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I saw an interview that Wenger was doing recently talking about players that actually make it, 80-85% of every single footballer in every single academy is completely out of the game by the time they’re out of their teens. Not even playing lower leagues, just gone from football. The mentality of elite footballers is more important than the talent, I hope Erik and the club are working on that - we can see the frailties in the first team but imagine being a kid in this environment. It’s a ruthless proposition. Nurturing a talent is only a part of the story. |
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A girl I worked with on and off for 20+ years had a daughter who was a 2012 contender for swimming. Earmarked from an early age, she and her hubby did the 4am starts for years on end to take her to training, and then ferrying around the country for competitions, sat about on for hours on end waiting for her heats etc.. Just got up one morning, years down and the line and said she didn't want to do it anymore. |
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Football academies are by and large a slaughterhouse for young kids. If you look at the minuscule number that make it, there's an awful lot of kids who start off their adult life feeling like failures. My eldest plays at a relatively high level (by HK standards anyway ). Trains four times a week, plus gym, etc. but I've been very careful to manage his expectations. Be realistic and just enjoy it. Saying that I have also drilled him with the mentality that aside from the most exceptional cases, hard work and dedication goes much further than talent. |
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