The Manchester Evening News wrote an article that highly praised the former Manchester United youth training director Nick Cox, who had just left office and transferred to Everton, saying that he left a "glorious legacy." During his six ye...
The Manchester Evening News wrote an article that highly praised the former Manchester United youth training director Nick Cox, who had just left office and transferred to Everton, saying that he left a "glorious legacy."
During his six years as youth training supervisor, Cox helped 35 players make their first-team debut, sign top young players, and lead the team to win the Youth FA Cup. He not only cares about the growth of geniuses such as Garnacho and Menu, but also cares about the players who have not succeeded.
The article reveals multiple inside stories, for example, Cox convinced Garnacho to join and persuade Menu to stay in the team against the backdrop of the noisy children.
data proves Cox's success. From 2019 to 2024, youth training players accounted for as much as 25%, second only to Bayern in the five major leagues; he helped the club raise 100 million pounds by selling youth training players, and continued the record of youth training players on the roster of more than 4,200 games. He established the youth training alumni program and introduced innovative initiatives such as player-coach roles.
However, the article also pointed out that Cox had a difficult time working in the later stages. After Inex Group took over, due to cost reductions, the Youth Training Academy lost outstanding employees in the layoffs, and the resources and media reports were reduced, and the current employees were under great pressure.
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