As the equalising Anderlecht goal hit the net, my Arsenal supporting friend had seen enough, “That! That…..!”, he moaned, eyes boggled, struggling for the words to express his disgust at another defensive capitulation. “My Under 13’s team defends better than that!” Poor Arsene Wenger is a man under siege; ex players joined the chorus of […]

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It’s two years since the FA Youth Development review, and now that the key changes in the junior game have been properly phased in, I think its worth assessing whether the FA national game strategy of ‘developing better players’ is being served by these new approaches in youth football. Let me nail my colours to […]

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