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Anonymous

Years ago

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I'm so over hearing that only the 'chosen ones' or only the 'names' get picked. Nobody will ever agree on these sorts of things and the turnover of kids through these groups is enormous over the course of the selection process.

It's become my philosophy (after watching lots of developing players over a number of years) that a players success is often determined not by the teams they make, but by how they respond to the teams they miss out on.

I've picked plenty of teams and been happy with the group I've picked at the time, only to feel, by the end of the season or the tournament or whatever - 'What was I thinking?'. It happens - selectors/coaches make mistakes.

I'll say it again - I have never come across a single coach who has picked a group based on anything other than what they feel is the best group. If you don't agree, that's fine, but don't assume they are doing it in any other way than on their perception of the merits of the particular kids. That's their job, they have earned that responsibility, it's often their job on the line.

Now after that little rant - can anybody point me to the group that actually traveled? I can't seem to find a list and don't want to wait for the complete set of travel diaries on the BA website to work out who went and who didn't!

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