07-20-2012, 01:01 PM
(07-20-2012, 12:15 PM)GeoTav Wrote: It seems Valoti is highly rated by Allegri who blocked his transfer on loan because in his opinion, this young player will be one of the ones being included in first team during the season ...
I like how Allegri tried to use some of our youngsters here and there sometimes since he has arrived in Milan ...
About Valoti, if I'm correct he was bought in 2011? He's not really been a part of our youth set up and that's sort of why I didn't count him. That said, I do hope he gets given space to grow and be part of the senior side.
As for pushing youth development, I think Allegri's done really well. He's successfully got Merkel, Strasser and De Sciglio all playing a part in the senior set up, as well as arguably El Shaarawy and Valoti if you want to count them. He's also worked well to get a better partnership with the Primavera, working with youth talents in training and often exchanging players in the two groups (El Shaarawy spent time in Primavera last season and guys like De Sciglio and Cristante given chances at senior level).
The problem comes with how management use these players in the market. When they're used as bargaining chips or aren't trusted to play a role in our squad where they need opportunities to grow. In this respect, football's changed and teams want instant success, particularly in Italy. This is also the biggest failure (footballing wise) that Milan have had under Berlusconi's leadership, as under him we disregarded youth development completely.