André Villas-Boas calls for revolution in English youth football

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Post by lszanto Sun Sep 18, 2011 12:19 pm

Not content with Chelsea taking on Manchester United at the sharp end of the Premier League, André Villas-Boas wants to see the best of the English game challenging at the top of the Championship as well. Chelsea's manager believes youth football in England is due a revolution, and the best way to produce the highest-calibre talent is for top clubs to have a B team to compete outside the Premier League, as is the case in Spain.

"I was always of the opinion that the youth competitions should be differently organised in England," he said. "B sides could be a good option in England – a Chelsea B and a Man United B – and these teams should be able to play.

"I know it collides pretty much against the culture of British football and the defence of the historic principles of British football, but I think these teams should allowed to play up to Championship level. The reserve league is not as important for it to be the step below the first team. It is not the level it should be."

Reserve team football has become a wasteland and serves minimal useful purpose to England's high and mighty, who prefer to loan out young prospects or established players who are on the periphery, as a better option for those who need game time they are unlikely to get inhouse.

The potential value of the idea is exemplified by Barcelona B. Lionel Messi, Xavi and Carles Puyol head a list of luminaries who have all spent time with the B team. Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique have both been manager of the side. Although promotion to the top division is not allowed, last season Barcelona B finished third in the second tier of Spanish football.

"I think a reorganisation of the structures of youth competitions would be better," Villas-Boas said. "Each age group from eight-year-olds to 18-year-olds, like in Europe, like in Spain, like in Portugal, like in France, should always have two squads, one squad always competing at national level and other squad competing in regional level.

"These squads should be built like a normal first-team squad of 22 players, with one age group being one year younger – those who play in the regional leagues – and the other group one year older – those who play in the national leagues.

"In the end, competition promotes talent and I think it would be for the benefit of English football."

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Thoughts? I've always thought this is of great benefit to teams who can have younger players playing quality football in week in week out and would be for something like this.
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Post by beatrixasdfghjk. Sun Sep 18, 2011 12:25 pm

Agree wholeheartedly.

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Post by fatman123 Sun Sep 18, 2011 12:25 pm

top idea as far as im concerned
if the idiots who run chelsea realised how good borini, sinclair and di santo we're BEFORE we sold them by playing them in the championship for Chelsea B do you really think we would have sold them?
and instread of having PVA, Bruma, Kakuta etc on loan they could be playing every week in the championship which would be much more benficial to them then what thyre getting now on loan (maybe not so much for kakuta, the more time he spends with Owen Coyle the better imo)
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Post by JAY-Z Sun Sep 18, 2011 12:43 pm

We have been talking this shit in the forums long time ago..Villas Boas just approved that xD
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Post by Guest Sun Sep 18, 2011 12:43 pm

Either b teams or affiliations (via standing loan agreement or other)... model in Spain or the one in France. Take your pick.

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Post by lszanto Sun Sep 18, 2011 12:45 pm

It would also stop us shipping off all our youth to Vittesse etc just to get playing time + experience in the actual country.
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Post by Bellabong Sun Sep 18, 2011 1:23 pm

Germany B teams are only allowed to be 2 tiers away rather than 1 like in Spain
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Post by Guest Sun Sep 18, 2011 1:28 pm

Phritz wrote:Germany B teams are only allowed to be 2 tiers away rather than 1 like in Spain

That's because the 2nd division in Germany is far better than Segunda in Spain... same in France. It's actually a business and very competitive. Segunda in Spain is like a division 2.5 in Germany and France.

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Post by Adit Sun Sep 18, 2011 1:34 pm

Its basically him saying copy the spanish system lol
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Post by Serge Gnabry Sun Sep 18, 2011 1:44 pm

As a German I of course hope they don'T change a thing! Very Happy
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Post by REWB Sun Sep 18, 2011 1:48 pm

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Phritz wrote:Germany B teams are only allowed to be 2 tiers away rather than 1 like in Spain

That's because the 2nd division in Germany is far better than Segunda in Spain... same in France. It's actually a business and very competitive. Segunda in Spain is like a division 2.5 in Germany and France.

exactly its the same with the english championship, its just too serious and too much high quality for that to happen, it just doesn't seem right anyway. there is already too much teams in england as it is...making b teams would just overload the place, and be unfair to the other football clubs in the conference trying to have a future in the top leagues.

we all know that the system is fantastic and works in promoting youth but unfortunately in England we cant do it, it is impossible. to many complications involved in a process like this.


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Post by Yeezus Sun Sep 18, 2011 1:49 pm

Do what Udinese do and ship em to Granada

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Post by Gil Sun Sep 18, 2011 2:29 pm

Disagree with him. The lower clubs in England are just to big for this to actually happen.
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Post by Jay29 Sun Sep 18, 2011 3:35 pm

He's not the first to bring this idea up. Wenger and Benitez have been (or were) advocating for B teams for years.

It's just not going to happen, though. There a ten teirs of football in England. Which level do we enter these B teams? Anything below League 2 just wouldn't be high enough to develop talent, but it wouldn't go down well at all if you just booted a team from League 2 for these B teams or prevented a team from the Conference Premier from being promoted.


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