QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Nov 8 2007, 07:19 PM)
I think the team a young kid plays for distorts a persons opinion on him. It doesn't matter how good a young kid is nowadays, if he doesn't play for a top team, he's obviously no good. 
I agree...young players have to play for a big team or be brazilian (or argentines) to be recognised as huge talents these days...
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Other than Huntelaar, I don't know anyone else. Throw out some names.
How bout Sneijder, Van der Vaart, Babel, Maxwell, Zlatan (was transfered to Ajax when he was 18 I think) and Chivu?