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Greatest PL teenagers of all time (your top 5)?
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Dele Alli.
Rooney for me hands down. At 16 was levels above anyone, shame he didn’t have Ronaldo’s mindset.
Whatever happened that Reece Oxford bloke who played when he was 16?
Whatever happened that Reece Oxford bloke who played when he was 16?
Would Ronaldo not count? He was still only about 20 when he started hitting serious form at Man. united, could be wrong on that though.
Feck Owen. Id put Lingard ahead of him.
Sky invented football in 92, so Giggs is excluded
He was very inconsistent for the first 2.5 years of his United career. Even in his great form leading up to the 06' WC, no one on here predicted the trajectory his career would take afterwards.
Fowler and Owen were incredible at young ages. Heskey was pretty decent too, debuted at 18. McManaman was aswell.
Giggs of course. Fabregas. Joe Cole.
Giggs of course. Fabregas. Joe Cole.
Ah just checked.....nearly 22 when he had this breakout elite season in 06/07.
Still Milner was about 24 when he won YPOTY once.
Messi
Ronaldo (R9)
Rooney
Giggs
Owen
for me.. how come Messi isn't mentioned in here? Debuted as 17 years or something, and scored a hattrick against Real Madrid at the age of 18 or something no?
Edit.. Ahh, PL only. Rooney, Giggs, Owen, Fowler, Ronaldo for me then.
Ronaldo (R9)
Rooney
Giggs
Owen
for me.. how come Messi isn't mentioned in here? Debuted as 17 years or something, and scored a hattrick against Real Madrid at the age of 18 or something no?
Edit.. Ahh, PL only. Rooney, Giggs, Owen, Fowler, Ronaldo for me then.
OK not PL but never forget
20 isn't a teenager though
No, he was 20 when he joined Chelsea. I agree though, he was an absolute menace in his early days at Chelsea. I hated Kenyon for cocking up/sabotaging his transfer to Utd.
Rashford had quite a big impact from when he scored those two goals v Arsenal in 15/16, surprised he hasn't been mentioned although probably not top 5.
I remember for a couple of months Clichy looked like the best LB in the league.
What a throwback
- Premier League: Cesc Fàbregas, Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler and Ryan Giggs.
- First Division: Tommy Lawton, Jimmy Greaves, George Best, Dixie Dean and Duncan Edwards.
- La Liga / Copa del Rey: Raúl González, Paulino Alcántara, Lionel Messi, Julen Guerrero and Sergio Agüero,
- Serie A (and its predecessors): Felice Borel, Paolo Maldini, Giuseppe Meazza, Gianni Rivera and Giampiero Boniperti.
- Overall: Pelé, Pedro Petrone, Diego Maradona, Fenômeno and Johan Cruyff.
Rooney and Giggs, thats it.
This is the correct answer.
fabregas, Giggs, Rooney, Owen, Anelka
Never really took off, was sold to Augsburg on the cheap after multiple failed loans. He's a starter for them, but never reached out the levels he was supposed to.
What a cracking thread to think about...Rooney, Owen ( Yea was world cup and I'm irish, so aside from secretly supporting the United based players, I wasn't supporting England, but my God wasn't that boy only 18 when he ripped apart a world class Argentina), Fowler, fabregas and 'le sulk'
Top four is pretty easy
Fowler Owen Rooney and fabregas
5th is harder. Giggs Anelka Gerrard Ronaldo are all good choices.
Fowler Owen Rooney and fabregas
5th is harder. Giggs Anelka Gerrard Ronaldo are all good choices.
Milner, Shaw, Joe Cole, Ferdinand, Micaand Barry just to throw some more names in the mix.
You could argue about their careers all you want, but all of them had at least full seasons as teenagers and looked like they could be massive stars.
I remember thinking the likes of Milner, Cole and Richards were going to be very special. The fact that they ended up being Mr Plain and Dependable, never really reaching their true potential, or just fading away, doesn’t detract from the fact that they were in the same group as the megastars mentioned at that age.
You could argue about their careers all you want, but all of them had at least full seasons as teenagers and looked like they could be massive stars.
I remember thinking the likes of Milner, Cole and Richards were going to be very special. The fact that they ended up being Mr Plain and Dependable, never really reaching their true potential, or just fading away, doesn’t detract from the fact that they were in the same group as the megastars mentioned at that age.
Top levels as a teenager playing in prem...
Ronaldo
Owen
Cesc
Rooney
Fowler
Ronaldo
Owen
Cesc
Rooney
Fowler
Think Joe Cole was the most hyped of all the teenagers in the Premier League. We'd heard of him for years before making his debut at 16. He had a very good career but it feels like he almost underwhelmed given the hype around him.
Good career but oul Robbie Keane probably never exceeded what was expected of him following being Britain's most expensive teenager in 1999
Yeah that's it. Nobody else in that conversation from my memory.
I feel people might be over rating fowler a bit
Don't get me wrong he was great but top 5? I don't know
Don't get me wrong he was great but top 5? I don't know
Rio starting out at West Ham was pretty good
Think the top 5 is fairly clear - Rooney, Fabregas, Giggs, Fowler and Owen. Interestingly they all peaked very early in their career and only Giggs aged well.
Yeah. Certainly the highest rated at 15/16 I can remember.
I think he just wasn’t consistent enough, whether that was a case of mentality or dedication, or even football intelligence, who knows!
I remember seeing flashes from him and thought he was going to be really special. He did have a good career in the end, but like so many, maybe not the career his natural ability dictated that he should have.
How is Anelka being left out in the cold like this?
Rooney
Ronaldo
Giggs
Owen
Cesc
Ronaldo
Giggs
Owen
Cesc
When Giggs was 18 he got 13 goals and 7 assists from 38 Premier League games from left wing. He's number 1, never mind your 5th choice.
I'm with you here but as I'm a newbie my post is being moderated since 4 hours ago. Anelka was frightening as a teenager, always finished hard and low. hes one in particular i remember thinking I wish we had him. Never truly matched his incredible expectations from then.
IIRC Joe Cole had just had a real breakout season at Chelsea and then went of to international duty and got injured. He was never the same after. He was showing signs of absolute brilliance before that though.
He turned 20 in November of that season. Not disputing his inclusion in your list, just giving context.
I’m missing something with Anelka… had a good season in our treble year but some of that is after he’s 20?
Other than that…..?
Other than that…..?
A very fair point. I forgot about the 2 years he played before football existed
He‘d also had two full season before that.. won a cup, win a league (played nearly every game), YPOTY.
(oh wait, only one counts as PL)