Trent Alexander Arnold He publicly criticized, through an interview with the ‘BBC’, the football industry, arguing that the pressure exerted when a person starts his football career, from the age of six, seemed wrong to him. The player of Liverpool believed it was “a mistake” to charge minors with so much responsibility.
“Every year you fight for a contract, you fight for your dream. I think it’s quite rare to see it in another industry. A lawyer has not fought to be a lawyer since he was six years old,” said of full-back, who has been at the club since he was six years old. the ‘red’ quarry and speaks from his own experience.
“I think every year it’s pressure to take that dream away from me and it’s someone else’s decision, it’s crazy. These clubs are asking too much from 6-year-old players. These academies are it’s not even set up to help the players after all. A mistake indeed.”
Alexander-Arnold assured that in his case he was lucky, but others did not have the same fate: “When I think about my years at the academy, I smile because I had fun, I enjoyed it and it took me to where. I had to be. I remember growing as a player, as a person. I gave everything, I sacrificed everything and it was worth it. But there were 15 or 16 other guys who did the exact same thing that I did and can’t get what they want. I think it’s a bit sad, to be honest. I hope football changes on this issue”.
Source: La Verdad
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