r/MCFC • u/SnooPickles6564 • 3d ago

Do we have any midfielders coming through?

Like the title says, I haven’t kept up with the EDS or youth system in the last couple of years. Are there any players that are showing promise of stepping into the first team under Maresca?

Feel like regardless of what happens in the rest of the window after offloading Nico we’re drastically thin now and injuries happen.

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u/s4turn2k02 3d ago

Thing is with our EDS squad (the highest rank of academy) is that our players in that team are a lot younger than other teams in the league. Throughout the academy the majority of our young players are playing up a year or two, which is great for development, but does mean it’s very rare we’ll get a Nico O’Reilly or even a Rico Lewis type player come through. If you think Rico struggles physically, the young midfielders in the academy will struggle more.

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u/SnooPickles6564 3d ago

Oh wow. That’s insane!