Alex Ferguson's Last 7 Academy Debutants: Where Are They Now?

[@isacvestholm5831]

I’ve been waiting for years and years for my team to feature in a HITC video, and finally it’s happened, AFC Eskilstuna. Zeki Fryers was good for us, you could clearly see that he had experience at a higher level

[@siler22]

Afc Eskilstuna propper club with rich history

[@isacvestholm5831]

@ 🤣🤣

[@Aber_Burk]

Hejar du på Eskilstuna? 😂

[@isacvestholm5831]

@@Aber_Burk Stämmer! :)

[@Aber_Burk]

@ haha! :D

[@gwheregwhizz]

Nothing says 300 appearances in League One and Two beckons more than the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award.

[@Johndoe-gf7eu]

???

[@benlane7282]

@@Johndoe-gf7eunot hard to understand

[@MRLONG758]

😂😂😂

[@filux7329]

Rangnick having been at United feels like an absolute fever dream now

[@trollpotatoe]

more like a fever nightmare 😅😅😅

[@Adam-uu9tw]

Everyone in Germany knows the guy is a complete fraud, but for some reason the British media think he is some kind of genius when all he did fuck all at Old Trafford apart from constant moaning.

[@adamdickinson2894]

I like that these type of videos are coming back a bit. As much as I like watching deep dives on the Armenian league, having a bit of a mix with this and the Arteta's first XI is good imo

[@sydwellmyataza]

Can you do a video on AS Roma and explain their crisis

[@olm8829]

That would indeed be interesting. They are a real fever dream of a club.

[@lucasrask9514]

@@olm8829roma makes my health decline

[@felixwalken2438]

Really though Roma looked promising at the start and then De Rossi got sacked and it has been a downward spiral since

[@isaacfung622]

@@felixwalken2438 Imagine De Rossi again, as if Chris Wilder in Sheffield United

[@giodhuha6771]

It's simple. Americans ruin them.

[@cormacwyatt5220]

Hahaha "England B Team.....Ireland" 😂 As an Irish person, im okay with this joke. Well said!

[@nabodabo1235]

The irish guy must be seething with anger

[@dawezer]

@@nabodabo1235 yes but no, its like a fuck you but you got me scenario ! Lol

[@deborahluck539]

My man! Never miss you all the way from Las Vegas xxxxx

[@mattyctill]

5:10 Sir Alex Ferguson did exactly the same thing with Ritchie de Laet. He signed for Stoke and moved in with a family I know. They would often take in new recruits for the club who were deemed too young to live alone. He told them he was actually signing for Man United and wouldn't be at Stoke long. Sure enough 18 months later, despite barely featuring for the Potters, he signed for Man United in what was seen as a total surprise. Royal Antwerp wanted more money from United than they would demand from Stoke. A quick call to Tony Pulis and it was problem solved for Ferguson.

[@leemcdonald1342]

Video idea: 7 World Football Clubs That Seems to Struggle In One Postition (Foward, Midfielder, etc)

[@tinnguyen2031]

Chelsea: Striker!!

[@sljs.trequartista]

⁠Ac Milan: Fullback

[@Shaggy-839two]

Barcelona: Striker

[@Mike-w8e]

@@tinnguyen2031Bro Nicolas Jackson is really good. Look at his Scorers this Season + he give u an Impact Ingame and is not the much the Goalgetter bc he gives them much much more

[@xtraviation]

​@@Shaggy-839two lewandowski???.. real madrid is the one struggling, they dont have a true 9

[@sydwellmyataza]

A brilliant video as usual

[@jamesharvey7739]

Mad how 2 of these started at the lowly academy of Manchester United and made it all the way to the pinnacle of football that is the A League.

[@apropercuppa8612]

I witnessed Wooton score against Perth Glory in the A-League a few weeks back. There you go.

[@jord.an6123]

Happy to see so much A-League representation. Good to see alfie talking about the best league in the world.

[@mr.dappermarsh3213]

He didn’t mention the League of Ireland what do you mean?

[@jord.an6123]

@@mr.dappermarsh3213 :) Solidarity with your small league too buddy

[@datbui6009]

Video suggesion : Arne Slot first starting XI at Feyenoord, where are they now

[@AzuraeLyonheart]

Kopites are garbage, so no thanks. So are man utd but whatever

[@in4mus85]

I'm sure your team is worse

[@datbui6009]

@@AzuraeLyonheart ok Tranmere fan

[@Garnacho17Editzz]

​@@AzuraeLyonheartsays a Tranmere fan 😂🤣

[@dondamon4669]

They would get no views!

[@andrewonuoha5085]

Alfie we need a What on earth is going on at Roma

[@damobart15]

As a Wellington Phoenix fan I can confirm that Wooton is indeed quite good

[@apropercuppa8612]

I was at the match he scored in the other week. As soon as Glory gave up a free-kick on the edge of the box, I knew it was going in. Just didn't expect it to go in from Wooton.

[@agin1519]

He came in replacing Steven Taylor essentially and with dire warnings from those who’d followed his English club career. He has been quite good, much quieter than Taylor (though who isn’t?) but very reliable. Scored a goal early doors this season too. As well as Surman signing for Portland, the two footed keeper Alex Paulsen behind him signed for Bournemouth. Hopefully a name that will be more well known soon! Thanks Fergie!

[@simplemcritick738]

That English B team bar was fire though 😂😂😂

[@Durith]

Mark Hughes being tackled by Des Walker while talking about Mark Robins? ;)

[@danielkarmy4893]

I actually think Will Keane's return to full fitness and regular Championship football is one of the most remarkable comeback stories the game has ever seen. It's up there with Shaun Barker even returning to the pitch at all, in 2016 for Burton, after literally four years recovering from a horror injury that would have retired 99.999% of players on the spot - and Craig Gordon's return to international duty in his early forties, of course. And Sam Hutchinson's return from literally being retired at 21, whereupon he forged a solid career for himself...but honestly, I had no doubt whatsoever in 2016 that Will Keane would be forced into early retirement and find himself walking a very lonely, dark path in life haunted by the ghosts of what should have been. I smile any time I see his name on a team sheet - whatever good he gets from this game, he truly deserves.

[@lewisblackwiththenicehair]

I was on a cyber-security course with Larnell Cole about 18 months ago, strangely enough. Quite a pleasant bloke, didn't finish the course in the end, though 😂

[@seandelap8587]

They talk about Guardiola and Klopp but the Ferguson and Wenger rivalry back in the day surpassed them imo as did the Man Utd vs Arsenal rivalry which was truly heated and intense while the Liverpool vs Man City rivalry is far more friendly imo

[@in4mus85]

Barclays era rivalries were intense!!

[@maciejbala477]

football generally was more heated in the past. Now it's become "nicer" so to speak

[@yungdkay1008]

​@@maciejbala477who's fault is it, how can you be Intense when you get a yellow for having an injury. It's so disgraceful how the PGMOL treats some teams in the prem.

[@Johndoe-gf7eu]

No one talks about guardiola and klopp. Not even top 5 prem rivalries

[@danieltaylor3737]

As an understated Wellingtonian who follows Wellington Phoenix, I must say, Scott Wootton, has been "not too bad".

[@badgermanization]

The talk of Class of 92 made think of another video idea: top 7 academy cohorts in football history. I imagine that the class of 92 and Barcelona's youth players who made their great team in the late 2000s would be very high on the list.

[@jennylithgow2993]

These videos are always so interesting

[@Tevo_Sixteen]

Hello Alfie, long time viewer first time commenter I love ur best XI videos and thought one that would be good is best one club players XI which I hope is self explanatory for such a fine intellectual as yourself as I feel a lot of great clubman aren’t true one club players and thus would be an interesting topic, thank you for reading my comment if you did

[@jackhurst8104]

Still waiting for Alfie to do a FM save on his second channel 👀

[@jamesdulany2176]

It's funny, some of us think Michael Keane probably should be starting up front in place of DCL. Whichever youth coach at United decided he should play center half failed him.

[@Daniel-nw2jg]

I grew up with Larnell Cole in sale, always a good guy, we used to play football all the time and he was levels above all the older lads even when he was just a little kid. Just goes to show how much you need to make it at the top level

[@mrpotato442]

Michael Keane has been so outstanding for Everton it makes Gérard Piques career at Barcelona look insignificant

[@Kriscur20]

Chill out

[@bens4602]

No need to do it to death. He had some rocky patches, lots of players do, but he played thru them. He’s been fine this season.

[@mrpotato442]

@@bens4602my sarcasm went over ur head there Ben

[@maciejbala477]

@@mrpotato442 meh, it wasnt great sarcasm. Keane's career has been fine, it wasn't bad. Nothing special, but also nothing to mock

[@Erredupizer]

You said what I've been thinking for some time - after Fergie left, we tried every possible type of manager: a PL veteran, a proven winner, a club legend and a promising manager who can work with youth. And none of them achieved any long time success. So at this point, I don't even know what manager would work for us. We could (hypothetically of course) get Guardiola or Klopp and they would still fail. I'm sure Amorim is very talented by I'm not convinced that he can fix this mess.

[@AlexanderGreensmith]

Excellent vid. Same again for Wenger’s last acad grads pls?

[@Someone_you_know124]

That England B Team had me laughing and I am not even English . I am Indian

[@cheech7900]

Says Mark Robins, shows Mark Hughes 🫣

[@danosullivan9502]

Long time fan Alfie, and I do hate to be picky, but yeah .... kzbin.infoUgkx1DP_sALb9L0nl9tACBi_OfTBRav-XlaK?si=550qyyZBqeIjgHu1

[@RyuzakiTaiyou]

Best German players in the premier league of all time. (Day 696) Alternativly you could do "Best German players who played outside the Bundesliga" or something like that if you prefer. I will not give up until the video is made or Alfie himself tells me to stop. Everyone else telling me that will be ignored. If you don't believe my number, just go back to the previous videos. I'm at the bottom most of the time, but I'm there.

[@sydwellmyataza]

You really ain't giving up🤣🤣🤣I always see your comment

[@adamdickinson2894]

@@RyuzakiTaiyou this could be an interesting series - add in best Italian careers outside Italy, France Spain England etc

[@696190]

Didn't he already do that?

[@brunobernardicoutinho1741]

Have faith bro, I believe in you!

[@aarontully17]

As a Philadelphia Union supporter, I appreciate the Freddy Adu references every video

[@ubernoodles]

How about a video about top 10 wonderkids FM (your choice in year) and where they are now

[@Mydigitalepitaph]

1:46 Thats Mark Hughes, not Mark Robbins in the pic

[@mariadanielalavia8877]

Ancelotti made Michael Keane look like he was Rio Ferdinand ngl

[@finegoldstones]

Before I even watch this, what a great video idea. How do you come up with these alfie (rhetorical)

[@tombrady13]

Let it be noted, England are only one trophy ahead of Ireland. And that was in the 60s

[@Adam-uu9tw]

Ireland are one World Cup/Euros knock out win ahead of San Marino, Liechtenstein and Gibraltar and that was in 1990...on penalties...

[@tombrady13]

@ we didn’t invent the game fella, nor is it the primary sport of the entire country

[@PaulBeenisYourFriend]

8:31 "Thistle do" Cole's exact words when he arrived in Inverness

[@in4mus85]

I'm surprised more people don't talk about the state Fergie left United in.

[@siphemanana2551]

I think Alfie did that video a very long time ago

[@jamestaylor2606]

Decline started after Ronaldo’s exit. Never properly replaced Ronaldo. Also, never found a way to replace or phase out legends like Scholes, Giggs, Neville, or later Evra, Ferdinand, Vidic and Carrick. Made bets on Smalling, Jones, Rafael, Fabio, Cleverley, and others. A lot of the poor recruitment since then can be explained, in part, by players being reluctant to go to a declining and unstable ManUtd. If you look at all of United’s academy players of the last 10-15 years, it’s embarrassing how poorly the club has recruited. Pogba, Rashford, Greenwood are all elite talents and huge assets who should have been “looked after”. Considering the fees required to sign elite players (two of whom are forwards = $$$$), they should have had full-time counselors and “chaperones” employed to keep an eye on these guys. Beyond that; D Welbeck, T Clev, M Keane, J Lingard, J Garner, A Gomes, J Evans, S McTominay, A Januzaj could all have been at least squad players (or sold for a decent fee) who we didn’t really improve upon with our signings. Not to mention proven elite players we signed for big money and then squandered… DiMaria and Mata come to mind. DiMaria could’ve been a Utd legend on the RW for the last 10 years. After what happened with Greenwood I hope they are looking after Mainoo, Garnacho, Hojlund, and Yoro.

[@maciejbala477]

@@jamestaylor2606 the main thing for me is as usual the poor management and recruitment, but also that players seemed to not improve after joining Man Utd. Very few did anyway

[@Johndoe-gf7eu]

Left a title winning team, what state? Cant say the same for klopp😂😂😂

[@in4mus85]

@Johndoe-gf7eu that's surface level football knowledge right there. Some of those players left with Fergie and most of them past their primes. P.S. looking at where Liverpool are right now you really shouldn't be talking. It's a good thing you laughed at your comment because nobody else will.

[@gurururuwarararara8164]

Video idea: 7 players to bear the captains armband whilst on loan at that club I think Jay Spearing and Stefan Johansen have done so for Bolton and QPR, but I'm not 100% sure. But I think it'd be a fun video regardless 😊😊

[@zxmoore1]

Random but could you do a video about KSK Beveren and their rise and fall. Amazing story of the club using players from the Ivory Coast (Yaya Toure, Arthur Boka, Eboue, Gervinho, Romaric, etc) to find success in the Belgian league and even getting to the Finals of the Belgian Cup in 2003-04, among their success prior to in the late 70s and 80s. Thanks!!

[@lamjianhua2884]

Do "Alex Ferguson's First 7 Academy Debutants: Where Are They Now?" next

[@Taboas2013]

all of them retired

[@PaddyOutback]

As an Irishman, I feel the digs were fair game. Kinda like when Grealish and Rice scored against us recently, it was coming and we all knew it. As always, great video.

[@DGAMINGEN]

As the current manager in a Football Manager 24 save this is especially interesting. In 2030 our revamped team defeated Aston Villa 15-0 due to 2 red cards on their side. Oh and the 15-0 was scored by Antony. Who I kept on for the memes. Came on as a substitute in his last game for the club. Somehow Barca took him before he flopped and went to Leeds. Thinking about bringing the 33 year old GOAT back.

[@trevorfeverdj]

Omg 1:53 That's Mark Hughes, not Mark Robins.....😮

[@gts1300]

Day 2 on asking for a video on big clubs poaching managers from smaller teams mid-season because there's no set transfer market period

[@theberningbush4400]

We've got the wind, the rain and the Phoenix Oh Wellington is wonderful And yes Scott Wooton has been quite good ❤

[@John17489]

What is going on at Wolfsburg, Montpellier, Roma videos up next

[@soundscape26]

Wolfsburg?

[@John17489]

@@soundscape26 they’ve been in a similar decline to when Hamburg were in the BL recently

[@ezraezra2928]

@@John17489 Wolfsburg were the Bundesliga champions in 2008-09 with Edin Dzeko. Montpellier also did the same in Ligue 1 2011-12 with Olivier Giroud. Roma also were in 2022-23 Europa League Final, while also being the reigning Conference League winners. But how they ended up falling apart right now???

[@jzwadlo]

only a 1/4 through but pretty bang on so far - However even though I'm not the biggest fan of the way Ineos make their money (not much I can do about that as a fan though is there? We just have to accept it as it's not our choice as fans who owns the club and where their money comes from) All I can say is that I feel Sir Jim has correctly identified that the roots of this club have become antiquated and fallen behind almost every other big club in Europe since Fergie left the up till now hadn't re-invested in facilities or anything like all the other clubs around Europe which is why Ronaldo was bemused when he came back to find everything 'was the same' At least Ineos looking at a new stadium and new Carrington (and us having one of the best youth teams going at the moment) gives Amorim a real chance to grow the club and drag it kicking and screaming in-line with the rest of the other teams in Europe for the first time since Fergie left. Because all these injuries and such and 0 investement by the Glazers into the training facilities and such have been the real reason I think that the club has fallen behind the other clubs in Europe since Fergie left, because as you said, it certainly isn't down to the lack of types of managers we've tried! 🙏 I'm excited to see what the best young manager in world football (arguably with Xabi as well) is going to do with the club, but I'm all for having another fiery dynamic Portugese Manager on the sidelines after the personality-vacuum that was Erik Ten Haag, who didn't ever stir the fire in my loins as a supporter in the same way some of our past managers have. To recap though, Fergie's strongest ability as a manager was to get 250% out of every player in what was quite an average sqaud when he left - when Moyes could only get a 100% from the same players we realised how amazing SAF was at man-management and putting out a team and squaeezing every bit of talent and more from every player under him. Even the recent Nicky Butt and Scholes podcast says he's the only manager who could drop you and make you feel so hyped for when he put you back in the team in 2 weeks time cos 'he was gonna need you son'. Brilliant one of a kind coach.

[@MrKrewie]

have to say, ive never heard of some of em in my entire life which i find kinda sad since they seem to have had a lot of potential

[@martinpowell5221]

New Video idea: 7 Greatest Academy Cohorts

[@Frontline_Sports24]

Can you do a video on Wycombe Wabderes please

[@MrRafting]

I wouldn't mind a "7 academy graduates in Klopp's first season" type video, if he even played 7 of them

[@MrSmith1984]

When you look at it, Manchester United Academy produced incredibly few players that went onto have a truely successful career. In fact; since Wes Brown, the only two have been Paul Pogba & Gerald Pique, players who where far more successful outside of Old Trafford.

[@MrSimonson]

1:50 isn’t that a picture of mark hughes?

[@21hazza]

Would love to see this for Wenger at Arsenal

[@skorpion3993]

Unpopular opinion about SAF: If he’d stayed as manager past 2013, Manchester United would still be in a similar situation they are now. The glazer’s priorities of the football club were already starting to show in SAF’s last season in the club, which was a team mostly consisting of still good but aging players that had been the base of the team for 10-20 years. The club has been rotting to the core in the last decade being focused more on being a franchise and brand than a football team, something that shows from the bad business decisions being made with transfers to the aging training ground and leaky stadium. Hopefully it’s something INEOS can turn around.

[@ayrts01]

If fergie would've stayed his backroom staff would've stayed defenders like rio and vidic wouldn't have downed tools because they got told to defend like phil jagielka lol we would've at the very least finished top 4 and fergie would've had a full season to see who needs replacing and would've made damn sure they would've been replaced by the players that he wanted n with champions league united and fergie power behind Woodward he probably would've been able to get fergies first choices quite easy instead we have a mix of players from different managers and different styles of play hopefully ineos just let's the players the new manager doesn't want contract run out and leave on a free if they can't sell em instead of getting extensions on the hope they can be sold but never do get sold like under Woodward

[@allayx.6974]

We need Luton. Not sure if it’s just bad performances on the pitch only

[@Inuit1982]

OMG loving that "again!" comment in the intro xD

[@T.E.S.S.]

easily impressed aren't you?

[@declanfrew6958]

9:53 is nothing but Irish Guy bait, admit it Alfie

[@skyzaid263]

Wellington Phoenix mention! Maybe it’s time for the club to get its own video?

[@amirfarhan7290]

3:28 start of the list

[@TheKalaxis]

The last time I was this early, Fergus was still managing United

[@AzuraeLyonheart]

😂😂😂

[@mattbain230]

As an Adelaide united season ticket holder, he has been woeful, slow, and looks like he doesn’t care. When we signed him I thought he’d turn us around instantly. Instead he’s been a rotation player behind teenagers

[@andrewonuoha5085]

We need a what on earth is going on at Roma video

[@aymtv]

1:51 - that’s Mark Hughes, not Mark Robins

[@thebing25]

Will you be applying for match of the day

[@aydenbutson]

10:35

[@akunwanneprosper7016]

Now do the same for Pep Guardiola at Barcelona

[@NailHammer-g7g]

But Alphie, what Warhammer army do they all play?

[@showtimehussam]

Preston's transfer policy: United academy graduate

[@1pufc]

Georgie Boydddd 😍😍😍

[@aaronpanesar]

The Class of 2012 didn't quite hit 1992 😅

[@Elementloaf]

Weird you mentioned cole was not related to andy cole, am i missing something?

[@theangrykbdist]

9:41 Ireland catching strays shots again

[@SkyBlueFreelance]

Shame that's Mark Hughes and not Mark Robins (from a Cov fan in mourning)

[@catto1980]

Michael Keane should have been a striker, best finisher at the club

[@ScrimboEdits]

Am I the only one who (When they were younger) thought Micheal Keane was Roy Keane’s son

[@daithimcnally8212]

Robbie Brady the GOAT

[@sneakytacos773]

Who else is waiting for Alfie’s side comments on Maccabi degenerates in the next video😂

[@StrawCurrent]

Nick Powell 👀

[@TheRvDGamers]

English B team made my day and I am Irish 😂

[@ScottR08]

Skip to 3:30 for the start of the actual vid

[@ryanormerod4470]

Old school alfie vid

[@devil-sad]

That "sausage boy" comment is completely baffling

[@seandelap8587]

Man Utd have had at least 10 different managers in total since Alex Ferguson retired back in 2013 which is contrary to the vision of them being a non sacking club the reality is that Furgson consistently built successful teams that won major honours on a consistent basis which is why he lasted as long as he did it remains to be seen whether Amorim will finally be the man to fill in the void that the club has been crying out for since Ferguson departed but i suspect that the issues plaguing the club for the best part of a decade run deeper than simply the manager the entire club has been terribly run from top to bottom which has had a negative impact on the club both on and off the field which even this new manager despite his success elsewhere may even struggle to turnaround at least in the short time but only the furure will tell whether his tenure leads to major success or not

[@in4mus85]

He didn't not set them up for success after he left though!!!! Team was full of 30 year olds

[@mariadanielalavia8877]

@@in4mus85 bro was at utd for almost 30 years and won everything he could. what else did you want him to do? the other managers and club owners have to also sort out their shit.

[@olithomas4722]

Why are 5 minute videos stretched out for 22 minutes?

[@DabDabGoose]

So of that list I think it's fair to say only one of those players would have been good enough to be a Man U regular at best(Micheal Keane), that said most new youth players especially those who come in to play league cup games are not going to go on and be stars.

[@thehappyone23]

Wonder what Alfie thinks about hiring the coach who was just let go from Philadelpha (Jim Curtin) for Hull City, bearing in mind the diabolical history of American coaches in England...

[@plzdonthate1000]

Watching from the states before work

[@finngillis7928]

Please do a what the hell is going on with Coventry City

[@Ανδρέας-ΓεώργιοςΣκίννερ]

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE MENTIONED 💚🤍💚🤍💚

[@AbwibrahimO]

Video suggestion : PLEASE TALK ABOUT AMESTERDAM!

[@soundscape26]

A whole video on that?

[@AbwibrahimO]

@@soundscape26 Why not? very interesting why Media always blames foreigners and attack them and defend them, and says locals have right to do whatever they can do to defend themselves, when this time the media decided to defend the foreigners and attack the locals because of race and skin colour i guess!!

[@blinkusfishus2052]

Aussie here can confirm Alfies sources check out: Wotton has been pretty good. Tunnicliffe kinda meh. 😂

[@deborahluck539]

I’m seventy but am an indisputable football fanatic! I’m sending a shout out from Las Vegas xxx. You are by far the best! I’ve followed Messi forever and always will ❤ Am I supposed to be following Hull ? It’s a bit hard…….sorry ALPHIE :(

[@John17489]

Or the rise of Bodo Glimt, Heidenheim, Atalanta videos

[@koopalibrary]

I'm never impressed by big clubs so called homegrown talent philisophy. The only reason why clubs like Ajax, Anderlecht, Brugge, Feyenoord, PSV, ... can't hold on to their talent is cause they don't even have the money to compete with say Dortmund. Despite that their conveyor belt is impressive. I would rate these clubs ability to raise homegrown talent far more than clubs like man city, man utd, chelsea, bayern, ... .