Money No Comfort For Wasted Talent

Meat Feast I know it is hard to have sympathy for Premier League footballers. They have lifestyles which many of us can only ever dream of, with wealth and lifestyle which are utterly aspirational for most young men. However, and the reason I am writing, is that footballers are becoming nothing but a commodity. They are just meat to be traded. Chelsea see their young signings as future earnings, they either succeed and they win trophies, or they fail, and they are sold for inflated prices. City see them as something to help them meet criteria to keep on trading. You could say that is all we all are, in our jobs, but there is a brutal binary nature to it when it comes to footballers. Sure, these young men are handsomely rewarded, but often they are blinded by the money. Greedy agents tell them it is a good idea, that they are the next Zidane, and so the players go. They aren't told this is a short term gain. Yet, they are young, and with the game becoming more and more about results, and less about play, if they fail, they are immediately chastised, told they aren't good enough. Most managers need results immediately. Jose Mourinho is a winner, and he is this because he is ruthless. He wouldn't allow any youth player near that first team if they weren't 100% ready. When they do get there, unless they can perform game after game, they are out and will be replaced with a world class individual. Sure, the young player has got an amazing education, and will probably still have the opportunity to make a career elsewhere, but often this has resulted in a stagnated career. I am not ragging on Chelsea, I think they have their aims, and they will reach them how they see fit. I just worry that there are lots of players out there who probably could have gone on to be lights of Europe, but who haven't because they signed for clubs like Arsenal, or United or Chelsea. Now, after countless loan spells, they are released, or sold to clubs lower down in the pecking order. Sure they have their money, but they'll more than likely not make the splash they could have done. Now rumours are that City are going to turn their attentions to Jack Wilshere (again in the hope to meet 'home grown' criteria), after Liverpool rebuffed their overtures for Sterling. Surely all Arsene Wenger needs to do is sit Jack down and say, 'You know Jack Rodwell and Scott Sinclair...they were spoken about in raptured tones, and look at their careers now'. It is kind of sad that City spent £200 million on their academy, went around the world hoovering up the best players, and still can't produce any 'home grown' talent. In fact, they probably are good, but they are now 'too big' to blood youth players, and let them learn from failure. The stakes are too high. So this summer, when we read stories about young players being snapped up, and silly money being bid on players, while you eat your Pret sandwich and drink your pop, wishing it was you. Don't be too hard on yourself, we're all just meat in the end. John Matrix AFC
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