Yeah, I would have thought that U-stuff would have ended at around 16. After that, you're talking about Primavera which seems to be far more broad.
Full Game Roma u19 v. Vietnam u19 (End of Tottenham v Japan to start, Roma game starts around the 53min mark.
As for the players I believe #10 is Daniele Verde and #9 is Valerio Trani. This is the squad list for the Vietnam game to help figure out who some of the players are: 1 - Lorenzo Zonfrilli 2 - Alexandru Mihai Balsa 3 - Massimo Sammartino 4- Michele Somma 5- Deian Boldor 6- Luca Mazzitelli 7 - Jacopo ferri 8 -Simone Battaglia (C) 9 - Valerio Trani 10 - Daniele Verde 11 - Francesco Di Mariano
Alright I got it, most are '96. Spurs team : Luke McGee, Kyle Walker Peters, Dominic Ball, Alex McQueen, Connor Ogilvie, Laste Dombaxe, Harry Winks (c), Joshue Onomah, William Miller, Nathan Oduwa, Daniel Akindayini
I saw Verde's goal against Tottenham and its a beauty. From what I saw of the game he seemed very good. Anybody know anything about the kid?
I thought Radonjic would be coming this summer, but he is in the squad for Benfica. Anybody know where to see the match? Gaffi(?),Balasa-Capradossi-Calabresi-Marin, Tibolla-Mazzitelli, Cedric-Di Mariano-Radonjic, Berisha. Sexy lineup
The young talent on this team is amazing, after the Macos and Lamela sales I worried that we didnt have enough youngsters, but not anymore
Question: I've been debating back and forth with MLS people about the youth academies and I really question its importance and if these programs in today's soccer world and/or Serie A really work or not. With foreign players and transfer markets, I still don't believe top team care. I know Roma has produced some good players in the last few years and it definitely worked with Totti, DeRossi and recently Florenzi but from what I've seen, it seems like only one player has developed once every 10 years. Carlo Ancelotti a few years stated that teams don't have time and patience to develop youth teams and to have those same youth players trickle into the first team and by the looks of most top teams rosters, it seems to be that teams are focusing on transfers , foreign players as well as using other lesser teams to strengthen their club. Point is, do these youth academies really mean much anymore in today's football playing world? Just curious because I don't know how important it is to keep focusing on the youth if you don't end up using any of those players in the end.
Yes they 100% matter but the focus is on stockpiling vast quantities of talent and watching them develop and hoping you get 1 world class player each graduation. If you still look at the top teams they still have a core which links to their youth teams. The problem is that top teams now in certain countries are using a few academies (ajax, dortmund, etc) and letting them develop them and then buy them when they explode. Roma is going about it the right way, we're expanding our youth sector and investing in top foreign young talent for the primavera and the first team. We bought 7-8 extremely rated players this market to go into various setups, and even if 2 of them make it the return on investment for the team and club is massive. We might have a top 5 youth team right now in the world with our new talent. The MLS and America has no clue how to run youth academies and will never be on the same level until College soccer unfortunately does not exist anymore.
Yeah well one player is ok. Not sure if that is a lot or not. I guess one is better than none. I do think college soccer is eating into a lot of youth academies state side. I know if I were 17, I wouldn't pass up a free college scholarship with hopes of maybe making it in the pros. Especially not for what they are paying those kids.
Its not the free education that kills college soccer its the tactics and playstyle that puts the kids behind an U-19 player of similar abilities thats playing in Europe and getting drilled tactics and strategy at the same age.
Yeah it definitely slows the growth but I'd take a free ride to a D1 school any day over an measly MLS contract. I know my cousins in Italy played for Lazio & Roma's youth teams but they gave it up because their parents wanted them to finish school and were afraid if they got hurt, they would not have anything to fall back on. I don't really blame them as only 1 in 100 make it to the top level.