Ready or not?

[TomFsoccer]

When do you know if a player in your Under ...'s is ready for the first team? Or do you wait till they are too old to play in the Under ...'s?

 

[TomFsoccer]

Somebody?

 

[mitrea_cristi]

when he's good enough...'till then just give him 20-30 min in matches you have 2 or 3 goals advantage so there's no pressure on him, and also, maybe full cup matches

 

[Redrup]

It's all about the stats for me, if their attributes aren't good enough, I'd never play them in an important match.

If it's vs a ***** team in a cup, then that's a different story.

 

[Ricardo Moody]

probably 19++ , give him 10-20 minutes every match , next season , loan him , next season , he should good enough for you ( if he is good regens / young talent )

 

[Si]

I think it depends on the player, I have one youth player who I bought on in a cup game aged 17 and he really impressed so I gave him a chance in a league game as a sub and he impressed again so I started him in the next game and he hasn't lost his place two seasons later. Then I've had other young players who just haven't managed to impress... yet.

 

[Zyvron]

Early cup matches are great for the youngsters, play them 1 half and then take them off. Works for me. The ones who impress a lot, in most matches they play. They go to the first team. Others are just in the reserves.

 

[Seano]

Depends what league your in. I'm Port Vale in League 2 and managed to keep them up after joining midseason with them rock bottom, then for the next season i got about 4 loans signings all around the age of 17-18 and they've ripped the league apart and i'm hoping i can get them again if i get promoted this season. Like the others said, ease them into the team with a cup match or a substitute appearance.

 

[M0J0]

If you give a player some playing time at the end of games when he is too young can it damage their development??

 

[Zyvron]

If you give a player some playing time at the end of games when he is too young can it damage their development??

Half a game should be enough, if you play him too often for too long it'll damage his development. But sometimes half a match will improve his development.

 

[iArsenal]

I've played Luke Shaw at leftback since he was 16 for Southampton. I'm not really good at knowing when to start playing them but I want him to be a huge player for me in the future so I decided to start him early.

 

[jackripper]

im currently Wrexham and with me not signing anyone as doing youth only ive already promoted 3 or 4 youth players who are 16 and thrown them straight in because theyre better than what i currently had. Despite there young age and me playing in lower league it aids there development with all the first team football im giving them.