[The Acolyte]

Can't believe the short memories of some folk here.
Didn't Rafa cut his managerial teeth in youth and reserve footy with R.Madrid?
He knows the benfits of a reseve team playing the same style as the first team. Why do you think most of the foreign players are guys he brought in, they have the attributes he wants?

He didn't like the coaching method of the youth side so he brought someone else in to run the Academy, this also explains why none of the local or Brit lads have made the first team since Rafa's arrival.

THEY WEREN'T GOOD ENOUGH!!!