Balotelli/Giovinco/youngster thread [R]

Juve pushes Diego, eventhough he had a bad year last year and doesn't even give Giovinco a chance in a useless friendly? haha and everyone wonders why our national team is on decline! Our youth is rotting on the sidelines while overrated foreigners are playing on our fields!

 

Great comment.

Giovinco leaving Juve to get first team playing time is the best move he could make. Personally I think he'd do better at Bari, rather than Parma.

 

I read that Giovinco's agent has said he'll definately be gone this summer so why would Del Neri play him when he can play Diego, who they spent alot of money on and is clearly a player of far greater quality? The whole point of the pre-season, particularly with a host of new players and a new coach is to have the new formation become familiar and the new players become familiar with eachother.

Don't really think this "Our youth is rotting on the sidelines while overrated foreigners are playing on our fields!" line of thinking makes sense, particularly with Juve who've brought Bonnuci, Motta and Lanzafame into the team and sent out promising youngsters like Ariaudo, Marrone and Immobile to lower table teams to gain experience.

 

I agree. Bari plays really attractive football. He'd be perfect for them.

 

Exactly. If these young Italian players were good then they would play and there would be no need to buy South Americans. The problem is they are overrated and 3 to 4 years behind other countries at this age.

 

Russian season has just started after the summer break he started 5 matches from 15 so far and scored 4 goals which is far from terrific. Can't see any light for Rosina as he is firmly behind Danny in the pecking order. Afraid that at the age of 26 a prospect of top level football is beyond him at this rate.

 

I don't think this problem is exclusively Italian. As football gets more and more commercialized and short term results and thus profits becomes a first priority, most clubs would be content to invest in ready-made foreign players rather than devoting resources into youth development. I suspect this trend to continue in foreseeable future.

 

Ranocchia and Destro are now on Genoa. Genoa is a team to watch for our youth prospects. Is Destro likely to get playing time?

 

It depends on whether Genoa retains Aquafreshka's service this season. If he leaves then Destro could be a vice Toni and see decent playing time in league and especially in Coppa.

 

From what I saw at the u19 tourny Destro was really disappointing. There was bad service I'll give him that but he had 2 or 3 1v1 with the keeper and was very nervous couldn't do much. Maybe I'm expecting too much, but at this age I want to at least see him make a good effort on goal. But yea Genoa is a very well run club look some talent to come out.

 

Giovinco moves to Parma on loan...

 

Good, playing 90 minutes a game will do him well as opposed to rotting on the bench at Juve.

 

17 year old Lorenzo Crisetig made his debut tonight for the u21's against Denmark, the youngest debut player ever.

From the few touches he had he seems to have talent.

 

Cigarini w/ Assist to tie the game (Came in @ 46"), which Sevilla won 3-1 (1st Leg)
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********in Mazzarri, no eye for talent. Just wants to play defenders in MF.

 

Yeah, I always liked Cigarini.

 

wouldn't go that far, but a player I have always liked, though I started to lose some hope for him. Hopefully, he will have a good season for them along with guarente and not be a repeat of maresca.

 

It's about time. Not sure as to why Juve even waited this long to loan him out, as 2 years of regular playing time at a smaller club would've done wonders for his development. Anyways, I think Parma will be a great place for him to grow. They're a club that, even in spite of their financial shortcomings, have always been great at handling young talent. Playing alongside a seasoned vet like Crespo will also do wonders for his development!

 

Yeah, I would've like to see him at Bari but I'm glad he'll get 1st team football. Should be interesting to see when he returns to Torino.

 

Good day for young Italians in Serie A. 19 year-old Mattia Destro got his debut for Genoa and scored in the sixth minute. Giovinco also had a good game for Parma, scoring a goal and creating lots of chances. Elsewhere, there were good performances from Giuseppe Rossi, Cesena's Luca Ceccarelli (well, he's 26) and winger Ghiaccerini, as well as the likes of Marchisio for Juventus and Marilungo for Sampdoria.

There is something of a 'lost generation' of Italian players (the class of 2004, let's call them--viz. Aquilani, Pazzini, Montolivo, Donadel, De Rossi, Bovo, Aquafresca, etc.) who never quite reached their potential. But this crop of players now coming up, the class of 2009-2010, is looking more promising. Balotelli, Ranocchia, Destro, Poli, Marilungo among others look like having a good shot at establishing serious careers in football. We'll have to keep an eye on them.

 

couldn't agree more Sempre and I'm looking forward to this new batch of italian stars coming on to the scene...very good, dangerous and highly skilled. I believe Italia is on the right track and see us being a very dangerous opponent to any football nation - lots of great football action coming our way.
I would love to see Emanuele Giaccherini on the national team. After his great display of skill and talent, I think he would be a great addition, enjoyed watching him play and could be a dynamic catalyst for our national team, he's the kind of player that we need - the game flow between Milan and Cesena was absolutely fantastic for cesena - a pure delight of a game, I've become a fan of giaccherini and will be watching him more closely, curious to see what develops.

 

I wouldn't get too carried away with Giaccherini, he has a lot to prove. If you want someone on Cesena to get excited about its Schelotto

 

Got some big hopes for Macheda now that he's with Samp. Hopefully they don't just let him rot on the bench for half a season either.

What's the status on Santon btw? Does Inter plan on letting him marinate on the bench for the rest of the season? This kid is a great talent and NEEDS to play with regularity!