The deception of the Ashley Youngs

[Polanyi]

Every single year a new crop of British Talent, mainly offensive midfielders, emerges in the premiership. In the past we had players like: Dyer, Bentley, Dunn, Joe Cole, Pennant, Cole and a host of others- whom I can't recall now. Some of these players( Cole, for example) were compared to footballing giants and the media convinced us they were the best thing since Gazza cried. Others were part of the so called " golden generation". Some failed in their careers, whilst others played for top clubs, and the rest of history. What I want to briefly discuss here, though, is the over-hype of a certain mount English wingers and why they are failing.

 

 

Many of these players had the best attributes to become a successful winger, namely: pace, a certain amount of trickery and good dribbling schools. Here are some of the right sided midfielders who emerged in the recent past:

 

 

Dyer, Lennon, Pennant, Bentley, , Wright Phillips and most recently Theo Walcott.

 

 

Again, at first glance, all of these players have the necessary attributes to make great wingers, but they do have one great flaw and this is the major reason they did or will not reach the "heights" which they predicted to clim: they're British.

 

The British scouting system typically relies on pace and strength as the first indicator of a player making it. In a typical youth set up, the likes of wright phillips, walcott, lennon and so forth,will almost habitually burst past the wing backs and go on to pass to the striker or score themselves. If they played up front, as in the example of Theo, then they ball will simply player over the top for him and his pace will allow him score tonnes of goals( which he did).

 

 

Such a system of play, which doesn't work on generating all rounded midfielders, players who can player anywhere in midfield, up front, player delicate through balls,as well as bursting pass players, is, ultimately, somwewhat deceptive. And this is why many english winger struggle in the top tournaments. They have no footballing brain as Hansen said. Theo Walcott will take several more years to develop into a mature, world class mifielder- than say a Nani or a Ronadlo- because all he was taught to do at youth level was run behind the defence or try to beat the opponent with pace. The same goes for Ashley Young: a winger who can't even produce a decent cross half the time and a player Tujjiye seems to think is one of the best players in the premiership. The truth is the likes of Lennon, WriGHT Phillips and co can't cut in the big boy league. Banoninga Barta, dee, nooh.

 

 

KP

[nuune]

All of that because Tuujiska put Ashley Young into the greatest of all category

[NGONGE]

^^ Tuujiye hadoo diiday inoo kubbada barto, eeen, eeen..dee waa la bari doona (isaga iyo qaar kale o badan). Right on, P.

[Tuujiye]

^^^ Lucas iyo Young yaa fiican?

 

Polanyi, duqa adiga bax banooni soo baro please.. horta kulaabo oo aqri qashinka aad soo qortay. Banooni meel laga maro ma taqaanid abti ee ha is daalin...

 

 

Wareer Badanaa!!!

[NGONGE]

^^ Different players, different positions. As Dr Polanyi showed you above, there are loads of 'youngs' in the PL but I would be surprised if anyone can find another LUCAS. Kubbada bro warya.

[N.O.R.F]

True KP. But Young is actually a decent player with half a brain. SWP iyo Lennon baa ka daran.