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Walter Smith: Rangers Need To Adopt European Approach To Youth Development
Former Scotland boss feels youngsters need to maximise use of facilities...
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Dec 7, 2009 6:21:02 PM
By Nick Price
Glasgow Rangers boss Walter Smith has suggested that drastic changes are needed to cultivate quality players for the Scottish champions.
Former Scotland manager Smith told the audience of Sunday's AGM at Ibrox that the club needs to follow the examples of European clubs to get the most out of their Murray Park training facility.
When a shareholder asked why the club had failed to extract a stream of quality home-grown players, Smith indicated that the problem was not just confined to the Glasgow side, but was endemic throughout the country.
"In a recent study the conclusion was that anyone who was going to be any good at anything would, between the ages of 12 and 19, have to put in 10,000 hours of practise," replied Smith.
"We have not been getting that.
"That is what is missing and trying to replicate that has been very difficult for everyone.
"There are not the numbers of players available that there used to be 20, 30 or 40 year ago.
"And we are trying to find a way to work harder to bring those who are available, through.
"We may have to copy French and German ideas where players are taken to hotel-type boarding houses where they are educated and get their football at the same time.
"It is obviously very expensive but we feel that may be the way to get the numbers of hours required," he said.
But Smith was realistic in his assessment of football, and suggesting that it would not be feasible to field a side full of local players and attain success.
"I don't think we will see any club in the world playing half a dozen players in to their first team, but we have introduced a few players and will continue to introduce them."
Glasgow Rangers boss Walter Smith has suggested that drastic changes are needed to cultivate quality players for the Scottish champions.
Former Scotland manager Smith told the audience of Sunday's AGM at Ibrox that the club needs to follow the examples of European clubs to get the most out of their Murray Park training facility.
When a shareholder asked why the club had failed to extract a stream of quality home-grown players, Smith indicated that the problem was not just confined to the Glasgow side, but was endemic throughout the country.
"In a recent study the conclusion was that anyone who was going to be any good at anything would, between the ages of 12 and 19, have to put in 10,000 hours of practise," replied Smith.
"We have not been getting that.
"That is what is missing and trying to replicate that has been very difficult for everyone.
"There are not the numbers of players available that there used to be 20, 30 or 40 year ago.
"And we are trying to find a way to work harder to bring those who are available, through.
"We may have to copy French and German ideas where players are taken to hotel-type boarding houses where they are educated and get their football at the same time.
"It is obviously very expensive but we feel that may be the way to get the numbers of hours required," he said.
But Smith was realistic in his assessment of football, and suggesting that it would not be feasible to field a side full of local players and attain success.
"I don't think we will see any club in the world playing half a dozen players in to their first team, but we have introduced a few players and will continue to introduce them."
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