Top Ten Young Premier League Players of 2011/12

from caught offside

10. David de Gea (Man United)
9. Wojciech Szczesny (Arsenal)
8. Phil Jones (Man United)
7. James McClean (Sunderland)
6. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal)
5. Danny Welbeck (Man United)
4. Mario Balotelli (Man City)
3. Kyle Walker (Tottenham)
2. Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea)
1. Gareth Bale (Tottenham)

http://www.caughtoffside.com/2012/04/03/top-ten-young-premier-league-players-of-201112/

Agree or disagree ? Who would you have.

Try not to pick more than 2 players from the team you support.

Joe Allen.

Kyle Walker that high?

Good call on Allen, id also say Hoilett.

Ox is already there Mole, but as good as McClean has been this season, Hoilett should be there instead.

EarlyPrototype wrote:Ox is already there Mole, but as good as McClean has been this season, Hoilett should be there instead.

FFS iam blind sometimes apoligies editing post

I am sure i could think of others too but off the top of my head not many spring to mind i was going to say Krul but i think hes above the age limit.

Is this talent, performance or a bit of both.

Anyway, Walker over Balo is straight retarded whichever way you want to put it.

Hoilett and Theo not being there and Balo being that high renders this list utter shite.

Jog on Lex....Balo is more talented than everyone on the list.

He's also performed better than everyone on the list bar bale.

Balo is the biggest clown in the PL. Should replace that stupid chicken hat with a jester's cap. Forget juggling balls with his feet, he should be doing it with his hands while riding a unicycle on a tightrope. What's his next attention seeking stunt going to be, show up at no.10 for the mayoral election to shake hands with Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson ?

Most childish, immature footballer i've come across since Ronnie at United. Seeing his name next to true professionals on that list is like parking a wheely bin in between a Bentley and a Merc

What does that have to do with talent?

Amy Winehouse was worse than Balo but I don't see anyone denying her talent.

So you think Balo is better at what he does than, say, Szczesny at what he does?

Comparing goalkeepers to forwads is never a good idea anyway, but if I had to take a player based on talent alone from that list....it would be Balo.

Wilshire is the only one who's with him in the PL for me.

It's strange not having a young player list not dominated by Arsenal.

But then again, it's missing Wilshere and Walcott.

How the frack is Walcott not in there?

Talent alone doesn't make you a good player. What about temperament and attitude? Two attributes of Balo's that both stink

Sorry, but i wouldn't have Balo on any sort of "best of" list simply because he's too much of a baby. Bale might be overrated as hell, but at least he's a professional

Well the Baby is the only Man City player who decided to show up for a season defining game against Sunderland.

What a child

I guess Lehmann was a 3rd rate keeper then.

He showed up against Sunderland!? Well why didn't you say so earlier! I'll just wipe all the stupid shit he's done for the last year and a half out of my mind and vote him in for the Balloon Door right now!

Lehmann's antics weren't the focal point of his career. Where's that list that people love to quote of all the "legendary" stuff Balo's done off the pitch. Now compare it to his footballing achievements and see which one's longer

1. Balotelli
2. Bale
3. Strurridge
4. Jones
5. Joe Allen
6. The Ox
7. Welbeck
8. Szhidgsakjfdahfusadjsakda
9. McCarthy
10. Hoilett

For me anyway.
If Hoilett didn't fade from January onwards he'd probably be higher up the pitch.

Is this list based on potential or performance this season?

Performances this season.
Or Wilshere would of easily been in the top 2.