[mpok]

Any information on KAKA's younger brother he is part of Milan youth team and is playing for Riminic. I was trying to watch him play this past weekend’s game against Juve but was unsuccessful. Also any other played that might be worth paying attention to on our youth team, out scouts are going good but it would be nice to get some home grown star.

[kurtsimonw]

Well, its cause of that stupid youth system in Italy,...Spain has a much more organized and better solution with does B teams,..

For me, they need to take a page out of England's book on youth systems.

In England you have the various youth teams, for the younger players. Then you have a a reserve team, this is used to keep fringe players on their game, gives injured players a run out, so not to just throw them back into the first team, it also helps promising younger players integrate with some of the first team. Instead of just throwing them in at the deep end, you'll see how they fare with some of your more experienced players.

Whereas in Spain it's very difficult for younger players to move up, you either play in the B team, like Real's Castilla, or you play in the first team. They have to change scenery completely, which is why the top teams in Spain very rarely get players through their youth system (I think Miguel Torres, and now Ruben De La Red, are the first since Casillas at Real?). But at least they're still getting competitive football, in a league system. But if you look at the top sides in England, they'll bring through a player that turns into something great almost every year.

I don't know how Italy works but I'm assuming it's worse than Spain and England, where you don't have a 'B' team or a reserve team, just various youth levels?