get filled up with foreign players. Can’t have a kit from Buckinghamshire, but you can have a kid from Bologna? Go figure.
@cantona7
i know most united fans who would say that
for me tho
tom cleverly or magnus eikrem
however i fear that cleverly might end up like chris eagles
been watchin magnus eikrem
wat a lad… amazing
SAF needs to show the same faith with the current crop like he showed with the class of ’92. Definitely some quality youngsters coming through now.
Yeah completely agree on Petrucci, he looked gr8 in the games ive seen him. Real talent and hope he makes the grade…
P.S- Should we expect De laet to be in action tonight??
@venu
I dont know about campbell, i think on compaision Wellbeck & Macheda were good alternatives.. Getting 6 Mil and you have the chance to bring them on further too!
What i love about our club more than any other is that we give Youth a chance.
What other team in the premiership history has given their youth players a chance…
Some might argue Wenger does, but most of them are foreign players.
I know we have a few but we have such a high number of Britsih players its unreal!
We must always ensure we have a good youth policy..
Lets take Liverpool for example!
They are short of centre halfs & have to bye one.. A squad player center half is going to cost you 7mil plus?……… United have CAthcart & Evans!
Ho much did lucas cost Liverpool??……. We have darren gibson!
How much has Fergie Saved over the years from bringing these players through?
Becks
Scholes
Butt
G Nevile
P Nevile
Brown
Giggs
Fletcher
Oshea
How Much has fergie Increased his Transfer kitty from Selling Players that didnt make it?
Campbell?
Bardsley
Martin
eckersley
Scowcroft
I thank god for Gerrard Houlier cause when he joined Liverpool he practicaly scrapped their youth academy! Whats the result?? … They have to buy every new player!
In Northern Ireland there is a youth tournament called the Milk Cup and it hs held every year, for the under 14s or 16s. United have won it the past 2 seasons… Against world wide opposition!… Boca Juniors, Cheasa, Tottenham, Everton… Etc etc.
The futures birght!!……
Chelsea throttled our pipeline when they spent their way to those two titles. Prior to that you could afford to risk a few points as you brought in the youth players. Serious contenders now can only offer short spells to a couple of players. I think they (CFC) will be seen to have created the gulf between the top 4 and the rest. The big clubs had to buy to restore the status quo.
FSW quits? I sure hope not because I want to see his grumpy face next may:)
macheda,welbeck,petrucci,fabio,rafael,tosic,eikrem all gonna break through this season not only in carlin cup,and i will add one more matt james