Mancini’s teenies are top of the class
Posted Friday, October 28, 2011 by The Sun
PROSPECT ... Dennis Suarez
De Jong said: "These are exciting times, not only for the senior players but the ones who have come from the youth and reserve teams.
"If they train with us during the week, it is an exciting time for the young kids.
"I've been 17 and 18, so I know how exciting those times are if you can play with the first-team players.
"They are hungry to play and that is what the Carling Cup is all about, to give the young lads an opportunity to play and show their qualities.
"You could see that at Wolves. If you saw how easy they blended in, you can only have great respect for them.
"Now it all depends on them. It's all about your own mentality, how far you want to go to reach the next level. You need sometimes a bit of luck with the situation you are in, that's obvious.
"But it's all about how far they want to push their bodies to the next level and to become senior players."
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