Thu Jun 13, 2024 12:08 pm
Gavin Chesterfield :
Cardiff had a whopping 16 players out on loan last season – another thing viewed as a real positive within the club. While the players had varying degrees of both success and game-time, it is thought that youngsters and fringe players training regularly with senior stars will only aid their development. Expect more of the same this summer.
“We’ve had a lot of loans go out last year, probably more than we’ve ever had at any given time and that created an added workload, but we feel that we’ve got players coming back to us now that are far more ready for First Team football and closer than they were previously,” academy manager Gavin Chesterfield said today.
“We think that the boys have had good experiences and exposure to the levels that they’ve been playing in. We consider each player’s needs and their style when we send them out on loan. It always comes down to what is best for each player and I think this year, we’ve had a lot of good fits between our players and their loan clubs. We’ve done some decent work in that area and we’re making coordinated decisions for our players.”