I have actually seen the Benjamines play ( a name given to the U10 teams) Why you ask? (at least I ask myself ) Becuase my son played Alevines and Benjamines (For Rayo Majadahonda, recently promoted ) while we lived in Madrid, so I went to a lot of games.

The difference in play between Madrid and the other clubs is so laughable that they would be better off creating a league of their own. Hard to see how they could get improvment while playing. I would never question the coaching, they are awsome, but the quality of play has to be more competitive.

 

This is all nice of course, but there's about 5% chance that any of those guys will ever make the big time. That's way too early an age to judge anything.

 

I propose merging this thread with madrid is a circus thread

Any word on how good Barcelona's Benjamines. Maybe they should just play them.

 

This is all nice of course, but there's about 5% chance that any of those guys will ever make the big time. That's way too early an age to judge anything.

If Prez is still presodent then I would say they have a 0.001% chance of playing...

 

If Prez is still presodent then I would say they have a 0.001% chance of playing...

Interesting comment, as the amount of youngsters given a chance for the first team has increased with Pérez at the helm....

 

Interesting comment, as the amount of youngsters given a chance for the first team has increased with Pérez at the helm....

nino, help me out here??

are you refering to the youngsters who get their playing time durning cop del Rey??

other than that I cant recall too many youngster getting that much playing time.

 

Being serious as to the % of chances, its never as high as 5% but never as low as 0.001.

I would like to find out exactly, with hundres every year playing in the Benjamines A, B y C and changing when they get to Alevines. Chances are pretty slim. But teams like Las Palmas, Madrid, Barcelona, Athletic actually cover the cost of their "canteras" (I still say, this is a goofy Spanish word) by selling their players.

 

Today at least we can talk about a generation of home-made players, starting with Casillas and including Pavón, Miñambres, Bravo, Portillo and maybe Tote, although this one has no future in Madrid.
Whether it has been or not Perez's merit is a good question, but certainly this is the first group of players more or less successful in getting the first team in many years.

Eight years ago there were another promising group including Raúl, Guti, Álvaro, Víctor (I still miss him), Marcos, García Calvo, Sanz or Gómez, but only two of them seized the opportunity. Apart from Raúl and Guti, I would say our new babes are clearly better than them.

Curiously a few days ago the papers told that Real are very satisfied because their "cantera" effort means no loss of money. Well, these are good news from Pérez's perspective, no doubt, and a guarantee that, at least, the effort will go on. Itr is very probable that we'll hear about a few more names very soon

 

La Cantera

He signed a two year contract with Real at the start of last season after leaving Barcelona.

Anybody know how he is doing at Real Madrid B or if there have been any rumours about him joining someone else?

 

we could need a good defender now.

 

as far as I know hes not inscripted to the B-List of Champions League, but for La Liga he will be available any time from RM B. Just donno how he is doing. Anyone can give us info???

 

we could need a good defender now.

Huh , Trashorras is an attacking midfielder.

IMO hes doing his job well, he was never brought from Barcelona as a prospect to play in the first team, simply to improve the level of the B team so they can push for promotion so youth players can develop in a harder division.

Since he went to Madrid B last season they missed out on promotion by 1 point and this year are storming away with their second division B group- although admittedly one of the weakest.

 

As far as I know Trashorras was released from the B team last year and has no club :S

 

http://www.xtratime.org/forum/showthread.php?t=115453&highlight=trashorras

read this

 

Huh , Trashorras is an attacking midfielder.

IMO hes doing his job well, he was never brought from Barcelona as a prospect to play in the first team, simply to improve the level of the B team so they can push for promotion so youth players can develop in a harder division.

Since he went to Madrid B last season they missed out on promotion by 1 point and this year are storming away with their second division B group- although admittedly one of the weakest.

oups, sorry I was mixing him up with someone else. Attacking midfielder? Hmm I think Jurado has maybe better chances there...if one of the b team promotes in that position. Id actually looove to see Juado given a try.

yeah... many good players left from the b-team.

just talking about the youngsters, the CL B-List: Adrian, Alex Perez, Arbeola, Casilla, De la Red, Diego Leon, Ernesto, Javi Garci, Juanfran, Jurado, Palencia, Soldado, Tebar, Valero

 

As far as I know Trashorras was released from the B team last year and has no club :S

Reading that I thought I made an idiot out of myself with my prior post.

However he played and scored in Real Madrid B last game against Alcala.

Real Madrid B 2-0 Alcalá

GOLES: 1-0 min 75 Trashorras 2-0 min 85 Ricki de penalti

There on 18 points leading with Rayo (how you can fall so fast) 2nd on 13 points. As I say hes doing his job well...

 

Real Madrid B has started off spectacularly well this season so don't be surprised if we see more contributions from the youth players, especially Juanfran, Arbeloa, Jotha (due to positional requirements), and especially the gem of them all, Jurado. Soldado I've seen play a few times and he looks very sharp, but I'm afraid as a striker, he wont have much chances of playing this season.

 

As far as I know Trashorras was released from the B team last year and has no club :S

nah hes still with the B-team of RM:
http://www.realmadrid.com/web_realm...emplates/plantilla/otrascategoriasdetalle.jsp?equipo=2&categoria=FTB&deporte=FT

 

Real Madrid B has started off spectacularly well this season so don't be surprised if we see more contributions from the youth players, especially Juanfran, Arbeloa, Jotha (due to positional requirements), and especially the gem of them all, Jurado. Soldado I've seen play a few times and he looks very sharp, but I'm afraid as a striker, he wont have much chances of playing this season.

avrv, do you think Jurado will get it into the first squad this year? I looved him on international duty with spain but somehow he faded away from interest. I think hes such a talented guy and he definitely deserves a chance.

p.s. check your pm-box.

 

How about making this to a La Cantera thread?

 

How about making this to a La Cantera thread?

Barça's cantera? :dielaugh:

 

Barça's cantera? :dielaugh:

Amigo, this is the REAL MADRID forum for the tenth million time !

 

Amigo, this is the REAL MADRID forum for the tenth million time !

Yes but Trashorras is a product of Barça's cantera.. that's what I meant...

 

Amigo, this is the REAL MADRID forum for the tenth million time !

 

Trashorras is a young spanish player? he is like another Cesc that leave Barca? sorry for my lack of knowledge, I always like to track young players, they aren't contaminated, and for instance become abig fan of Messi, he has everything toshine, if Madrid is going to robe a player, that is the one...anyone I'm fond of every club to form their own national players, form their own canteras, i wish I can enjoy Messi here in Argentina, and he would be in first division faster as times here are at high speed for the players careers..