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I should have specified that the Lisbon clubs produce most of the flair players. Porto are more likely to develop a defender or midfield runner. And both Sporting and Benfica place an emphasis on wingers. That's not a guess - it's a fact. Sporting have been a conveyor belt of wide players for the last two decades: Figo, Simao, Quaresma, Ronaldo, Nani etc. The most talented players are moulded in that way. Silvestre Varela came through at Sporting and they had him down as a striker. He even drew comparisons to Drogba, largely because he was seen as not as technical as the others. He ended up getting released by Sporting, and was later picked up by Porto where he was converted into a more industrious but effective wide forward. It demonstrates the mentality in the academies: the quick and talented players can be wingers or perhaps no.10s while the less gifted might make it as a striker. It's not a glamorous position and until that changes, the most talented kids will continue to idolise the wingers. |
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Most of the centre halves that are seen as more skillful and with better technique would have started out further up the pitch and ended up where they are due to a growth spurt. The ones that have played there since day one will have been seen as technically inferior players but because of this other skills are developed. Stop being awkward, you know what he meant. |
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