Belgium’s golden generation might have been identified early but they weren’t all teenage superstars. In fact, Kevin De Bruyne and Thibaut Courtois were seen as late developers.
Adam Bate spoke to Belgium’s former Under-15, Under-16 and Under-17 coach Eric Abrams to discuss the dangers of judging talent too early – and the lessons English clubs can learn…
It was a sunny day in Southampton last August and to many there would have seemed nothing out of the ordinary as teams of youngsters chased a ball around the club's Staplewood training ground. But this was a bio-banding tournament between Saints, Stoke, Norwich and Reading - the first of its kind in English football.
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