Do clubs in Scotland stifle up and coming young players by over protecting them?

I think we do tend to do that here, if players are not tested on a daily basis then how can we judge how good they really are? I agree that if your good enough your old enough just look at Rooney and Ronaldo they are both testament to that. At 25 a player should be playing the best football of his career, sure they can develop but only to a certain extent, some skills just cannot be taught they are a natural gift some players have.