Goal.com · Jul 8, 2018
Inside Tabarez's youth system that ensures tiny Uruguay will keep punching above their weight
'El Maestro' runs the national team like a club side, and has commanded the respect and full co-operation of his players and his bosses alike
Between Monday and Wednesday, on any given week of the year, the top 30 clubs in Uruguayan football release their best young players to national team coaches for a crash course in what it takes to be a professional.
It is part of the wide-ranging youth development plan put in place by Uruguay boss Oscar Tabarez that will ensure the tiny South American nation will not just be back challenging for next year’s Copa America and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, but quite possibly for generations to come.