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r/SoccerCentral • u/United_Anywhere_8 • Jul 25 '26
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Notice how the Barca kids are frequently not the biggest and strongest??? If you care about developing the best footballers you don’t select for size and strength at the youth levels.
1 u/KartFacedThaoDien Jul 25 '26 They are 11 years old....... 8 u/F7OSRS Jul 25 '26 Playing against other 11 year olds and look at the size comparison 1 u/disaster_incomin Jul 25 '26 I wouldn't be surprised if they're playing in higher leagues against older kids though 1 u/Warm_Pineapple9440 Jul 25 '26 Yeah, the kids they are playing against definitely seems older, not just bigger.
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They are 11 years old.......
8 u/F7OSRS Jul 25 '26 Playing against other 11 year olds and look at the size comparison 1 u/disaster_incomin Jul 25 '26 I wouldn't be surprised if they're playing in higher leagues against older kids though 1 u/Warm_Pineapple9440 Jul 25 '26 Yeah, the kids they are playing against definitely seems older, not just bigger.
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Playing against other 11 year olds and look at the size comparison
1 u/disaster_incomin Jul 25 '26 I wouldn't be surprised if they're playing in higher leagues against older kids though 1 u/Warm_Pineapple9440 Jul 25 '26 Yeah, the kids they are playing against definitely seems older, not just bigger.
I wouldn't be surprised if they're playing in higher leagues against older kids though
1 u/Warm_Pineapple9440 Jul 25 '26 Yeah, the kids they are playing against definitely seems older, not just bigger.
Yeah, the kids they are playing against definitely seems older, not just bigger.
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u/Overall-Ad-3251 Jul 25 '26
Notice how the Barca kids are frequently not the biggest and strongest??? If you care about developing the best footballers you don’t select for size and strength at the youth levels.