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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You did not read the Ajax article at all if you continue to use words like "Care" and "nurture" in association with a European professional soccer academy.

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Not to rain on your parade, but I read the article when it came out and unlike you I observed several European academies of clubs that play in top divisions in different countries and talked to coaches about how they develop players.  The approaches differ, but each academy player is an investment and they care about their investment.  You mistakenly equate "care" and "nurture" with being soft.  Here's the dictionary definition for Nurture="1.care for and encourage the growth or development of" and Care "1.feel concern or interest; attach importance to something."  Both terms apply to European academies as they "care for and encourage the growth and development of" their players and "feel concern or interest and attach importance" to developing them into professionals.  The players at Ajax and other academies have to fight for their spots, dah!  The club will make a new investment if someone is not up to the standard.  However, the clubs do everything to help their youth players to succeed by providing top notch training, education/tutoring, minivans that pick up the kids from classes, equipment, transportation to and from tournaments, free nutrition, etc.     [/quote]

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