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  1. 3 hours ago, ausgreek said:

    I can understand the team having experienced warriors around the team when they are preparing for matches. Having Tzavellas in the squad taking up an actual playing spot is going too far. 

    If the gaffer picks the likes of Tzavellas going forward from here when there is no injury crisis, that is clear evidence that he has not got enough trust in his players and he can say whatever rubbish he wants, 'it does not compute.'

    Having experience around the squad is important and can be in the form of ex players or certain coaching staff, not in the form of a player taking up a playing position in the natonal team squad. He was never going to play in any of these two matches. 

    He may be a good team influence.  It's not a coincidence that every coach has picked him.

  2. This deal is mutually beneficial. We get to upgrade our stadiums at the cost of giving up our rights on hosting World Cup games.  The truth is we would not even be in consideration if it wasn't for this offer so you take this deal every day!!

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  3. I think it starts with the Super League in general.  They tend to favor starting foreign/older players. The youth development of the league  is the main reason why the national team does not excel.  The national team is not the place for development - they should already be developed by the time they get there.  

    Portugal has access to Brazilian players. Belgium and Croatia are better examples of countries we should try to emulate in terms of youth development. A few years back, Belgium did a study and found in order to be exceptional at something, in this case football, you need to devote x number of hours a week to your craft.  They installed that model throughout their youth development programs and what you got is their "golden" generation.  They might not have won any tourneys, but they have produced some exceptional players.

     

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