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Barcelona have traditionally been extraordinarily profitable in terms of nurturing younger abilities.
Lately, the academy has produced stars reminiscent of Gavi, Lamine Yamal, Pau Cubarsi and extra not too long ago, Marc Casado.
The success of La Masia has not gone unnoticed in Europe and it seems many golf equipment have began to mimic the Barcelona mannequin.
PSG attempting to mimic the Barça mannequin
One of many golf equipment seeking to ‘copy’ the Barcelona mannequin is Paris Saint-Germain.
As reported by Diario AS, PSG have launched into a big overhaul of its youth academy, impressed by none apart from Barcelona’s storied youth growth system.
The transformation started with the appointment of Luis Enrique as head coach in July 2023, bringing with him a deep understanding of the Blaugrana’s philosophy and elegance.
The French capital membership have invested €300 million into a brand new coaching centre in Poissy, aiming to reflect Barcelona’s success in nurturing younger expertise for the primary workforce.
Luis Enrique’s deep understanding of Barcelona is vital to PSG mirroring the La Masia mannequin (Picture by Matthias Hangst/Getty Photographs)
The aim is obvious: to domesticate a seamless transition for youth gamers into the senior squad, minimizing the variation interval sometimes required when younger gamers step up from the academy.
Beneath Enrique’s steerage, PSG haven’t solely adopted a unified taking part in model throughout its youth ranks however has additionally began integrating younger stars into the primary workforce.
Gamers like Zaire-Emery, Maiolo, Mbaye, and El Hanache have been given alternatives to shine they usually haven’t disenchanted both.
This method is harking back to how Barcelona has traditionally promoted its youth gamers like Xavi, Iniesta, and extra not too long ago, Gavi and Yamal.
Yohan Cabaye, appointed as director of the coaching centre, has been instrumental in scouting and assembling one of the best younger abilities from the Ile-de-France area.
The brand new system, now in place for PSG’s U19 and U17 groups, follows the blueprint laid out by La Masia, specializing in a tactical and philosophical alignment with the primary workforce’s method.
Solely time will inform whether or not or not PSG’s technique will grow to be fruitful in the long term. However for now, it seems to be understanding very nicely.
