Ryan Sessegnon Quotes

There are not too many coaches who trust in young guys.

That's the big thing for youngsters. When you go, you don't want a manager that's not going to have any trust in young players.

For me, the youth academy has a fundamental role in every club.

There is a big emphasis at Liverpool to have an academy that brings through young players.

Our philosophy is to give the young players a chance for the future because they are our future.

Pochettino's a great manager, and he puts a lot of trust in young English players.

I see differences in how I like to work with young players and how I like to give young players a chance maybe more than English managers.

It's hard to put your faith in youngsters, but Ajax have always done that.

You need always guts to put youngsters in the squad and also in the line-up.

In Germany, young players are given more time, more patience. In England, they prefer to buy already-high-level players rather than spending some time building up a really talented young guy.

I have faith in the players, who have paid me back on the pitch. I have brought in young players because they have a lot of potential. I'm the only one who decides, and I take decisions based on sporting reasons.

We have to let them grow, because young players can always improve. That goes for Jack Wilshere, too.

Ajax always bring through young players from their academy - we can't pay €20m for a player, so we make sure we develop those players and give them the opportunity to play.

It's very difficult to pick a 17-year-old who's had 10 minutes of first-team football. You're talking about replacing senior players with some 17-year-olds who haven't played Premier League football.

It's the perfect club for any footballer to develop and to grow, because as everybody knows, La Masia can give you stability; they take care of you when you leave home.

Arsenal have a history of bringing through youngsters, giving them opportunities, and turning them into world-class players.

There was no better manager at developing young players than Sir Alex. He knew just when to bring them in and take them out, and he believed in Paul Pogba. For once, in Paul's case, it did not work out. The timing was wrong, and the difference between expectation on the player's side and the manager's idea of his development did not match up.

Of course that's Ajax development, giving young players a chance.

I believe you have to take care of the kids from the youth team, the ones coming through, and people like Butragueno know how to do that.

Maybe we have more young English players than people sometimes think. They just need a chance to show their ability.

I think that's the philosophy of all top teams - to educate young, top players and to give them the possibility to play.

I'm really excited by this opportunity to continue helping develop and work with some of the great young players we have coming through in the first-team environment and to work alongside Unai and his coaching team to help Arsenal win trophies.

Coming back to Tottenham, you feel confident with these players and the manager - the way he talks to you and wants you to play.

Arsene Wenger gives youngsters opportunities, and if he thinks that you're good enough, he'll play you.

Perception is a big thing in football and people need to be more careful about how they choose to perceive young players in the first instance.