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Application and dedication are 2 of the 3 most important things in a footballer it is no use having skill if you lack the other parts
So very true Jadtiger
I know seeing so many talented footballers from my era that were vastly more talented than the guys that actually made it
It can be seen right from u7s. A lot of kids kids with more natural talent, speed, And/ or size, streak ahead of the others, and are anointed as the next best thing.
It stays like that for awhile and many start to believe what been said about them. And think they just have to turn up and be the star.
Meanwhile those kids that have had to work harder to stay in those teams often start to reel in the “Stars”, and leapfrog them as far as skills are concerned.
Those who found it easy as a 7 yr old, start to fall away as the kids who’ve had to push themselves , keep working on skills and training.
The early flashes sometimes don’t have the attitude or Determination To
Fight off the challenge from the kids that did the work.
That doesn’t happen all the time, but it happens often
I don’t know who was responsible for signing this kid to big money
As Suli was, but I would have thought we’d have learnt from our own history of throwing big money at kids.
This is not being smart in hindsite, I had the same feelings about it when Iwe signed him.