Ali chats with CJ Egan-Riley (Burnley), the EA Sports FC EFL Young Player of the Month for February, and Bobby Pointon of Bradford City - about their development as young players, adapting to the senior game, and their clubs' promotion ambitions.

This week is Youth Development week in the EFL, an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the impact that the EFL, its Clubs and its competitions have on developing some of the best young players in the game. At the end of the episode, Ali names an XI of current EFL academy-developed whose development he's enjoyed over the last few years.

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