PorMisAwakatls
21 Oct 2009, 04:02 PM
Watching Toluca youngster Raul Nava squander a handful of sitters against DC United yesterday... I dawned on me that the CCL is VERY beneficial to Mexican futbol. Only in the CCL would a young, domestic center forward like Nava get to start a match.
Yesterday he sucked and showed why Mancilla's starting position is not under threat... but at least he got an opportunity.. whearas other Mexican youngsters languish on the bench or in the stands... never getting the opportunity to fail... or succeed. If Nava fails... then Toluca at least knows he is not the gem, and can groom another player for the position... but when youngsters don't get the opportunity to fail they just end up clogging up the development pipeline and taking a place on the bench... and those coming up don't even get the chance to train with the first team.
CCL is a very good parameter for young Mexican players. If they can't perform well in this tournament... then discard them to another league * hint * Landin * hint.
Yesterday he sucked and showed why Mancilla's starting position is not under threat... but at least he got an opportunity.. whearas other Mexican youngsters languish on the bench or in the stands... never getting the opportunity to fail... or succeed. If Nava fails... then Toluca at least knows he is not the gem, and can groom another player for the position... but when youngsters don't get the opportunity to fail they just end up clogging up the development pipeline and taking a place on the bench... and those coming up don't even get the chance to train with the first team.
CCL is a very good parameter for young Mexican players. If they can't perform well in this tournament... then discard them to another league * hint * Landin * hint.