fangsanalsatan wrote:He's not wrong though, is he? That's literally what a large number of posters on here have been complaining about: no courage to use the kids. Whether they make it or disappear into oblivion is another point.
Also, it's the MEN that are dragging Rashford and Lingard into this and ignoring the fact that Neville's so-called damning verdict implicates Chelsea on the same grounds.
Embellishing tweets. Journalism my arse.
Well, I think what most posters on here aren't happy with is not using the youngsters in the squad so they can be brought on in games where we've already killed the opposition, or in league cup games etc. The only thing is, for one reason or another, our squad is pretty thin and our bench looks weak as it is. I think Pep would have been killed if he'd had two or three kids on the bench in any match this season.
There's a thin line, but I think we're getting there in relation to the standard that is expected of these kids. It's a damn high standard. Higher than Marcus Rashford and Jesse fucking Lingard for sure. I know Neville didn't mention them two in that tweet, but he never shuts up about the rags giving youngsters a chance and there's no doubt he had them in his thoughts once again.
The rags give them a chance and that's all marvelous, but if Aguero and Sane were in their squad, would they be given this chance? Not a hope.
I think we'll see a lot of opportunities come next season, because the most important thing this season was the implementation of a new system and a whole new philosophy. Pep now knows what players he needs to buy for the first team that will improve our abilities to kill games off quicker. That will allow the youngsters more squad time and subsequently more playing time.
I'm not worried about our academy being a waste. And I'd be surprised if Neville really thinks it is a waste.