He's known to hector the opposition
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Thrilled with this signing, and shows again that we're going about things the right way and identifying quality players to fill those gaps.
If we get hector and he did well , wouldn't be surprised to see him being bought next season. At his age , if he is not making the chelski first team by now, chelski will be looking to sell him as their squad is just too big.
When I saw the rumour I'd assume we were buying him outright. This will be his FOURTEENTH loan.
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Chelski's academy is mental.
This should be stopped. It's detrimental to our national side.
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It is, but football in this country is run entirely for the benefit of the Premier League and, in particular, its so-called "elite" clubs.
In Germany, football is run primarily for the benefit of the national side. The theory being that a successful national side ultimately benefits the domestic game. Ridiculously simple.
I'd rather we loaned no one.
If they fail you've wasted money and deprived your own assets of experience.
If they succeed, then odds are you pay full whack OR they move on leaving the team deflated.
Funny how you get player like Bamford who are worth a punt, but don't get game time due to short term signings/loans, then the likes of Chelsea snap em up and all of a sudden they are good enough to be a championship starter.
Take the punt on our own, fuck the loans - poor strategy in 90% of cases.
There is an entire department at Stamford Bridge dedicated solely to operating that policy Chris. Unless an academy/development player who has been particularly identified as having definite first-team-squad potential is involved, the head-coach will have very little, if any, say at all in which, or where, players are sent on loan.
To bolster the number of graduates from the club's academy, Chelsea employ a network of regional scouts (David Johnson formerly held such a role for the midlands area) to identify potential signings in order to operate the policy - of which, Patrick Bamford and Michael Hector are just two examples.
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The German example is spot on.
Also what helps promote interest here in the Nationalmannschäft is that they play at most of the top grounds in Germany, rather than only ever playing in the country's capital (unlike some sides I could mention) so their profile is much higher.
Germany also throw ridiculous resources at the lower age sides. It's no coincidence they won the U-21 tournament and a largely second-string team won the Confederations Cup.
And you're spot on there with your observations that the success of the national side promotes the Bundesliga. And not just the top level, the 2. Bundesliga is doing well too.
Loans without a bying option are, indeed, a somewhat desperate measure, due to financial constraints or to pressing needs or to a combination of both (I need a quality player in that position yesterday and I don't have the money to buy one).
But loans with a bying option are probably the best policy for a club that has to mind every penny.
Relying heavily on loans is a dangerous game, as is building your team around loan signings. Left back has been a problem position for a long time and requires a permanent solution, and we need to sign a couple of midfielders who can do a good job for a number of years as we build a team for a promotion push in a couple of years time (so permanent signings are needed there too).
Signing Hector on loan,on the other hand, would be a more sensible use of the loan market in my opinion. A solid option to have in defence along with Mancienne and Worrall, but it won't be a disaster if we are unable to sign him permanently at the end of the season either. I'm not a huge fan of the loan system (particularly after our experiences with it), but I hope this one comes off.
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