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We don’t look so much at whether a youngster plays well or badly. We are more interested in his ability and imagine whether in the future he could play well for us. Whether he is capable of improvement. We think a lot about the future and don’t always look first at the present. If a player is very developed athletically and wins many tackles for this reason, this doesn’t necessarily mean that he is also more talented. He may win the match for the team now, but that does not interest us. We are mainly interested in talent that will find expression in the future. We also consider how we can help and coach the player to make him even better. We also look for things that are harder to teach.

 

 Psychology: behavior, perseverance, how much “grit” does the player have? • Game intelligence: during own and opponents’ ball possession, feel for game situations, choice of position and ball handling/action on the ball. • Athleticism: speed, agility. • Tackling. • Technique.

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Three other criteria are also very important: • The will to win. • A willingness to work hard. • The necessary parental support.