Why would the US be so arrogant to think that they can come up with an evaluation system that would rival Bayern, Barcelona, Real Madrid etc? Add Manchester and maybe 2 other pro clubs and their combined income and reserves exceeds the entire NFL. Copy what they do. Mostly the eye test! They look for youngsters with promise (6-8 year olds). What is promise? That is pretty obvious if you've watched this age group at all. They reevaluate every year. Those progressing stay, those not replaced. By the time they get to 16-17 they know if they are real or not. Do they miss some? Absolutely. But more money will not develop a better evaluation system. What it will do is hire people that know WTF they are doing and can spot talent and not overlook the diminutive little kid that is shy and introverted but lives every day of his life through the game, makes the bigger, stronger, faster players look like orange cones and evolves into the greatest player to play the game and regularly makes the games finest players still look like orange cones at a training session. That is how change will come. Not recycling the same losers and expecting something different. That is called insanity.
