Lessons

Scouting is a skill, not a lookup. These lessons cover how to read a young player's numbers, what each position on the pitch actually asks for, and where the value hides in a player pool everyone else is reading top-down. Work through them in order, or take the one you need.

1. Lesson 14 min read

   How to build a youth XI

   Choosing a formation, reading potential, and turning eleven high-ceiling names into a team.

2. Lesson 26 min read

   Position archetypes: what each slot actually needs

   Why a CB and a CDM are not interchangeable, and how position eligibility shapes a squad.

3. Lesson 35 min read

   How to read a Scout Report

   What the auto-generated XI is telling you — and, more usefully, what its gaps are telling you.

4. Lesson 46 min read

   Value hunting: finding wonderkids under €5M

   The cheap end of the pool is where a youth project is won or lost. How to search it deliberately.