Few things are more exciting for a fan than a young player bursting with potential. Young players are popular for supporters for the same reason that transfers are- it’s an opportunity for us to live in a better future, potential enables us to forecast endless possibilities. In this world, injuries, loss of form, loss of appetite or interfering agents don’t exist. As with a new signing, we have not become literate in a young player’s flaws yet, only his strengths. Any weaknesses we do spot will be ironed out by greater maturity and a little development in our minds. Of course, in the real world, injuries, loss of form, loss of appetite and interfering agents do exist. In the real...
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