5 football debates that will never get old

Life is a debate in itself. As Hamlet questions, “to be or not to be?” Almost all of us live our entire life debating. New car or a new house? A burger or a Pizza? Jeans or shorts? Leonardo di Caprio or Matthew McConaughy? This or that? We make decisions after debating – sometimes within us and sometimes with others.And when it comes to football, debates are like the flow of the never-ending river Nile. Debates take from one extreme to another. Some debates go so far that it unfortunately costs even lives.Some debates become legendary – an immortal epic like Vyasa’s Mahabharata or Homer’s Iliad. In football, there are a few debates that echo in eternity like Sir Alex Ferguson’s chewing gum. And here are five of these ageless debates.

#1 Buy or Promote?

In Spanish, cantera or cartera? This debate has raged on for centuries. Where clubs like Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester City are famous for buying, Barcelona, Manchester United (once upon a time) and Atletico Madrid have been raved for entrusting youth.

The club that buy get a lot of criticism than the ones that promote youth. For example, Real Madrid are labelled as the destroyers of talent and resources for buying big name stars and letting go of talented youth teamers. In fact, even if the expensive player does well with the Club, the credit is mostly given to the money. However, if a youth teamer fails with the first team, the club are still praised for being brave.

The truth is that both the policies are the reason why football survives. If players weren’t bought for high prices, the producers would stop producing quality and the vice versa is also true. But who has time to think logically?