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Originally Posted by Goofle11
He didn't develop any of them, they just naturally played their game and improved/settled in as time passed.
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How do you mean 'developed'?
Because a player like Walcott for example was at Southampton until he was 16, now he's at Arsenal and is 23. Southampton fans would say they developed him and Arsenal fans may say Arsenal developed him. Likewise with a player such as Ronaldo at Sporting/United/Real Madrid.
I think, in the proper sense of the word, only Barcelona 'develop' players. It's almost like they have a factory and keep mass producing them, thanks to La Masia. I remember when Pep made the comment about Barcelona having players better than Wilshire in the B team and people got annoyed but it's probably true.
I would say, Mourinho definitely had a hand in Lampard and Drogba's games excelling to they level they got to, but it depends what your interpretation of 'develop' is.