The next generation of players!

[jasonharding]

Top youth players that i've heard are going to be the next big thing excluding the obvious ones like fabregas, nani and Bale.

this isn't ine any particular order.

1) Freddy Adu, some might have heard of him plays in Mls lightening quick with a great left peg had trials with Man utd. which didn't materialise into anything but a defo hot prospect for the future.

2)Lucas Leiva- Recently joined liverpool from Gerimo, steely midfielder who loves a tackle, has a great range of passing and is really quick, Liverpool have had a great buy in my opinion.

3)João Moutinho- The sporting lisbon player is a cultered midfielder with a powerful shot and fantastic ability to pick a pass and basically grab the game by the scruff of the neck if needbe.

4)Alexandre Pato- Nicknamed the duck because his name traslates into duck in porgugese the brazillian U20 striker has been linked with a host of top European clubs with great pace, composure, Acelaration and finishing is for me going to be a leading striker in years to come.

5)Falcao- The flamboyant colombian striker has a bright future ahead of him with great awareness and finishing.

6)nicolas millan- the youngest in the list the winger come striker has already been compared to cristiano ronaldo a bit prematually for me but has the same qualitys has the man utd. winger.

7)Ben Amos- The Manchester United youth Goalkeeper reminds alot of Ben Foster, Good kicking abilities for his age and great reflexes can only get better as time goes on.

8) Scott sinclair- Impressed alot last year at plymouth they've had him back on loan from chelsea for another year, The striker who can also play on either wing poseses great pace and pretty good finishing abilities.

9)Giovanni Dos Santos- Has been liked to his senior Barcelona team mate Ronaldinho, The Midfield Playmaker has a good range of passing and is very skillful on the ball.

10)bojan krkic- possibly the best 16 yearold ive seen play the game, search on youtube and you'll see why, the striker has the potential in my opinion to be the best in the world.

Any opinions or other players added to the list would be great.

[-Honchy-]

Adel Taraabt - likened to his 'country mate' (yea.. sure.. theyre both 'french' arent they...) Zinedine Zidane, signed for Spurs recently and is hailed as the best prospect in France at the moment. Played two games for Spurs last season while on loan, notably during the West Ham game where a driving run led to a free kick on the edge of the area which Berbatov scored in the 85th minute. Also played against Chelsea... and today against Stevenage where he was man of the match and scored.

Others people mention but I dont really understand the hype about:
Drenthe - He had a good competition at the U21's, but he was also **** in previous competitions, and wasnt particularly great for his club.

Vanden Borre - Strong, but a bit too much of a jack-of-all-trades... gets moved about from right wing, wingback, rightback, centre midfield, centreback... does them all well, but doesnt do any spectacularly.

Anderson - signed for Man Utd but he just strikes me as a bit flimsy... I may well be wrong, but I don't think he has enough presence to flourish in the EPL, he seems to spend most of his time rolling around on the floor.


Overlooked players who should be playing for big european clubs now:
Rodrigo Palacio
Rodrigo Palacio
Rodrigo Palacio

[jasonharding]

Adel Taraabt

from what i saw of him he's gonna be a class act. Played well in their friendly today

[Adrienne]

Originally Posted by -Honchy-

Anderson - signed for Man Utd but he just strikes me as a bit flimsy... I may well be wrong, but I don't think he has enough presence to flourish in the EPL, he seems to spend most of his time rolling around on the floor.

Ronaldo was a bit like that when he first played for utd imho. i havent seen Anderson play yet though so i may agree with you eventually!