Yes off course....they generally trot that out about the Portuguese league in the British media, and then Bruno Fernandes and Ruben Dias come straight over and win premier league player of the year awards in their 1st and 2nd season.....it's a hot bed of talent the Portuguese league....considering the lack of money in the league it's record at producing top class players is phenomenal ....wasn't benfica the first club to hit a billion pounds in player sales......off course all the top players leave at an early age but that's just economics.....it's a hotbed of young talent and has been for ages.......
Despite its lack of money , I would put the leagues record of producing players up against any other league.....it's remarkable..
It is astonishing what they produce, unbelievable even. How have they done it?
I know the big 3 clubs try to vacuum up every good player from 6 yrs old.......but they are still finding other world-beaters at provincial clubs. What are they doing to their kids to make them better than ours in such huge numbers?