By Inside Sport Bot - 23 Oct 2020 1:16 PM
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By Ds98 - 24 Oct 2020 3:42 PM
+x+x+x+x+x+xYay! Go Sydney! Let’s boast about our academy and then refuse to play them! Wow! Great idea! Go Steve and Danny! Unfortunately you’re spot on with this one. Academy seems to be producing very good players yet none of them can get a decent game. In which other country does a young (17yo) striker who claims golden boot in a second division comp. not be seriously considered for the main striking position in a first division team. This would send alarm bells ringing to any first division team anywhere else in the world. Er, pretty much everywhere? Would Liverpool drop Mo Salah, Sadio Mané or Roberto Firmino just because they have a talented 17 year old doing well in their youth team? Sydney are indisputably the best club in the country, their first team is and should be their best XI. LOLLL. That's not what my comment suggests. Of course they want the best XI. What I'm trying to say is. Would Premier League clubs not bat an eyelid if a 17 year old won golden boot in the championship? of course they would. Every top division in Europe would take notice. Regardless of if he's in a youth team or not. They clearly have the talent to play at a higher level. Charles Lokolingoy won the golden boot, George Blackwood won the golden boot, doesn't mean they will be ready to play 1st team football. Buhagiar and Ivanovic are getting a chance to impress but they need to really grab it if they want to become a starting player. I think either is a chance to challenge Barbarousis but Sydney still needs to replace Lefondre with equal quality. For me, the regret is not seeing Tilio getting a proper chance or someone like Iredale and Burgess.
They didn't win the NPL1 golden boot, Which is kind of beside the point. My problem isn't just with Sydney FC in this instance it's the whole system that is the issue..
I have no issues with Buhagiar and Ivanovic in particular btw. I just think Pat Wood, could be a great example of how broken the Australian youth set-up, transfer market and lack of N2D is if he doesn't get any game time during ACL or next AL season.
And yep totally agree with Tilio, Iredale and Burgess thats how the OZ system works unfortunately.
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