Harry Redknapp questions Premier League youth production as Max Dowman shines

West Ham were once known as the 'Academy of Football.' Former Hammers boss Harry Redknapp says 'something has to be done' about the lack of exciting youngsters breaking through at top Premier League clubs, with Chelsea and Liverpool considered part of the problem and Arsenal wonderkid Max Dowman proving a break from the norm.

West Ham will be taking a step backwards after suffering relegation into the Championship, which may create more opportunities for their stars of tomorrow. Redknapp asked where the academy players have gone: 'There's not one kid from the academy in the first team of West Ham.

There's not one kid at Tottenham out of the academy in their team. Where have the kids all gone?' He blamed modern practices that he sees as overly manufactured, arguing that coaching and tactical trends have suppressed mercurial talent. 'Absolutely, I think now suddenly everybody thought they were Pep Guardiola ...

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