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Originally Posted by Addick
I'd say that the current youth development system in Africa does develop technical talent but does not provide develop their youths' tactical knowledge and discipline. In Africa, kids still play street football and develop their skills but they do not have access to enough of the infrastructure required to take their game to the next level.
On the flip side, kids in Canada play tons of FIFA but do have access to wonderful infrastructure. Unfortunately, coaching tends to ignore technical development and instead focus on tactics and winning.
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I think this is bang on. African nations always demonstrate they have raw talent, but they can't seem to harness it in an organized and structured tactical execution to compete with the top nations. If they can do that they could have some quality world cup teams.
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