Smurph
Mel Nurse
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We'll never know if they aren't given the chance.Obviously the coaches/manager know more about the youth players than we do, but I agree with you.
Most of the recent young players who have been given a proper run in the team have gone on to establish themselves - Cabango, Cullen, Cooper. Congreve and Abdulai have not been given a run in their actual positions.
Obviously not all young players are as ready for the first team as Ben Davies was when Taylor got injured, but imagine how different things might have been for us and Wales had Laudrup not trusted in youth and picked up a free agent veteran instead?
Ben Davies is a brilliant example of a player who took his opportunity. At the time he was the only option we had a left back and the rest is history as they say.
I'd much prefer we threw some in the deep end rather than spunk money we don't allegedly have on these players we're talking about.
Imagine playing a Goviea or Parker last season instead of a Yanik Bolasie.