02 Nov 2026 22:33:42
EHL, I wrote a while back about youth academy and pathways coaching Europe wide.
In particular Germany where they seem to be producing an enormous amount of versatile playmakers and attacking players but so few true specialist strikers.
I asked if you had ever met David Wagner during your coaching journey.
I really think you would appreciate his ideas and plans for youth football that could completely transform the youth system in Germany.
02 Nov 2026 22:56:24
NATO - I would have thought France would be right up there with the best in the world. I think something like 25% of all players at the WC were French.
Which if true is a phenomenal stat. In Scotland we struggle to put out a high quality starting 11 and by the looks of it France could probably field 10 teams of better quality than ours.