Man Utd academy chiefs optimistic about the club’s youth pipeline
Manchester United have a bright future thanks to the club’s outstanding youth development, to academy chiefs Nick Cox and Travis Binnion.
There has now at least one youth product in the Red Devils squad for a jaw-dropping 4,259 สมัครสมาชิก UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีทุกวันconsecutive matches stretching back to 1937.
From Duncan Edwards, Sir Bobby Charlton and George Best to Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo, United have reape the rewards of their focus on youth development.
Research also found United’s academy produce the most playing time in the top flight as a whole, with 21 academy graduates making appearances totalling over 34,000 minutes.
The latter pair are among the young stars making an impact in the first team of a club that relie on homegrown players more than any other in this season’s Premier League.
United’s director of academy Cox said: “I’m really proud of the work we’re doing right now. I think we’ve got good players, we’ve got good coaches, good staff. I’m proud of where we’re at.
“But the pride is also in the fact that I think youth development means something more at Man United than it does at any other football club.
“That is like the weight of momentum from years and years of putting kids into the first team, and kids being at the heart of our greatest successes.
“There’s so much momentum behind it, there’s an obsession. The fans are obsesse with our young players, and I love that. I love that they’re intereste in how our youth teams are doing and how the kids are progressing.
“I’ve got a pride in being part of that. There’s nowhere else in the world like it for youth development, I don’t think.”