The issue we had at my school team wasn't a lack of talent from the players. The main problem was that any talent, such as flair, final ball, or pace (a personal frustration) was literally overshadowed by a determination to play a full starting 11 who were over 6 foot 2.
There were a couple of cracking players in the squad who never made it out of a training session in order to accommodate as many large players as possible, to the point where there were 5 centre halves playing across the back 4, and in central midfield. It makes sense if the wee guy is lightweight as well, but even the broader ones never got close.
