Originally posted by Unregistered
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At 12 you have ball winners that win the ball because they hit puberty early or are just bigger at that age. They will not be as good at 18, my opinion. You have some highly intelligent, highly technical players that will develop into excellent center mids, they just need to grow. So, size blows up the argument.
Then, you have different systems. You can throw away 75% or more of the clubs out there b/c they do not play a real system that plays through the middle. They play kick and chase where the idea is to get a fast striker into space.
Given the uncertainties - size, different systems, etc. - this is a highly subjective discussion and I don't think worth anyone's effort. Ask again in 3 years....
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