PHOTO:RYAN GIGGS TO JOSE MOURINHO: DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE KIDS AT MANCHESTER UNITED
According to media report,Manchester United
assistant manager Ryan Giggs, behind manager Louis Van Gaal, at Old Trafford,
March 17. Giggs has reaffirmed his faith in United's famed youth policy.JASON
Giggs, the United
assistant manager, came through the youth ranks at Old Trafford and matured into one of the
finest players in the club’s history, alongside a coterie of tyros including David Beckham and he appears concerned that the
tradition on which the club’s successes were founded in the 1990s could be
lost.
“It’s part of the history, it’s what sets us
apart from other teams. Yes, we can bring world-class players in from around
the world, but we want one of our own to be performing on that Old Trafford
pitch, whether it’s a center forward, a winger, a defender—we need players to
come through the ranks.”
United’s current
manager, Dutchman LVG has been criticized during his
two seasons at Old Trafford, but he has given opportunities to a number of
players from the club's academy, including teenage striking sensation Rashford who has scored five goals in
his eight senior appearances for the club.
“The fans demand it, they want to see players
come through the system, one of their own, and they give you a little bit of
leeway in that respect,” Giggs said.
His words may be interpreted as a warning to
Jose Mourinho, the Portuguese autocrat widely expected to take over from Van
Gaal at the end of the season.
Mourinho has a track record as a winner, having
claimed the UEFA Champions League twice, at Porto and then Inter Milan.
But he has often viewed youth with suspicion,
and was notoriously reticent during his second spell at Chelsea to give
first-team opportunities to the club’s exciting young players such as Ruben
Loftus-Cheek, the highly touted England Under-21 international midfielder.
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