Young Guns

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These are the top 3 young talents in the world that have the potential to be the best:


Hachim Mastour: Just 16 years of age, this young man has a low center of gravity, close control, pace, and some silky skills with the ball. He is an A.C. Milan player, and hopefully he can get some minutes under Inzaghi. He has impressed with the few minutes he has played in pre season, and well as showing off brilliant freestyle skills at halftime of the games. He was voted world's best talent, and I wouldn't be surprised if he becomes the best player in the world someday.


Raheem Sterling: At the age of 19, the England man has already shown that he has the maturity that Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo showed at age 19. His pace, skills, and calmness in front of goal is what sets him apart from other young players. In Liverpool's fairy tale story last year, Sterling played a big part in helping the come within 2 points of the Premier League title. If you didn't know him last season, you certainly would have heard his name this summer as he showed his ability on the biggest stage in all of football. The World Cup! He was probably the best player in England's disappointing World Cup campaign. He really did stand out. He has the potential of being better than Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. I certainly see this man becoming a great.
 

Alen Halilovic: It is no exaggeration comparing the 17 year old to the great Lionel Messi. If you put Messi's face on Halilovic but kept everything else about Halilovic, you wouldn't see a difference. He was cultivated in Dinamo Zagreb's youth system, where he showed a tremendous amount of talent. Barcelona signed him in May for him to be on the B team. In Zagreb, he showed dribbling skills that I could only see in a young Lionel Messi. I have never seen a young player with that so much dribbling capability. Now that he has moved to Barcelona, it seems inevitable that he is destined to follow in the footsteps of Lionel Messi. He has impressed in preseason in the matches against Recreativo and Nice. If he refines a few things, like his passing and finishing, one can only dream of what he can become.



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