Christian Maldini
The player every single Milanista wants to see in the famous red and black. The son of Paolo Maldini and the grandson of Cesare Maldini. His grandfather Cesare was one of the best defenders in the world during his time and so was his father. Milan are waiting for the little starlet to grow and take over from where his father had left off. The Milan fans rate young Christian Maldini very highly and are hoping that one day he might be ready to carry the sacred “Number 3? jersey of the Rossoneri which his father and grandfather immortalized.
Like his father and grandfather, he is a defender. But will he be able to eclipse or even match his father’s career? Not only has the game changed since 1985, so has the youth system, and finding a spot in the senior team is much more difficult. Lets not burden him with heavy expectations but its hard not have any especially when the name on the back of the jersey says, “Maldini”.
Marco Pinato
We saw a glimpse of this left footed defender in the Audi cup and seems like a good prospect. His preferred position is left back and seems like he has a good matured head on his shoulders. He is a regular for the Primavera side, this kid can be a regular for the first team too if he continues his current progress.
It has been a while since Milan has put so much faith in such young players. The change of faith has been signified by new signings of younger players within the academy and the employment of former Milanese legends as youth coaches.
The promise of several players within the Milan youth sector is exciting for the future and could see Milan replicate the likes of Barcelona, who have created a world class team based around the players from their own academy.
With the likes of Balotelli, De Sciglio and El Shaarawy in the ranks, Milan are heading in the right direction. My friend, Twister, during such testing times consoles me by saying, “it may take some kind of sacrifice and you(Milan fans) may struggle to see the light but the youngesters will come through and will see Milan return to the world class team it once was. Soon. VERY SOON.
He will perhaps receive the greatest adulation because it was his goals and his furious commitment to the cause that drew him into the fans’ hearts. But once it is over, the reality of trying to find players to fill the gaps being left will continue as Milan look to recapture the league title that has been out of their reach in the recent past.
Whether Milan can replace such greats remains to be seen, but while they have Adriano Galliani in their corner this summer’s transfer window will definitely be an interesting one.
