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Mourinho questions Real's youth system

October 31, 2012
By Miguel Delaney, Spain Correspondent
Real Madrid first-team boss Jose Mourinho has blamed the club's youth system and Madrid Castilla coach Alberto Toril for not providing a useful reservoir of young talent to the senior side.

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Mourinho has himself been criticised in the local media recently for not giving youngsters from the B team a chance, especially for fielding midfielder Michael Essien at left-back and not giving Nacho Fernandez, 22, an opportunity with the first team ...

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