My Kids Are All Right ... We Just Need More Time ; Football - the Future
Daily Mail › September 05, 2007
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SIR Trevor Brooking is the latest prominent figure to lament a lack of young English talent and warn of a bleak future for the national side. Accusing glances are once again cast at the Academies, charged with producing the next generation of home-grown stars but what do they make of the criticism? MATT BARLOW went behind the scenes at Sheffield United to find out.
HIGH on one of Sheffield's seven hills, Ron Reid shivers in his shorts, curses the weather and blows in his cupped hands as he casts his eye over his Under 15s.See the full content of this document
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My Kids Are All Right ... We Just Need More Time ; Football - the Future
It is nearly 12 hours since Sheffield United's Academy manager arrived at the office, the sun has disappeared and a cold wind makes the Steel City feel more November than August.
The glamour of Premier League football rarely percolates as far as youth development, where coaches dedicate the...See the full content of this document
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