沙爾克尋找下一個 Lewis Holtby (舊聞) - 沙爾克04足球俱樂部 FC Schalke 04

是三月的舊聞
因為整篇讚頌青訓所以就貼一下XD

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Schalke look in-house for next Lewis Holtby
2013.3.1 GIVEMESPORT

Schalke's Max Meyer can help fill the void left by Tottenham Hotspur's recent
signing Lewis Holtby

Since Schalke and Tottenham Hotspur reached an agreement for Lewis Holtby to
transfer between the two sides in January, the playmaker has quickly won over
the White Hart Lane faithful.


A number of assured performances have led many Spurs fans to claim they have
secured one of the bargains of the season. In Germany, Schalke fans were
understandably upset to have lost one of their prized possessions for such a
small fee, but luckily a 17-year-old academy graduate is showing signs that
he can fill the void left by the German international.

Schalke's academy have produced some of the greatest players in the world
over the last few years, and can count amongst its alumni the likes of Mesut
Özil, Benedikt Höwedes and Manuel Neuer. Recently, Julian Draxler has
broken into the first-team and looks to have a big future in the game. Those
at the Veltins-Arena are hopeful Meyer can replicate his rise.

He made his debut around two weeks ago, coming on in the 72nd minute to
replace the largely ineffective Raffael and he had an instant impact.

A nice bit of skill and a clever pass allowed Michel Bastos to score and help
Schalke secure a draw against Mainz. To those outside of Germany, he might be
a bit of an unknown but for Schalke fans and those across the country, the
fact that Meyer had an immediate effect was hardly a surprise.

The attacking midfielder has been terrorising academy defences for a number
of years now and has long been tipped as the future of German football.

Meyer has constantly been playing above his age group and this season he has
been a revelation for Schalke’s under-19 squad. He was taken to Doha with
the first-team during the recent winter break and excelled in an exhibition
game against league leaders Bayern Munich.

Watching him play is extremely reminiscent of watching Mario Gotze when he
first burst onto the scene with Borussia Dortmund. Meyer is your archetypical
diminutive attacking midfielder standing at just 5ft 7in (ironically the same
height as his role model, Lionel Messi) with an extremely low centre of
gravity and phenomenal close control.

His technique is superb and for such a young player he reads the game
brilliantly. Meyer is also a more than able goalscorer and is comfortable
using either foot - on paper it really does sound like he has the complete
package.

Schalke need to be careful, however. Players like Meyer can suffer from
burnout extremely easily and at the moment Jens Keller seems content to use
the youngster sporadically.

For now, this is probably for the best and Schalke have shown over the last
few years that they are experts at integrating young talent slowly and
successfully, so you can be sure they will do what is right for Meyer’s
development.

Last year, Meyer took silver in the Fritz Walter awards (a ceremony in
recognition of young German talent) following a tight battle with Leon
Goretzka, and he is hotly tipped to claim the under-18 title this season.

Tottenham fans may be delighted with Holtby’s showings so far, but it looks
like Schalke’s faithful will soon forget about their former star, and it
could be Schalke who have the last laugh.


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