The Forgotten Players Of Manchester City's Academy

one of my [Applause] Warriors Target is stones and they've done it they've done it Manchester [Applause] City it would be easy to argue the best team in the world at the moment is Manchester City on the back of a Monumental trouble the citizens are looking to win yet another league title as well as defend their title as the champions of Europe Pep Guardiola has assembled a winning machine with the best football players on the planet and it's got to be said he also has them bought into the pep brand of football Academy products complement their squad with the likes of Ric Lewis and Phil foden but with City carrying so much spending power promising prospects often fall by the wayside and look to make a name for themselves elsewhere these are the Forgotten players of Manchester City's Academy speaking of do not forget to subscribe to the football records new videos every single single week Jeremy frong now one of the most exciting fullbacks in Europe representing the unbeaten Byer Leverkusen Jeremy frong actually had his start at Manchester City the frong family came from Ghana and settled in Amsterdam his parents unfortunately split up and then relocated to Clayton and Manchester it's no surprise and if anything has become a regular occurrence watching frong terrorized the wings on a weekly basis at lusen even as a youngster his immense stamina and P case was on full display he represented both AFC Clayton as well as Clayton Villa sometimes on the same day after scoring a Hatt trick in a tournament final he was approached by several Scouts but he only saw Manchester City as the future for his development as a player from the age of nine frong came through the ranks with Man City he progressed at every level including appearances for the UEFA youth league and at the age of 18 after failing to get senior opportunities he was given the chance to join Celtic for 300,000 pound it was a fantastic opportunity but frong was still apprehensive I pucked to go to Celtic and um I said to my agent and the driver let's turn around don't want to go no more don't want to go no more fortunately he came to his senses and stuck with the move initially signed as a backup fullback he was thrown into regular first team football within a month receiving a man of the match award on his debut in the cup the gift in the curse of Celtic is that they're able to identify and sign talent but unfortunately they typically reap the short-term benefits but aren't able to keep them for long-term advantages this would be no different with Fong after just 18 months in Scotland he was looking for new challenges Byer Leverkusen had gotten in touch for a potential move for 10 million pounds and after an initial strong start he has really hit a new level under shabi Alonzo speaking of we have a video on the football records covering berer Leverkusen and their success and how Alonzo has Revolution ized the club Prim pong at least on paper is a right back however he plays with immense freedom on the pitch and often is making overlapping runs and attacking down the wings he's averaged 66% of his game time as a right midfielder dating back to the 2022 2023 season he is a perfect balance with Grimaldo on the opposite flank who has a fantastic range of passing to find FR pong's regular runs with such promising talent and flu it going forward it would seem that frong could be the perfect candidate to be an heir for Kyle Walker's Throne if he were to make a return to Manchester his stock is high being valued at around 70 million pounds and he has gone from strength to strength since leaving Manchester Dennis Suarez The Talented midfielder of Sela Vigo and Barcelona Fame originally started his career at Manchester City at 14 he rejected Real Madrid and then at 17 he turned down Barcelona to pursue a career in England instead a bold move rejecting the two largest clubs in Spain he made some sporadic appearances during his youth career with Man City before making a move ironically to Barcelona at Barcelona he continued his development but struggled to ever make moves towards breaking into the first team he was offloaded initially on loan to Sevilla before permanently leaving to Villa it was here that he finally got the minutes he needed he impressed in his debut season play playing over 40 games and grabbing a handful of goals the deal to sell Suarez to Villa roale included a buyback clause which was then executed The Following season for €3.5 million EUR he then decided to reunite with his old Sevilla coach unai Emory at Arsenal on loan it was a disaster in just his second game for the Gunners he sustained an injury that would last his entire loone spell Suarez himself explains every movement every change of Direction every shot I tried tried to train through the pain it became unsustainable I was not in a state to play at my best unai could not play me as he knew I was not even near 50% he had gambled on a lone move to London in order to get more playing time but now was stuck in an unfortunate limbo and because Suarez wasn't able to get minutes for Arsenal they weren't going to sign him and Barcelona wouldn't want to play him either he would go on to represent salaa where he played over a 100 games however after falling out with the club's president he was sold to Villa roale back where he got his big break now 30 years old Suarez will be looking for consistent playing time in LA K in trippier now putting in solid performances for Newcastle in England at just 9 years old trippier signed for Manchester City in hopes of making it as a professional over the decade he spent in the academy he failed to break into the senior sides it became increasingly difficult as the Abu Dhabi Financial injection came in around the same time he was looking at making his mark he was loaned out to barnesley before Burnley loan convinced the club to permanently acquire tripier Services he was a constant in the lineup for Burnley playing 170 games before Spurs came knock however he was in tough competition with fellow countrymen Kyle Walker and unfortunately for tripier Walker's form was some of the best of his career at that point and limited tripier to just six Premier League appearances and from a competitive stance tripier has to be a little annoyed with Kyle Walker same age same position same Nation and I would argue for the betterment of the past decade Kyle Walker's been world class The Following Season allowed trippier to flourish with Walker leaving for Manchester City however it was a sour ending in London as trippier felt betrayed by chairman Daniel Levy offering Kieran to other clubs to try and cash in on the right back nearing his 30s he was then sold to Atletico Madrid for2 million pounds where he would impress and Thrive under Diego Sone as they collected a historic La Liga title the first trophy of trippier's career he would return to England a couple years later moving to the Northeast with Newcastle leading the side to a top four finish and playing a major part in the evolution of the club an industrious and talented player after multiple obstacles and setbacks trippier has persevered every single time Adrian rabio The Versatile midfielder has played predominantly in France but Manchester was part of his pathway due to multiple reasons including an ill father rabio would only spend six months in Manchester before then returning back to France in Paris he would be closer to his family and it was PSG where he would eventually settle making over a 100 appearances for the Parisian Club he was a reliable member of the Revolution occurring at the newly Mega Rich PSG a testament to his ability even with the new influx of finances rabio was able to keep his placement in the squad a strong and Tall box-to-box midfielder rabio has won a plethora of trophies in both France and Italy with his mother as his agent potential moves have been difficult to maneuver such such as a failed move to Roma in 2014 when they both agreed that his time with PSG was coming to an end partly due to disciplinary problems of his own doing a swift move to huve was his next destination his consistency has continued in Italy playing a key part in the Midfield regularly at just 28 rabio has had a stellar career as he looks to get his hands on International honors in both the upcoming euros and the World Cup campaigns with France Larice caras caras has had a turbulent experience when playing in England his disastrous Champions League final performance against Real Madrid cemented himself in football meme culture for the rest of his career no matter his accomplishments these moments will be ingrained in football fans worldwide his youth career took place across Germany before a visit to England with Man City in 2009 it didn't work out as he failed to get any opportunities with the senior team another player who suffered from the financial Takeover in that period he then moved back to Germany with mines where he initially started playing for the B Team before he quickly ascended to senior football at just 19 a hugely promising teenager and at one point looked capable of potentially representing his country which in Germany and particular carries a certain status in the 2015 2016 season he was able to keep nine clean sheets and voted the second best goalkeeper in the league behind Manuel Neuer his career was on the up and up and Jurgen klopp had taken notice signing caras at Liverpool for around5 million unfortunately this move would send his career spiraling in the wrong Direction after initially getting a vote of confidence from his manager stating that he was the first choice he made a series of blunders that led to him falling down the pecking order and his Infamous performance in the Champions League final occurred after a combination of confidence issues and a concussion sustained in the match leaving the pitch in tears he would receive death threats online and his career never quite recovered Eddie how made the decision to bolster newcastle's goalkeeper ranks with caras last season and even with Nick Pope injured caras still wasn't able to break into the starting 11 caras is now desperate to get out of England with a move to Italy the most likely destination for the shot stopper it was an unfortunate Fall From Grace from what was one of the more promising Bundesliga talents in terms of goalkeepers at least from his initial emergence Ben me another player that came through at city but was developed at Burnley was Ben me a robust Center half that never quite got his opportunity in Manchester just one cup appearance was enough for me to take his talents elsewhere became a bit of a legend with Burnley making nearly 400 appearances over a 10-year career with the club one season was a particular highlight as the captain of the club he helped guide the team to a European spot he has since left the club after Shawn dice was sacked and his contract was left to run out he would go on to join Premier League Rivals Brentford and continued his solid performances before a serious injury kept him out of action now at 34 the career of Ben me has been a steady and consistent one he never received a big money move anywhere or lifted many trophies but is a consist and loyal player who made Burnley fans proud Ryan Giggs yes the Manchester United Legend at one point represented Manchester City Ryan Giggs is the most C player in the history of Manchester United a true legend of the club but back when he was 9 years old he was a Manchester City player thanks to a Milkman turned Man City Scout Dennis scoffield Dennis was insistent that the club ensure they were ready for when gigs turned 14 so they could sign him up before Manchester United but Alex Ferguson and Manchester United's Chief Scout Joe Brown were already at Ryan's house and the rest is history 963 appearances 13 League titles two Champions Leagues and four fa cups one of the most decorated players in modern football with lightning pace and a key eye for to pass Giggs was an integral part of the success United had in the 90s and Beyond playing all the way up until he was 40 years old only ever representing Manchester United at least in the senior ranks he has since made the move into management taking charge of his Nation Wales with somewhat mixed success clearly one of the biggest names that man city failed to keep at the club Michael Alis one of the Best Wingers in the Premier League right now Michael Alis has been linked with multiple moves across Europe but it was at Manchester City where he began his career Alis emerged as a key talent for reading before making the move to Crystal Palace where he has made his mark on the biggest of stages but at city that wasn't the case he was clearly talented as shown by the amount of big clubs he spent his youth with Arsenal Chelsea Manchester City all had him amongst their ranks but didn't give him the trust to potentially break into their first teams it would be reading that would give him that opportunity he impressed and he flourished in a short time in the championship at just 19 years old Crystal Palace signed him for 8.5 million pounds the irony of the snubbing at Youth Level is that now Manchester City are close to signing him for six million pounds of course Alis has opted to stay with Crystal Palace signing a new bumper deal that being said at the end of the day money talks and I would not be surprised to see a reuniting of ois in Manchester Daniel sturge a clutch player for both Liverpool and Chelsea in his prime Daniel sturge had his break with Manchester City and he's one of the few players on this list that actually got the opportunity to represent Manchester City sturge managed to make a sporadic few starts for the club where he scored six goals he then decided to leave City for better opportunities with Chelsea that said it was the move to Liverpool where we saw Prime Daniel sturge and if you've played a lot of FIFA you'll never forget the celebrations he scored a plethora of goals in his first couple Seasons forming a deadly partnership with Luis Suarez including 24 goals in the 2013 2014 season injuries prevented him from maintaining his performances and placing the Squad as time went on despite those few appearances he boasts an impressive 136 minutes per goal record with Liverpool we always sprinkle in some hypotheticals but without a doubt Daniel Sturridge if he was able to avoid injuries would have had a much larger impact or just a bigger Legacy with the Reds Jaden Sancho probably the most famous wh ifs on the list Jaden Sano had an opportunity to break into the first team with Phil foden instead he decided to leave for Dortmund to get more senior football quickly and it's got to be said that was a good decision for his overall development in Market trajectory where he was able to put together more than a 100 appearances for Dortmund before the age of 21 his drive has both helped and hindered his career at times man City's chairman had assured sanre would be fast-tracked to senior football when he was just 17 but unable to agree on a guarantee in his contract he failed to turn up the training after the preseason tour and the writing would be on the wall when he he encountered similar issues at Manchester United years later Eric ten hog criticized his training and attitude which led to both sides budding heads he is currently back on loan with barusa Dortmund where he has picked up where he left off putting in some fine displays a tricky Winger who idolized Ronaldinho his pace and skill are hard to keep up with when he's at his best his initial stent in Germany showed him as one of the most promising players in World football as he picked up multiple player of the month Awards creating a deadly partnership with the likes of earling Holland and his confidence was flying on the pitch whether he can put his ego to the side for the betterment of his career is left to be seen but there's no denying that Jaden Sancho is a top quality player even a club with the resources and worldclass Facilities of Manchester City still have players that slip through the cracks and make a stamp on the game elsewhere a lot of these players left through individual ambition so let me pose a question to you would you buide your time or take a chance on your talents elsewhere

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Length: 16min 13sec (973 seconds)

Published: Mon Mar 25 2024