Summer mercato 2012

[Kastriot]

Sending younger talent down for development makes sense. But sending players on the fringe of/already playing for the first team down to teams that don't even play our type of football accomplishes what exactly?

Great observation Ryo. That is the difference btw MIlan primavera and Barcelona masia. They take players and dont teach them football. They teach them their style. They might even be average football players but great at Barcelona style. Barcelona know that they will not get 11 great players by their masia, thats why when they see someone other who is close to their style of play they do not care how much they spend, hence (Alves, Sanchez, Cesc, Pique and now T. Silva).

I swear, Pedro,Busquets,Tello,Cuenca would be less than average players in every other team in the world. In Barca they are first team players.

In Milan we breed them differently. We don`t teach them anything specific, we tell them what they need to now about general football until 17-18 than through them around Serie A and B and just HOPE they become smth out of themselves.

WE believe that playing and bench time in Genoa first team is better than full playing time in our Primavera. Barca have different view. They believe that their players have it better in their masia and B team rather than in Real Sociedad playing part time role.

You just have to realize which team has been superior lately to know whos system works better.
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The worst about our system is that technically and tactically it might work, but our young players over the years playing for varese, padova, genoa and torino they get the mentality of a small team players,and it is very hard to make the transition when they come back.
Abate is a great example. They guy has improved a lot both technically and tactically and he is very solid player, but mentally he is still a small team player and when it matters the most (DERBY) he will make the most stupid mistake ever. (three times in a row).

Please someone refresh my mind, who is the last young player that we brought in that was very strong mentally. (a big game player lets say.)