Episode 9 - How important is athleticism in football? Academy Scouts discuss!

In this episode, we recap what we have learned from the previous 8 episodes. We push to find the answer to discover 'What is the formula to making a footballer!'  The question we spend the most time discussing is, how important is athleticism? We go down a lot of rabbit holes and really try to answer this question. We don't get an answer and we argue a lot, but there it's certainly a thought-provoking conversation.    Give us your views in the comments below. How important do you think athleticism is to make it as a footballer?

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Could you develop your child into a footballer if you followed the 'perfect' formula? Sean Conlon, the founder of We Make Footballers and a Scout with Chelsea believes some people can. Follow our journey to discovering what it really takes to become a footballer. How much is down to luck, genetics or being born into a football family.