A 22 year old is indeed considered young in serie A. This way of thinking was passed through to the fans, so if you guys noticed, we too see the 22 years old Luca Marrone as a youngster, almost a baby footballer.
In reality, it's about their experience, not their age. Since the teams don't give chances to the youngsters and they can't get experience, even 24 yo players are considered very young and risky to play. But if a young player gets a chance to play, it's another story and the age actually becomes a pro instead of a con for buying and playing the player. Jovetic is only 4 months older than Marrone - fact. But he has the experience, he played over 100 matches for Fiorentina and he became their best player and leader. All these suddenly make him a worthy purchase for the starting XI, even in Marotta's eye and a half.
In reality, it's about their experience, not their age. Since the teams don't give chances to the youngsters and they can't get experience, even 24 yo players are considered very young and risky to play. But if a young player gets a chance to play, it's another story and the age actually becomes a pro instead of a con for buying and playing the player. Jovetic is only 4 months older than Marrone - fact. But he has the experience, he played over 100 matches for Fiorentina and he became their best player and leader. All these suddenly make him a worthy purchase for the starting XI, even in Marotta's eye and a half.
I think that the primavera championship should be stopped , it is useless or at least put an age limit at 16-17 . The best idea is the spanish one , having a second team in serie b
