It's a game based on actual world realities. Barcelona has a great youth system. ASEC has a great youth system. Porto has a great Youth System, and so on. Ignoring that hurts the game more than helps it.
I've a test save, all the countries loaded, all 454K players loaded. In the 18 and under's in this database,
There are 5 players with 190+ potential, from Hertha Berlin, Chelsea, Inter, Suwon and Viktoria Plzen
There are 13 players with 180-189 potential, from ASSE, Toluca, FLU, FLA, Dinamo Moscow, Genk, San Lorenzo, Espanyol, Villareal, Liverpool, PSV, Juve, and Sassualo.
In the same save, over the last two youth intakes, Chelsea has one player at 177 PA, 5 from 150 to 159, 2 from 144 to 149, 3 in the 130's, 3 in the 120's, 3 in the 110's, 3 in the 90's, 3 in the 80's and a 73.
What out of those strikes you as 'Predetermined'?