To some degree, but you also have to look at the individual teams and judge that for yourself.
Look at Inter, with Santon and Balotelli. Granted, santon isn't getting a great amount of playing time, but he has certainly played a good amount of minutes considering how young he is. Balotelli has a tendency to explode and implode on the pitch (in a good and a bad way) every time he steps onto the field.
Roma has always had a policy of promoting their youth and playing substantial minutes. Partly due to finances, but also because they have a great history of nurtuting young talent.
Even Juve in the past with bringing in Del Piero, Tacchinardi, among others.
If the palyers are good enough, then they will be brought up and given playing time. They were both teenagers when they first got on the scene, and were playing right away.
Maybe these kids being brought through the system simply aren't good enough? Or maybe, just maybe, they should really go back to taking these financial risks that they did when they purchased the likes of Del Piero, Zambrotta, Tacchinardi, when they were purchased before the age of 22 and in the cases of DP and Alessio, when they were only 18.
I'm just trying to think of the last truly great Juventino who was brought up through the youth system, and right now it escapes me.
I can't think of any either to be honest.
I don't think there is room for Yago and Ekdal. Are they better than what we have? No, so why should they play?
Basically what Ahmed says below. How are we to know how they would play in our team if they are at another club?
I'd take 'em over Sali and Tiago/Poulsen, that's for damn sure
Agreed.
Yes, absolutely.
And teams such as Atletico Madrid and Fiorentina signed them, respectively, and now both squads can look forward to either another 10 years of sheer brilliance from those two, or sell them off for at least 3 times the fees that they paid for him.
To teams like Juventus no less, who once upon a time had a keen sense for discovering players of this magnitude.
See, this is just it.
The Juventus from a decade and a half ago were the perfect storm for Italian Football. Not only did they have established superstars such as Baggio, Ravenelli, Vialli, et al, but they had youngsters such as Del Piero and Zidane coming in.
If I'm coming off as sounding nostalgic, then I apologize.
But I have not been a fan of their transfer hsitory the last 7 years with some notable exceptions such as Ibrahimovic. They were starting to become like Inter, only with much less revenue in which to do it.
What bothers me the most is how much we spend on an already young player like Melo/Diego when we can just as easily find our own if we were to put more effort into scouting. Teams that have the jovetic's, aguero's, fabregas's and de rossis have the luxury of having years and years of top quality world class football OR an obscene amount of money injected into their bank accounts. And what did these kind of players cost these clubs? Hardly anything compared to what they are worth now. Our players, however are deemed not good enough yet somehow still labeled "prospects" but are sent away to develope? It also seems shady to me that we send our players to another club to do our dirty work for us in training them as we "keep a watchful eye" on their progress.
our Primavera has been consistently good in its competitions for many years now, surely they could not be that bad
Exactly. How can we continue to dominate competitions but still our players can't cut it at the senior level. We simply can't afford to continue to buy someone elses "project". It just isn't right when we have our own sitting in our own backyard. It's just bad business.
Daud, Rossi, Immobile,Ekdal, iago
All excellent products and all will be on loan somewhere for the next 2 years or more.
How has Ferrara wasted our youth or is so insanely anti youth already, barely 2 months into the season? I like Giovinco A LOT like most of you, and like to see him play more, but its more a personnel/tactical thing then Ciro being anti-youth coach. Lets not get carried away here, its ridiculous to come to such conclusions.
Look Os, try to think outside the box. (not intended as in insult

) but take Marchisio for example. Do you think for a second that he would be where he was now if it wasn't for all the injuries the last two seasons to our midfield?? The only reason Ranieri played him was because he didn't have a choice. Same for Giovinco. When neddy was tired or hurt he played and even then it was because Sali or DC were forced to play other positions due to injury or tactical changes. Marchisio and Gio have only been used when ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. But now, given the CHANCE to play (because of injuries mind you) he has blossomed into a great player. It is shitty to do that to a hot young talent like those two. To only play as a last resort? That is one of my problems and Ciro seems to be doing the same thing as well. The last 3 games were perfect of Gio to play, and he got 1 game out of tactical necessity and injuries.
Here is food for thought. Let's say we have all injuries gone. Everyone is healthy and we play our top 11 and most experience which means no Gio or possibly Marchisio. Lets say we continue all season close to if not completely injury free while marchisio/gio ride the bench and play once a month or so like they have or might (especially Gio). And the time comes when DP retires, Trez leaves and we sell Tiago/Poulsen. Now we throw the two into the first team and expect wonders. We expect them to fill the shows of Alessandro Del Piero or to play like Melo/Sissoko and run the midfield and solve all our problems. Is it fair to never play them and allow them to integrate, grow, and mature into their own so they are ready to fill that void? I don;t think that is going to happen when they can't get the playing time with their current team members and build that experience and chemistry. They aren't kids anymore. I have been hearing Cesc Fabregas for years now...literally, years and how old is he? Gio is what 22 or 23 and we have been "hearing" about him for some time and has he been given anywhere CLOSE to the amount of time Cesc, Jovetic, Pato, Aguero, Balotelli, Dzeko, etc have been given? Come on man, can you imagine our youth and what they would have brought this club had we had showed that same faith that other clubs have given their youth? The pay off is priceless in terms of wages, sold tickets to watch the next best thing, shirts sales, marketing gigs, whatever the case is that these world class talents bring. Never mind the 45million dollar fees THAT WE WONT BE PAYING BECAUSE WE WONT HAVE TOO would be non existent. Imagine a fully integrated Gio/Marchiso/Rossi/Iago, etc and how much transfer money wouldn't be spend on those positions that we would have if we didn't use them. It is crazy! I can't believe we are falling into this pit that almost feels like what Inter is in. Import import import!! I don't mind a foreigner here and there...not at all. But when you waste a talent like gio, lost someone like criscito and loan players out to benefit other clubs temporarily while losing grip on your own youth is ridiculous to me. Now you may take it as me bashing ciro for wasting youth, primarily youth he helped create. I look at it more like looking for the "quick fix" though mostly always much more expensive than the long term and more stable solution which is spending the money wisely on youth, developing them but also just as important having the scouting network that allows JUVENTUS FC to find the next jovetic, pato, aguero, or develope the next Messi, Cesc, Santon or balotelli. Why is it we are always the ones having to spend the mega millions when it is so simple for some other clubs?
I generally agree with you in this point. But I see them getting there slowly, as in having a core young part of the squad already in Chiellin (24), Caceres (22), DC 23 (though Caceres and DC I dont see lasting long in the club), Marchisio (23), Momo(24), Melo (25-26), Diego (24) and Giovinco 22. Its a fairly good start.
And one can mention fringe choices like Ariuado and Marrone too if you like, who are 20 and 19 (but not really "part" of the squad), Marrone in particular I can see taking similar path of Marchisio.
I see your point and totally agree, but it hasnt been a bad start in this regard, a quite good core of youngish players already.
Look at the core of our youth yes, but with 50+ million being shelled out to another club that paid pennies for these players is also economically unstable of that is always our answer for success. BLAH...i don't want to be the next Inter or Real Madrid. Look at Manure, yes they pay a lot for big players but they are HUGE on youth and look what they win.
Marchisio is 23(24 in 2 months time). He is hardly a youngster. Only in Italy is a 23 year old considered a youngster.
Marchisio and Giovinco are no longer youngsters. Fabregas , santon and balotelli are youngsters....
I honestly think Marchisio in a couple years has that possibility. He's already earning accolades in the NT at 23.
Just remember how he got that. The players in front of him were injured and he got that way IMO with a little luck. As Martin says....I might be wrong, deal with it.