Which top 6 team have the most promising youngsters?

[Njord]

As the title says, which of the top 6 teams have the most promising group of young players? I'll list some of the players that have been included in the first teams. I'll set the line at those that turn 23 this year (born 97 or later). I might forget some players, or be wrong about their age.

Chelsea: James, Tomori, Ampadu, Gilmour, Mount, Pulisic, Hudson-Odoi, Abraham

Arsenal: Maitland-Niles, Tierney, Willock, Guendouzi, Nelson, Saka, Martinelli, Nkethia

Spurs: Walker-Peters, Tanganga, Foyth, Sessegnon, Gedson, Skipp, Parrott, Bergwijn

City: Garcia, Jesus, Foden

Liverpool: Kelleher, TAA, Gomez, Jones, Elliott

United: Henderson, Wan-Bissaka, Dalot, Tuanzebe, Williams, Gomes, Chong, James, Greenwood, Rashford

I think we have the second best young player in the league, with Rashford only behind TAA, as well as being able to match Chelsea and Arsenal in quantity. Tottenham looks bad here, but they have Sanchez, Ndlmbele, Lo Celso and Alli who are born in 96, which improves their stansing a bit.

 

[charlenefan]

How have you created this thread tonight and not include Gilmour for Chelsea?

I actually thought that would be the point of the thread

 

[charlenefan]

Oh it's us by a mile as well

 

[duffer]

I'm not going to go overboard about Billy Gilmour but his heat-map tonight is pretty telling...

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[Catt]

Agreed.

 

[duffer]

Gomes and Chong? Come on, Gomes can't get a sniff of your bench in a season where you're ravaged by injury and Chong has looked wank.

Williams looks a real talent for you, no idea why Ole seems to prefer Shaw,

 

[DWelbz19]

It's always us, followed by Arsenal. We're the ones who actually give these players serious game time. Chelsea tend to have the talents but never truly give them the opportunity (though that seems to be changing under Lampard).

 

[Njord]

How have you created this thread tonight and not include Gilmour for Chelsea?

I actually thought that would be the point of the thread

Didn't watch the match, he's played well then?

As I have huge faith in Rashford and Greenwood, I'm backing us, but Chelsea is definatly my second choice for this.

 

[Damien]

As the title says, which of the top 6 teams have the most promising group of young players? I'll list some of the players that have been included in the first teams. I'll set the line at those that turn 23 this year (born 97 or later). I might forget some players, or be wrong about their age.

Chelsea: James, Tomori, Ampadu, Mount, Pulisic, Hudson-Odoi, Abraham

Arsenal: Maitland-Niles, Tierney, Willock, Guendouzi, Nelson, Saka, Martinelli, Nkethia

Spurs: Walker-Peters, Skipp, Parrott

City: Jesus, Foden

Liverpool: TAA, Gomez, Jones, Elliott

United: Henderson, Dalot, Tuanzebe, Williams, Gomes, Chong, Greenwood, Rashford

I think we have the second best young player in the league, with Rashford only behind TAA, as well as being able to match Chelsea and Arsenal in quantity. Tottenham looks bad here, but they have Sanchez, Ndlmbele, Lo Celso and Alli who are born in 96, which improves their stansing a bit.

Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James?

City have Eric Garcia who made an appearance this season
Spurs have Bergwijn, Foyth, Gedson, Tanganga and Sessegnon
Chelsea have Gilmour
Liverpool have a goalkeeper called Kelleher

 

[Kag]

Alexander-Arnold, Gomez and Rashford are fairly well established; all three of them should be starting for England this summer (fingers crossed).

Looking at the other names that are slightly less established, Reece James is a standout. Saka has lots of promise and Greenwood is going to be the absolute tits.

 

[bosnian_red]

Between us and Chelsea for top spot. They might have a bit more quality depth, while Rashford is the best u23 player of the 2 clubs and Greenwood has highest potential IMO. Arsenal close too, some excellent youth, but they're arsenal so theyll feck it up somehow. Add Sancho and we take the mantle from Dortmund for best young player group in the world IMO.

 

[Njord]

Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James?

City have Eric Garcia who made an appearance this season
Spurs have Bergwijn, Foyth, Gedson, Tanganga and Sessegnon
Chelsea have Gilmour
Liverpool have a goalkeeper called Kelleher

Some obvious ones there, OP updated.

 

[TheReligion]

Gomes and Chong? Come on, Gomes can't get a sniff of your bench in a season where you're ravaged by injury and Chong has looked wank.

Williams looks a real talent for you, no idea why Ole seems to prefer Shaw,

Shaw has been playing very well lately and deserves the spot tbf

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

Very impressed by Saka and Martinelli, I think Arsenal for me. Think it's a bit biased to include Rashford, he's surpassed this category.

 

[TheReligion]

As the title says, which of the top 6 teams have the most promising group of young players? I'll list some of the players that have been included in the first teams. I'll set the line at those that turn 23 this year (born 97 or later). I might forget some players, or be wrong about their age.

Chelsea: James, Tomori, Ampadu, Gilmour, Mount, Pulisic, Hudson-Odoi, Abraham

Arsenal: Maitland-Niles, Tierney, Willock, Guendouzi, Nelson, Saka, Martinelli, Nkethia

Spurs: Walker-Peters, Tanganga, Foyth, Sessegnon, Gedson, Skipp, Parrott, Bergwijn

City: Garcia, Jesus, Foden

Liverpool: Kelleher, TAA, Gomez, Jones, Elliott

United: Henderson, Wan-Bissaka, Dalot, Tuanzebe, Williams, Gomes, Chong, James, Greenwood, Rashford

I think we have the second best young player in the league, with Rashford only behind TAA, as well as being able to match Chelsea and Arsenal in quantity. Tottenham looks bad here, but they have Sanchez, Ndlmbele, Lo Celso and Alli who are born in 96, which improves their stansing a bit.

Mctominay?

 

[duffer]

Chelsea born in 97 or later.

.................Collins
James Tomori Guehi Maatsen
Ampadu Gilmour Mount
CHO Tammy Pulisic

Left back is a stretch (17 years old, very highly rated but still a baby).

 

[The holy trinity 68]

No McTominay? Add him to the list and we win hands down.

 

[Njord]

Mctominay?

Born in 96.

 

[duffer]

No McTominay? Add him to the list and we win hands down.

He's an old man. You might as well put Lingard in.

 

[TheReligion]

Sad thing is..

City and Liverpool have the least home grown and youth players. Yet they are doing the best.

 

[OnlyTwoDaSilvas]

Gomes and Chong? Come on, Gomes can't get a sniff of your bench in a season where you're ravaged by injury and Chong has looked wank.

Williams looks a real talent for you, no idea why Ole seems to prefer Shaw,

Agreed. I've not seen anything in Chong to get excited about, and I think Carrick and Phelan would get a game before Gomes right now.

Williams has looked very good. I think Ole is being smart with him. He played a lot of games and then had a couple of poor performances. That also coincided with Shaw playing well. We don't wanna be relying on a kid, but he'll overtake Shaw eventually I'm sure.

 

[diarm]

Gomes and Chong? Come on, Gomes can't get a sniff of your bench in a season where you're ravaged by injury and Chong has looked wank.

Williams looks a real talent for you, no idea why Ole seems to prefer Shaw,

Cute.

Chelsea fans throwing their weight around after a transfer ban let them see a young player in the shirt for the first time in two decades.

 

[MikeKing]

United. Chelsea-Arsenal tied. City-Liverpool tied. Then Spurs.

Imo, 99% certain to become great players. R.James, Martinelli, Greenwood, Williams, Laird, Wan-Bissaka, TAA, Guendouzi, Foden, Gomes, Jesus, Rashford.

 

[TheReligion]

For United I'd pick;

Henderson
Wan Bissaka
Tuanzebe
Mengi
Williams
Garner
Gomes
Mctominay
James
Greenwood
Rashford

Dalot
Hannibal
Laird
Traore

 

[Port Vale Devil]

Surprised no Lingard?

 

[diarm]

Surprised no Lingard?

Next year.

 

[duffer]

For United I'd pick;

Henderson
Wan Bissaka
Tuanzebe
Mengi
Williams
Garner
Gomes
Mctominay
James
Greenwood
Rashford

Dalot
Hannibal
Laird
Traore

McTominay is too old (for this thread according to the OP). Man United are hereby disqualified.

 

[Dancfc]

Cute.

Chelsea fans throwing their weight around after a transfer ban let them see a young player in the shirt for the first time in two decades.

Interesting, must have been hyperventilating when Ryan Bertrand played in the CL final, or Christensen played in last year's Europa final (something Loftus and Odoi would have both done also had they not been injured).

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

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Sorry, I had to.

 

[Megadrive Man]

You need to add Brewster, Williams, Hoever, and Harry Wilson to Liverpools list.

 

[Amadaeus]

Yet we have fans on here complaining about thin squad. Us by a wide margin. You didn’t even mention hannibal mejbri who is one of our most promising youngsters. Which shows the luxury of talent we have.

 

[Zehner]

Between us and Chelsea for top spot. They might have a bit more quality depth, while Rashford is the best u23 player of the 2 clubs and Greenwood has highest potential IMO. Arsenal close too, some excellent youth, but they're arsenal so theyll feck it up somehow. Add Sancho and we take the mantle from Dortmund for best young player group in the world IMO.

Madrid has Vinicius, Rodrygo, Ödegaard, Asensio, Hakimi, Militao, Ceballos, Reinier, Brahim Diaz and Valverde under contract. I don't think anything comes close to that, currently. They've focused their transfer activities almost exclusively on signing the greatest talents at an early stage.

I mean, they could field

Rodrygo Vinicius Diaz
Reinier Ödegaard
Valverde
? Militao ? Hakimi
?

and still have Ceballos and Asensio on the bench.


Oh and Barcelona, despite being in a terrible state right now, still has Fati, Puig, de Jong, Arthur and Dembele while Todibo and Perez are on loan. That's still exceptionally good.

 

[RedSky]

I think adding players aged 22 is a bit of a stretch, they aren't youngsters anymore frankly. I tend to think of youngsters as rookies, players with fairly limited or no first team minutes. Therefore players aged 21 or less.

 

[bosnian_red]

Madrid has Vinicius, Rodrygo, Ödegaard, Asensio, Hakimi, Militao, Ceballos, Reinier, Brahim Diaz and Valverde under contract. I don't think anything comes close to that, currently. They've focused their transfer activities almost exclusively on signing the greatest talents at an early stage.

I mean, they could field

Rodrygo Vinicius Diaz
Reinier Ödegaard
Valverde
? Militao ? Hakimi
?

and still have Ceballos and Asensio on the bench.

True, forgot how much talent they have out on loan. Also was including Hakimi for Dortmund (though I know he's a loan), so having Haaland, Sancho and Hakimi, with Reyna on the bench is a pretty crazy top level. For Madrid though having the main 4 of Vinicius, Rodrygo, Odegaard, Hakimi is huge.

 

[Canadianred17]

This would be interesting if we added teams across Europe to this list. Real have the best up and coming youngsters I believe. Rashford, Wan-Bissaka, Henderson, and Greenwood are the only ones I would bet are on the squad 5 years from now. I'm not sold on Williams. If he ends up being a starter than our standards would have not improved.

 

[Njord]

Madrid has Vinicius, Rodrygo, Ödegaard, Asensio, Hakimi, Militao, Ceballos, Reinier, Brahim Diaz and Valverde under contract. I don't think anything comes close to that, currently. They've focused their transfer activities almost exclusively on signing the greatest talents at an early stage.

I mean, they could field

Rodrygo Vinicius Diaz
Reinier Ödegaard
Valverde
? Militao ? Hakimi
?

and still have Ceballos and Asensio on the bench.


Oh and Barcelona, despite being in a terrible state right now, still has Fati, Puig, de Jong, Arthur and Dembele while Todibo and Perez are on loan. That's still exceptionally good.

Reguilon has been decent on loan I believe, so there's a left back for them as well. Do they have buy back option for Theo Hernandez?

There also Luca Jovic, if he can find some form.

 

[Zehner]

This would be interesting if we added teams across Europe to this list. Real have the best up and coming youngsters I believe. Rashford, Wan-Bissaka, Henderson, and Greenwood are the only ones I would bet are on the squad 5 years from now. I'm not sold on Williams. If he ends up being a starter than our standards would have not improved.

If we're talking about European clubs, I think we are worth a mention, too we currently have Havertz, Diaby, Paulinho, Palacios and Tapsoba under contract.

Leipzig also has some talent in their squad with Konate, Upamecano, Mukiele, Wolf, Olmo, Nkunku, Lookman, Werner and Augustin.

 

[Yagami]

Gomes and Chong? Come on, Gomes can't get a sniff of your bench in a season where you're ravaged by injury and Chong has looked wank.

Williams looks a real talent for you, no idea why Ole seems to prefer Shaw,

Because Shaw's a very good player himself! A lot better than Williams right now; as promising as he is.

 

[Harry190]

Tanganga is better than Tomori.

 

[Dancfc]

I think we have the best depth as the youth cup domination of this decade shows.

However compare the best 2-3 of each academy and there's not a lot in it.