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STANDARD OF THE MODERN-DAY NON-LEAGUE PLAYER:
Over the last 10 years in particular, I genuinely think the standard of player in the non-league pyramid has generally improved.
I believe there's a few good reasons to why this happened which I will list in this thread.
Over the last 10 years in particular, I genuinely think the standard of player in the non-league pyramid has generally improved.
I believe there's a few good reasons to why this happened which I will list in this thread.
2) One of the main reasons has to start at the top. The premier league and championship clubs have had a huge influx of foreign players, forcing many talented English players to look for opportunities in the lower leagues, which then filters more into non-league as a result.
3) Another good reason has to be a slight shift in the way we coach, with the majority of modern-day coaches having a better philosophy, in terms of their style of play.
Playing out from the back or through the thirds will automatically create better technical players.
Playing out from the back or through the thirds will automatically create better technical players.
4) I also believe that our academy system here and the EPPP in England needs to take some credit too, because we're producing a better quality of player than we ever have, and because competition is so fierce, that filters better players further down the pecking order.
5) Pitches the players are now playing on, particularly further up the non-league pyramid are better than what some of the first division professional teams used to play on in the 90's.
Technology has improved, giving groundsmen a better chance of keeping them in good order.
Technology has improved, giving groundsmen a better chance of keeping them in good order.
6) Professional clubs are loaning their young talented players beyond league's one and two now, and aren't afraid of giving them a taste of mens football in the national league, which will give them challenges they wouldn't face and improve them in ways U23 football simply can't.
7) On the flipside of the last tweet, I think there's more professional clubs scouting for talent in non-league now, placing them in their academy program, or even their first team. There are lots of players that have slipped through the net or late developers of the game.
