The best young players in Italy 2008-09 Options

[JuveJay]

Looking at the young players from last years thread, and talking about the best ones from this campaign.

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Green = improved
Black = negligible improvement/moved
Red = deteriorated in standing

1) Yoann Gourcuff - Loaned to Bordeaux, impressing immensely
2) Raffaele Palladino - Co-owned to Genoa from Juventus, has played more and become part of the Genoa success story
3) Valon Behrami - Moved to West Ham for €6m
4) Alessandro Potenza - Loaned to Catania where he has been fairly impressive, but slow start to the year
5) Marco Motta - Move to Roma has reignited his career and he has made the Italy squad
6) Daniele Dessena - Hasn't played enough times in a talent-packed Sampdoria central midfield
7) Antonio Nocerino - Sold to Palermo, has become a key player for the Rosanero
8) Dias Felipe - Injury-plagued defender who on his day is one of the best in Italy
9) Marco Andreolli - Former Inter defender is now on loan at Serie B Sassuolo from Roma
10) Giampaolo Pazzini - Moved to Sampdoria where he is now in the form of his career
11) Bosko Jankovic - Loaned to Genoa, another who has flourished at the Rossoblu and is now nearing his old form
12) Stefano Okaka Chuka - On loan to Brescia from Roma where he has made an impact
13) Michele Canini - Impressive young defender is another who suffers from lack of fitness
14) Marek Hamsyk - Probably on par with last season even though he looks a little jaded, still one of the best young players in Europe
15) Giorgio Chiellini - Has grown into his role as first choice defender for Juventus and also for Italy
16) Emiliano Viviano - The best goalkeeper in Serie B will leave Brescia in the summer for Inter where he will become number 2 to Julio Cesar
17) Leandro Grimi - Defender sold to Sporting Lisbon for €2.5m
18) Robert Acquafresca - 10 goals in 23 games for Cagliari as he reaches his best form to date
19) Alessandro Rosina - His career is faultering at a poor and uninspired Torino
20) Edison Cavani - 10 goals in a markedly improved season for the lad asked to replace Amauri
21) Paolo Sammarco - Another industrious midfielder from Sampdoria
22) Fernando Forestieri - Now on loan in Serie B, still young enough to make an impact
23) Matteo Paro - Solid but unspectacular player who has found his level
24) Aleandro Rosi - On loan at Livorno from Roma where he has been a regular starter
25) Anthony Vanden Borre - Versatile Belgian has found games limited in a successful side
26) Domenico Criscito - Loaned to Genoa where he has been a cornerstone in the defence, winning rave reviews
27) Alberto Aquilani - Injury-plagued season but still one of the best midfielders in Italy
28) Asamoah Gyan - Joined Stade Rennais for €8m
29) Goran Slavkovski - Inter youngster has disappeared off the radar after joining Sheffield Utd on loan but making no appearances
30) Salvatore Foti - Acquired by Udinese and loaned to Treviso, he has unimpressed
31) Francesco Lodi - Still one of the best in Serie B but needs to move to Serie A to show his talent
32) Samir Handanović - Impressive goalkeeper who is one of the leagues best
33) Cristían Zapata - Returned from serious injury and reminding everyone what a beast he is
34) Andrea Coda - Continues to be a regular for Udinese in an average season for them
35) Sebastian Giovinco - Has now begun to play and some dazzling displays show his increased maturity
36) Papa Waigo N'Diayè - Loaned to Lecce from Fiorentina but has barely featured
37) Claudio Marchisio - Has improved immensely from last season, now seen as an important midfield player
38) Arturo Lupoli - On loan to Sheffield Utd from Fiorentina, he looks to be heading out of Italian football
39) Mourad Meghni - Too few games to make any impression
40) Francesco Pisano - Important first team player for the improved Sardinians
41) Fernando Damian Tissone - Cultured midfielder who has stagnated this season
42) Ezequiel Lavezzi - Adored in Napoli, but suffering from some lack of form, quality
43) Victor Obinna - Has barely featured for Inter after a loan move to Everton fell through
44) Ahmed Apimah Barusso - Roma midfielder loaned to Galatasaray with little success and also to Siena to the same degree
45) Riccardo Montolivo - His form has been up and down this season but he still remains key for Fiorentina and regularly makes the Italy squad
46) Raffaele De Martino - Hasn't played as many games as he would like this season.
47) Michele Paolucci - Catania loanee is top scorer with 7 in an impressive season
48) Daniele Paponi - Now at Rimini on loan, he is not scoring as much as he would like but still only 20
49) Alexandre Pato - Sensational year where he looks to be developing into one of the worlds best
50) Samuel De Carmine - Loaned to QPR where he has scored a handful of goals, another young enough to come back
51) Luca Cigarini - Now at Atalanta where his early form was excellent but has now levelled out
52) Ondrej Mazuch - Too young to yet play any regular games for Fiorentina
53) Gianluca Curci - Finally getting a chance after joining Siena, he has really impressed and is being kept busy
54) Takayuki Morimoto - Japanese forward has really improved and has 4 goals to his name
55) Antonio Mirante - Second choice for Sampdoria
56) Lorenzo De Silvestri - Has struggled for games with the arrival of Lichsteiner but still very young
57) Aleksandar Kolarov - A regular starter for Lazio, his form has been mixed but he has improved on last year
58) Paolo De Ceglie - Several impressive first team games under his belt until his injury
59) Walter Gargano - Has become an important part of the Napoli midfield and his absence has been felt
60) Reto Ziegler - Swiss midfielder has struggled for games

2008-09 to follow...

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[JuveJay]

2008-09 list, I have included players I added later in the thread and other threads who are still 23 and under and also new players who have emerged this season or who are emerging.

1) Yoann Gourcuff
2) Marco Motta
3) Daniele Dessena
4) Sebastian Giovinco
5) Alexandre Pato
6) Stefano Okaka Chuka
7) Mario Balotelli
8) Davide Santon
9) Edison Cavani
10) Fernando Forestieri
11) Domenico Criscito
12) Claudio Marchisio
13) Michele Paolucci
14) Daniele Paponi
15) Luca Cigarini
16) Ondrej Mazuch
17) Takayuki Morimoto
18) Lorenzo De Silvestri
19) Paolo De Ceglie
20) Daniele Capelli
21) Andrea Consigli
22) Andrea Mantovani
23) Stevan Jovetic
24) Luigi Vitale
25) Simon Kjaer
26) Fernando Muslera
27) Mauro Zaraté
28) Pablo Osvaldo
29) Jeremy Menez
30) Davide Lanzafame
32) Francesco Bolzoni
33) Zdravko Kuzmanović
34) Felipe Mattioni
35) Stefan Radu
36) Michele D'Alessandro
37) Ignacio Abate
38) Fabiano Santacroce
39) Lorenzo Ariaudo
40) Alexis Sanchez
41) Vincenzo Fiorillo
42) Salvatore Bocchetti
43) Angelo Ogbonna
44) Mauricio Isla
45) Alberto Paloschi
46) Andrea Costa
47) Davide Di Gennaro
48) Antonino Barillà
49) Mathías Cardacio
50) Andrea Esposito

[JuveJay]

Top 10 Italian kids: http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_ita...taliankids.html

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Luca Cigarini is a legend on football manager! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon_mrgreen.gif)

[JuveJay]

Very good player in real life too. I think Italy have a couple of quality central midfielders on their hands with he and Marchisio.

[Romanista]

i woulnt rate Rosi as bad, he's a starter at least.
Its a shame Rosina has lost the flair and promise he showed in the past.

[JuveJay]

Rosi has gone out to B now though, so it has to be seen as a backward step as he isn't setting the division alight, but a lot of players have gone down to B and come back because it is basically just a learning curve and chance for games.

[lincoln]

Wha about Inler?Isnt he one of the hot shots in Italy?

[JuveJay]

He is a bit old for my list now, one of the best midfielders in the league though.

[Tobinho]

He is a bit old for my list now.

I noticed you are happy to include Chiellini though. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon_mrgreen.gif)

There are a fair few exceptional young players in Serie A now, Kjaer, Santon and Pato stand out for me, consering they are all 20 or younger.

[JuveJay]

I noticed you are happy to include Chiellini though. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon_mrgreen.gif)

There are a fair few exceptional young players in Serie A now, Kjaer, Santon and Pato stand out for me, consering they are all 20 or younger.

He isn't on the new list (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)