Delima Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 José Reina (Victor Valdes) Oleguer Presas, Gerard Pique, Carles Puyol Xavi, Andrés Iniesta, Thiago Motta, Cesc Fabregas (Iván de la Peña) Lionel Messi, Albert Luque, Luis Garcia Is Barcelona the best football academny in the world? Can any other club boost a team like this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hagler Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 yes they are the best and no nobody can field a team like that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JamesD Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 spain must have the best ball playing centermidfielders in the world. xabi, fabergas, alonso, inesta... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hagler Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 boca juniors, although a lot of these werent from the academy have had some class pass through the club Hugo Gatti Diego Maradona Gabriel Batistuta Kily González Juan Sebastián Verón Nolberto Solano Walter Samuel Rodolfo Arruabarrena Marcelo Delgado Carlos Tévez Fernando Gago Sebastián Battaglia Juan Román Riquelme Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sicsfingeredmong Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Ajax's incarnation over the long haul has been pretty handy. In recent times - ie the last decade or so - the graduate list includes the likes of Van der Saar, Davids, Seedorf, the De Boers and a multitude of big-name Africans who emerged at the club in question.... and there's Rikjaard & Cruyff before them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUFC06 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Ajax academy is the best in the world Edwin van der Sar Michael Reiziger Danny Blind Ronald Koeman Urby Emanuelson (Johnny Heitinga) (Cristian Chivu) ( Frank de Boer) (Hatem Trabelsi) (Winston Bogarde) (Nigel de Jong) Clarence Seedorf Wesley Sneijder Edgar Davids Steven Pienaar (Ronald de Boer) (Frank Rijkaard) ( Aron Winter) ( Andy van der Meyde) (Marc Overmars) (Johan Neeskens) (Kiki Musampa) Marco van Basten Dennis Bergkamp ( Johan Cruijff) (Patrick Kluivert) (Rafael van der Vaart) (Nwankwo Kanu) (Benni McCarthy) (Ryan Babel) I think that its obvious to everyone that Ajax Academy system is the best in the world When i see all of these players they have produced and still producing it just make me think about how important is the academy system in general!!! They have made enormous amount of profit with the sales of these players and they have still managed to win titles They are example for all the clubs around the world imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clarkyshan Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 but you could say any club would have a good all time squad list of youth. but in terms of still playing i might agree with barca. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUFC06 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 but you could say any club would have a good all time squad list of youth. but in terms of still playing i might agree with barca. i dont think there is another club in the world who can bring some much players from their youth academy!!! And Barca's only players who are from the youth system are:Valdes,Olegeur,Puyol,Xavi, Andrés Iniesta,Lionel Messi 7 players which i think is still a good accomplishment Nevertheless i still think Ajax youth system is the best in the world Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nguyen Van Falk Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 "Bestest" And I vote for Ajax too. Dutch academys are top notch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clarkyshan Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 oleguer and messi both had previous clubs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 And Luque is fucking shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUFC06 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 oleguer and messi both had previous clubs Messi was signed by Barca when he was 13 years old so he is actually from the Barca's youth system You are right about Olegeur though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clarkyshan Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 so why's fabregas in then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUFC06 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 so why's fabregas in then? i dont know ask the person who wrote it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 He also took growth hormones because he was like 4ft 3 or something daft. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delima Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Ajax academy is the best in the world Edwin van der Sar Michael Reiziger Danny Blind Ronald Koeman Urby Emanuelson (Johnny Heitinga) (Cristian Chivu) ( Frank de Boer) (Hatem Trabelsi) (Winston Bogarde) (Nigel de Jong) Clarence Seedorf Wesley Sneijder Edgar Davids Steven Pienaar (Ronald de Boer) (Frank Rijkaard) ( Aron Winter) ( Andy van der Meyde) (Marc Overmars) (Johan Neeskens) (Kiki Musampa) Marco van Basten Dennis Bergkamp ( Johan Cruijff) (Patrick Kluivert) (Rafael van der Vaart) (Nwankwo Kanu) (Benni McCarthy) (Ryan Babel) I think that its obvious to everyone that Ajax Academy system is the best in the world When i see all of these players they have produced and still producing it just make me think about how important is the academy system in general!!! They have made enormous amount of profit with the sales of these players and they have still managed to win titles They are example for all the clubs around the world imo When I construct the team of Barca academy graduates I only include players who are still currently playing actively, and well. I include Albert Luque because the whole Newcastle thingy is a joke, he was a class not so long ago. I have trimmed your Ajax team down to Edwin van der Sar Johnny Heitinga, Nigel de Jong, Urby Emanuelson Clarence Seedorf, Wesley Sneijder, Rafael van der Vaart, Edgar Davids (Steven Pienaar) Patrick Kluivert, Ryan Babel (Benny McCarthy) I don't count Chivu as Ajax youth product as he joined Ajax at 19 years old. On similar reasons I have also discounted Kanu and Trabelsi and Mokoena. Both Piennaar and McCarthy graduated from Ajax Cape Town, not the Ajax Academy proper so I put them on the bench. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPL Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 so why's fabregas in then? Because he came through the Barcelona Academy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 This. (Because everyone else does it) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 West Ham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I think Boca, Ajax and Barca are the best three in the world. Trying to think of someone else currently... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delima Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Oleguer - My mistake. Didn't realise he has previous club Messi - Joined Barca at 13 Fabregas + Pique - My mistake again thought they joined Arsenal and Man U much later (16 & 17 respectively) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPL Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Oleguer - My mistake. Didn't realise he has previous club Messi - Joined Barca at 13 Fabregas + Pique - My mistake again thought they joined Arsenal and Man U much later (16 & 17 respectively) By the time Arsenal poached Fabregas he already had the ability tbh just needed games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clarkyshan Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 so why's fabregas in then? Because he came through the Barcelona Academy? agreed. which is why messi is not a product of barca. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delima Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I don't know where exactly to draw the line. For example, would you say that David Beckham is a Man U youth product? He joined Man U at 17. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delima Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Because he came through the Barcelona Academy? agreed. which is why messi is not a product of barca. Why? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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