Two interesting statements I came across recently

[Balla]

"unlike Argentina, there is no link between the Under -20's and the senior side. None of the Brazil players who took part in the 2003 and 2005 World Youth Cups won a senior cap under Parreira, who took charge of Brazil in 2003"

"the rightback quit Schalke for Arsenal aged just 16, but, like so many other teenaged hopefuls during the ARSENE WENGER era, found the first team to be off limits"