Revisiting “The Team of the Future”

Scott Sinclair

The former Chelsea player is another who hasn’t been as successful as once predicted. Branded outrageously by some as the next Thierry Henry, the Englishman had several loan spells, at lower division teams, and in the Premier League. He couldn’t however, impress sufficiently to break into the Chelsea’s team, leading to a permanent move to Swansea, under his mentor Brendan Rodgers. His most memorable moment there came in the play-offs, where he starred for the team to win them promotion. He had a great season in the top flight too, helping Swansea stay up quite easily, and fitting into Rodgers’ style seamlessly. However, another low came in the 2012-13 season, after an ill advised move to then Premier League champions Manchester City. He endured a torrid season, hardly getting to play, something that is frustrating for any player. He is currently on loan at West Bromwich Albion, trying to get first team football and get his career flying again.

Jose Baxter

The striker is a former Everton player, having progressed through the Youth Academy of the club. He became the youngest player to ever play for Everton when he made his debut for the Merseyside club and also played for the England age level teams. The player couldn’t really break into the first team though. He rejected a contract in 2012 from Everton in search of first team football and got it at Oldham where he impressed. He moved to Sheffield United at the start of this season to be re-united with his former youth manager, David Weir. He’s scored 1 goal in his 6 appearances there so far.

So, the lesson to be learned from all this is that predicting the future isn’t as easy at it looks. Unless you’ve got a time machine, try not looking too far into the future. If you do feel a particularly strong pull towards clairvoyance, then perhaps you’d be better of taking your chances with World Cup 2014 Playoffs betting. To shorten the odds try and get hold of a pet octopus and don’t read too much of the Mail!