The situation of a young footballer from the academy has become a central topic of discussion within the CD Tenerife community. Recent statements by the coach, explaining the reason for limiting his playing minutes, have led to an intense debate on the Deportes Cope Tenerife program.

The CD Tenerife coach has described the youth player as an "extraordinary player" with "extraordinary conditions for football." However, he clarified that, at 17 or 18 years old, he still struggles to maintain the pace of matches from the start and needs to improve in aspects such as midfield work, aerial play, tackling, and ball recovery, to avoid being merely an impact substitute in the final minutes.

According to the coach, the path for the young footballer involves understanding that football goes beyond individual skill with the ball. If he manages to integrate these aspects, he could become an exceptional player, or at least a good one, like many others who have played for the club.

This talent management has generated a clash of opinions among the commentators. For one regular pundit, the situation is clear: the youth player has been underutilized. He argues that, while not demanding he play the full 90 minutes, he is the only one who creates anything in a squad that struggles to generate dangerous chances.

In contrast, another journalist defends the coach's stance, stating that the coach knows best when to field the player. He emphasizes that modern football demands "total footballers" and not just offensive talent, citing examples of teams that improved their performance by prioritizing players with greater defensive capabilities.

The journalist also pointed out that the youth player's impact is greater when he comes off the bench against tired opponents, as "when a player starts and the youth player starts, he goes unnoticed for 30 or 40 minutes." He insists that football has two moments, with and without the ball, and that many analyses focus only on the former, forgetting the defensive work that the coach demands.