Crystal Palace academy chief Mark Bright says the fundamentals for youth success remain the same.
Palace's young players are enjoying ever better facilities at the club.
With Palace U18s fighting for top spot this season, the future looks bright on the pitch. However, Bright has stern advice for young prospects: adding hard work off the pitch is what will make you prosper.
“The great facilities [are] not necessarily going to guarantee lots of great players. But we hope, with good coaching, good facilities and desire and hunger from young players, we'll produce players," he told the club's website.
“You have to understand greatness and its forms. Playing FIFA is not going to help make you the best footballer, but reading a book on a footballer might help you because everybody goes through the same ups and downs.
“Because it's very similar: you win, you lose and you draw. You get taken off, you score an own goal, you score a goal and you get sent off. All these footballers will have gone through those testing moments."
