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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
As to Mexico, (or even Spain) and their u-17 or u-21 teams, I don't buy into the model that a talented young team naturally translates into future talent. Those young players look great the same way college basketball phenoms look great, because they are playing their A game against a variety of mediocre and developing talent. Put those same players against the top rosters in the world? Its a 50-50 crap shoot that they can't make the leap.
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There's no guarantee but, unlike in college-centric sports, the better u21s in football can expect to have an established place in a top club side where they've probably already had some CL football. But you're right, there's obviously still no guarantee.