The brutal reality of Premier League academies: Deese Kasinga’s story | BBC Sport

Deese Kasinga’s dream came true when he signed a two-year deal at Newcastle when he was 16. But this soon turned into heartbreak when he faced a huge setback. His story explores the highs and lows of academy football and the tough realities of trying to make it as a pro.

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The brutal reality of Premier League academies: Deese Kasinga’s story | BBC Sport

[RisingBallers]

Man like Deese. Your time will come. 🙏

[filippertemov]

Stay calm and train hard. Vardy made his debut in premier league at 27-28 years. He was playing with sunday league teams and then he comes in the premier league and won the league. You still can do this, you still can !

[larrydaniels]

These knee injuries are not a joke. They can really decide a player’s career

[jhardworkpaysoff]

This is why people need to respect footballers hard work and discipline

[JJR]

Sad thing is this guy stepped up to tell it how it is, but PL scouts are so fickle they will see his name and might not touch him. Boys from the toughest ends with no positive surroundings respect to him for staying positive

[BiDre]

Someone of Desse's quality should not be going from Newcastle to Tower Hamlets. He needs a new agent

[SCRIPTLESSTHOUGHTS]

once I trained on the same pitch with this man, what a player honestly.

[Doseofmentalhealth]

My cousin got released from Charlton FC after finishing his 2-year scholarship. Football is no joke. It’s tough man.

[alanjackson]

Clubs expect loyalty and treat young kids like disposable toy . About time they started taking some responcabilty

[baq]

Played 8 years at Ajax youth acadamy and 2 years at Volendam. Basically from the age of 8 and 18 ive been sacrificing alot. I’m 27 now, didnt make it as a pro. I feel really behind in life, never had a plan B. Didnt focus on school or anything. Working minimum wage while some old teammates are pro is mental. Ive been struggling mentally for as long as i can remember. Trying as hard as i can to get something out of this life. But sometimes i wish i wasnt here. Sometimes i wish i was a “normal” kid who had not a talent for football so he could focus on school and normal things. No extreme pressure where kids should not be in. Damn it was a gift but it ended up being a curse.

[richmerch]

Same thing happened to my nephew at Fulham. A bad tackle that broke his leg and he was just felt to heal and recover by him self, no club physio, not even a check up to see how he was doing. It's not just Newcastle, they are all terrible to the kids coming through

[iioreoyziioreogang]

I know a kid who didn take being released well, took the street life and went jail lied to people that he was in Spain training once he came out mad thoughts and regrets on his head as a failure etc. He took his own life. But he wasss very talented

[_mubarak]

You know what’s sad ? I’ve been through what he went 😔 I was at a club and I messed my MCL at St. George’s park at a premier league tournament 😔 this was two years ago and I got offered nothing but now I’m back and better ! Soon on top dw d keep going bro

[morgangooch]

Teams should offer support could fuck up players mental health

[jaykumar]

people need to open their eyes, getting into pro ball isnt that easy

[nizarahamedmd]

This just shows how hard everyone earned their place to play in the top leagues.Big respect to everyone of them and all those who are trying to get in there.

[thatfakeamericandude]

This is sad because the same thing happened to me. My ACL got torn & MCL was damaged in a friendly match in year 11 summer just after I had my Kent County Trials. Ever since I’ve just been scared to go back on the pitch since and I’m 20 now and I still wanna make my way back to the top. You can do this bro, I believe in you.

[DSnr]

From my experiences as a youngster and what I see at academies today, I would advise most youngsters with talent is to skip the Premier league academies, and go for a club in League 1. It's definitely a more brutal environment at that level, but if you can make the first team at 16/17 and are good enough to hold your position, a top team will come in for you after a season.

[manishyadav-grdj]

Just had ACL surgery 5 days ago I'm 18 , this is my second time ACL surgery ❣️ don't give up guys just believe in you and you know your game is lit 🔥

[dazzabo]

My uncle went through this. He was a great player at wolves when he was 18. Tore his acl and 3 weeks after he recovered he tore his second one as he was rushed back too soon without proper recovery. He was released and depressed when he came back. He’s now 38 addicted to heroin and has 0 custody over his child.