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Originally Posted by bochapsing
many ppl overlooked wat rafa has done to our academy...
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This reminds me of our double Youth FA cup winning teams. How many of these cream of the nation's crop made it to the first 11 under Rafa? Can anyone think about it? Under Rafa, I think the bulk of these 2 years of talented footballers went to waste. He doesn't give these kids that much of a chance. The seniors are more or less assured of their starting places. With KD, your spot isn't guaranteed. Which is very old school considering the wages of some of the guys on the bench. The kids in the academy must be so motivated now. Which is good for us.
All said, I think Rafa was a good manager for us. He truly cares for the club. Even cries on hillsborough memorial. As a person, he's fantastic. As a manager, I wished he had given the youngsters more chances. But he did give a young lucas a lot of chances and look at lucas now.