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Everyone, both in any outside of Spain, compare Madrid and Barca, and that includes both youth systems. Because Barca constantly promotes youth players to the first team(more out of necessity now rather then them being generational talents, for the most part) and Madrid doesn’t, everyone thinks that our Academy is shit, but in reality, if you look at a lot of teams in Spain and across Europe, you’ll find players from Madrids academy. Hell, look at the racists from across the city, 6 or 7 of Atletis first team players played for Madrids academy or Madrid at some point in time. We also have the 4th most valuable academy in the world, in terms of profit made, we’re only behind teams like Ajax, Benfica, and Lyon. We have an amazing academy with a ton of talent, it just doesn’t get the opportunity to shine through enough.
La Masia is better than La Fabrica, or at least it has produced better talents. That being said, anyone that acts like Madrid’s youth system is terrible is wrong. I think it has room for improvement but it has produced some good talents over the years and will continue to do so. Real Madrid is a buyer club not a feeder one, so it doesn’t exactly need to have the best academy in the world.
Madrid youth system isn’t horrible. I think people underestimate how Madrid builds up its youth player to play any technical/tactical style. Making them easy to sell for rotation , starter in a lower la Liga team , or for potential. La masía has been great but people forget that these kids are taught to play “Barcelona” style football. It’s what they’ve known their whole life , making their transition to Barca 11 much easier especially now with their financial crisis.
Real Madrid’s la fábrica has more players playing in the top 5 European leagues than any other youth academy. Do they produce the best? No because hardly anyone makes it to the first team, but they produce tons of good players.
Definitely, like DoJu said , we have the most academy graduates playing in the top 5 european leagues, yet people really dont bat an eye when it comes to the rma academy
No it’s rated. They barely have any academy players that ever make it to the first team. Raul, Casillas, nacho. Are the only ones that comes to mind. Real doesn’t invest in their academy they buy players. La Masia and De Toekomst, and Benficas academy are better.
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Everyone, both in any outside of Spain, compare Madrid and Barca, and that includes both youth systems. Because Barca constantly promotes youth players to the first team(more out of necessity now rather then them being generational talents, for the most part) and Madrid doesn’t, everyone thinks that our Academy is shit, but in reality, if you look at a lot of teams in Spain and across Europe, you’ll find players from Madrids academy. Hell, look at the racists from across the city, 6 or 7 of Atletis first team players played for Madrids academy or Madrid at some point in time. We also have the 4th most valuable academy in the world, in terms of profit made, we’re only behind teams like Ajax, Benfica, and Lyon. We have an amazing academy with a ton of talent, it just doesn’t get the opportunity to shine through enough.
La Masia is better than La Fabrica, or at least it has produced better talents. That being said, anyone that acts like Madrid’s youth system is terrible is wrong. I think it has room for improvement but it has produced some good talents over the years and will continue to do so. Real Madrid is a buyer club not a feeder one, so it doesn’t exactly need to have the best academy in the world.
Madrid youth system isn’t horrible. I think people underestimate how Madrid builds up its youth player to play any technical/tactical style. Making them easy to sell for rotation , starter in a lower la Liga team , or for potential. La masía has been great but people forget that these kids are taught to play “Barcelona” style football. It’s what they’ve known their whole life , making their transition to Barca 11 much easier especially now with their financial crisis.
Real Madrid’s la fábrica has more players playing in the top 5 European leagues than any other youth academy. Do they produce the best? No because hardly anyone makes it to the first team, but they produce tons of good players.
Definitely, like DoJu said , we have the most academy graduates playing in the top 5 european leagues, yet people really dont bat an eye when it comes to the rma academy
No it’s rated. They barely have any academy players that ever make it to the first team. Raul, Casillas, nacho. Are the only ones that comes to mind. Real doesn’t invest in their academy they buy players. La Masia and De Toekomst, and Benficas academy are better.