Read this, then imagine running a club and cutting 11 year olds at tryouts...
Predicting success in football and teaching: newyorker.com
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'People often say that results are paramount, that, ten years down the line the only thing that will be remembered is the score, but that's not true. What remains in people's memories is the search for greatness and the feelings that engenders.
We remember Arrigo Saachi's AC milan side more than we remember Fabio Capello's AC Milan, even though Capello's side was more successful and more recent. Equally, the Dutch total football teams of the 70's are legendary, far more than West Germany who beat them in the world Cup final of 1974 or Argentina who beat them in the 1978 finals.
It's about the search for perfection. We know it doesn't exist, but it's our obligation towards football and maybe, toward humanity to strive towards it. That's what we remember, that's what's special.'
--Jorge Valdano
We remember Arrigo Saachi's AC milan side more than we remember Fabio Capello's AC Milan, even though Capello's side was more successful and more recent. Equally, the Dutch total football teams of the 70's are legendary, far more than West Germany who beat them in the world Cup final of 1974 or Argentina who beat them in the 1978 finals.
It's about the search for perfection. We know it doesn't exist, but it's our obligation towards football and maybe, toward humanity to strive towards it. That's what we remember, that's what's special.'
--Jorge Valdano
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