Interesting article, thanks for linking. I mean yeah, hard to argue with the results there. I know people have criticized some of Madrid's managers for not rotating enough, but they've won enough...
Interesting article, thanks for linking.
"He was seen by many as part of the club's future," adds Balague. "But once again, he couldn't crack the midfield trio of Modric, Kroos and Casemiro.
I mean yeah, hard to argue with the results there. I know people have criticized some of Madrid's managers for not rotating enough, but they've won enough to justify their minutes. That midfield trio was crazy good, and a young player really needs as much playtime as he can get. Odegaard joined at the exact wrong time, which is easy to say in hindsight but impossible to determine with certainty back then.
I know it's easy for me to say this next part, since I'm not the one being offered tons of money and being flown all over Europe on private jets by clubs looking to wine and dine me, but young promising teenage players really should be wary of signing for top clubs. Staying at a top-ish club, or one in a slightly smaller league or club really seems to aid in development because they're given way more play time. It's a fine line to walk between being a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond, but for every Odegaard who succeeds despite going to a top club super early, there are countless others who fizzle out and are never really heard from again (at the top level, at least).
Interesting article, thanks for linking.
I mean yeah, hard to argue with the results there. I know people have criticized some of Madrid's managers for not rotating enough, but they've won enough to justify their minutes. That midfield trio was crazy good, and a young player really needs as much playtime as he can get. Odegaard joined at the exact wrong time, which is easy to say in hindsight but impossible to determine with certainty back then.
I know it's easy for me to say this next part, since I'm not the one being offered tons of money and being flown all over Europe on private jets by clubs looking to wine and dine me, but young promising teenage players really should be wary of signing for top clubs. Staying at a top-ish club, or one in a slightly smaller league or club really seems to aid in development because they're given way more play time. It's a fine line to walk between being a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond, but for every Odegaard who succeeds despite going to a top club super early, there are countless others who fizzle out and are never really heard from again (at the top level, at least).