gerd
Retired Footballer
Re: Liverpool Thread
That is also a possibilty of course.
It wasn't my intention to be negative about Sterling and Liverpool, it's just that football devours it's own youth.
I see that with my son who is very talented. The last two years we were virtually stalked by aal kind of people who were from one or other reason interested in him and wanted to help him at a time that he didn't need any help at all.
Now he is injured (he has a rather serious knee injury) and could use some help, it's very quiet now...My son's example is not tragic at all. He is very young and we never had ambition for him to become a top grade football player (one never knows of course, but it would be very stupid to gamble on one option and he's very good at school too), he himself strangely isn't bothered too much with football. He likes to play it, but that's all...
There are however kids who are 3 or 4 years older who have already made choices and inevitably most of them will not succeed. Most of them are lost. Most club don't really care.
There are exceptions. A guy in my school was a very talented GK. He joined Anderlecht and played for our national tea. That team even won the Euro's in a final against Bulgaria where he was the outstanding player. He became Anderlechts second GK and his big chance came when first GK Munaron was injured. His first match was against the then mighty Steau Bucarest (i think it must have been in 1986) and Anderlecht were absolutely thrashed. For some reason he got the blame and it was all over for him. When Anderlecht transfered him to a litle club, Anderlechts owner summoned him and asked him what he wanted to do now that he would play as a semi-professional. The guy (his name is Dirk Vekeman) said he wanted to have a sportswear shop. ANderlecht bought him the house for the shop and also his first stock....i think that is fantastic. But most clubs will not do that with their rejects...
This is kind of off-topic, but we were talking about Sterling.
That is also a possibilty of course.
It wasn't my intention to be negative about Sterling and Liverpool, it's just that football devours it's own youth.
I see that with my son who is very talented. The last two years we were virtually stalked by aal kind of people who were from one or other reason interested in him and wanted to help him at a time that he didn't need any help at all.
Now he is injured (he has a rather serious knee injury) and could use some help, it's very quiet now...My son's example is not tragic at all. He is very young and we never had ambition for him to become a top grade football player (one never knows of course, but it would be very stupid to gamble on one option and he's very good at school too), he himself strangely isn't bothered too much with football. He likes to play it, but that's all...
There are however kids who are 3 or 4 years older who have already made choices and inevitably most of them will not succeed. Most of them are lost. Most club don't really care.
There are exceptions. A guy in my school was a very talented GK. He joined Anderlecht and played for our national tea. That team even won the Euro's in a final against Bulgaria where he was the outstanding player. He became Anderlechts second GK and his big chance came when first GK Munaron was injured. His first match was against the then mighty Steau Bucarest (i think it must have been in 1986) and Anderlecht were absolutely thrashed. For some reason he got the blame and it was all over for him. When Anderlecht transfered him to a litle club, Anderlechts owner summoned him and asked him what he wanted to do now that he would play as a semi-professional. The guy (his name is Dirk Vekeman) said he wanted to have a sportswear shop. ANderlecht bought him the house for the shop and also his first stock....i think that is fantastic. But most clubs will not do that with their rejects...
This is kind of off-topic, but we were talking about Sterling.
