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Is it just me, or has the whole "scouting" process become completely absurd lately? I remember when you’d see a kid break through in a local league and maybe a big club would take a flyer on them. Now, it feels like every single teenager with a decent touch is being hunted by three different giants simultaneously.
I was watching a match last weekend and couldn't help but think about how much pressure these kids are under before they've even hit their prime. One minute they're playing in front of a few hundred people, and the next, there are massive bidding wars happening in boardrooms halfway across the world. It feels less like a sport and more like a high-stakes stock market for human beings.
Does anyone else feel like this constant chasing of "the next big thing" is actually hurting the development of young players, or is this just how the business has to work now?
I was watching a match last weekend and couldn't help but think about how much pressure these kids are under before they've even hit their prime. One minute they're playing in front of a few hundred people, and the next, there are massive bidding wars happening in boardrooms halfway across the world. It feels less like a sport and more like a high-stakes stock market for human beings.
Does anyone else feel like this constant chasing of "the next big thing" is actually hurting the development of young players, or is this just how the business has to work now?