Edwin van der Sar Quotes

My captaincy model was characterised by two distinctive pillars. Proper identification of talent and then ensuring the young finds play fearless cricket.

I played for Barcelona, for Ajax, where it's important to develop and integrate young talent.

Our strategy [at Chelsea] is to bring up our own players through the academy, which we have invested a lot in, and hope it gives results

Mumbai Indians will strive to build on our proud legacy of giving youngsters a platform to showcase their talent and realise their true potential.

That is what I always tell service clubs: If you hear of somebody who is very young and talented, pick them up and give them that little assistance to make sure that they get to the professional stage.

It's fantastic for Arsenal, and for English football as well. You've got an English club with a lot of young English talent committing themselves to a club.

I'm not sure there are enough coaches in the system that can take young talent and consistently get them into the top five in the world.

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

I know myself that I am a manager who really gives young players a chance when they deserve it.

Liverpool give young players a good opportunity.

The more players who come through the academy and make it into the first team, that's what we want. Not just for the club but for the country. If they're young English players coming through, that's fantastic. I'm happy to be part of that.

At a club like City, you cannot forget about the kids that have come through and are still emerging from the academy. We can't forget about them and we should always keep that in mind with an eye to the future.

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

I am dreaming that Italy can return to having lots of important talent. We need to grow our young players.

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

When you've got money to spend, it's very easy to buy someone worth £50m rather than say, 'I'm going to play this 20-year-old English player.' It's easier to buy someone when you have the money to do it. But at the same time, if you give somebody an opportunity, you never know. You can only roll the dice and see how they perform.

Unfortunately apparently I am to blame because I don't produce enough English players.

As with every young player these days, Ronaldo is 18.

We care about how many players you develop rather than how many trophies you win.

The young players in the Welsh squad aren't young any more

I suppose you could never say never, but my experience would tell me that the most successful players in the world are gonna come from an environment that is more competitive at an early age.

When I see a young person on a reality show, I don't think, "Oh my God. They could be better." I think, "Oh my God. They are really good for 17. They're going to learn so much!" If they're this good at 17, imagine what they're going to be like at 20.

Red Bull have always been very good at nurturing young talent - Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo are products of that - and it is important with Asian talent that people keep investing in it. There's a massive pool of people, for sure, and the next Sebastian Vettel is out there somewhere.

India has plenty of talent. If they are imparted with proper training, the country will surely produce scores of wrestlers, better than me. I want more and more Indians to participate in the game.

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