DIEGO
Born 02/28/85 Club "Bremen" Team Brazil
Amplitude playmaker
The prototype of Deco from the time he played for Porto, early Juninho Paulista.
What Diego knows how to do is a classic "fantasist." He has a brilliant, well-built technique and a great hit from the right - in the current German championship, he has already scored two goals from free kicks. Dribbling, speed, passing - all this with him, as well as game intelligence. However, Diego is a very team player, which is not always characteristic of players of his type.
What is missing So far, there is not too much experience of summits with world-class rivals. When Diego does not play, he is able to get lost on the field, although such cases are already unusually rare.
Achievements in the season 06/07 From the very first matches made the Bremen public forget about Joan Miku. In 16 matches, he scored 8 goals and made 9 assists - admirable figures. At the moment, Diego is the best player of the season according to Kicker magazine.
Prospects Already at Santos, Diego was called the future star of world scale, and many experts gave him preference over Robinho. Diego will surely become the star of club European football, but they will not promise him in the team of the “green corridor” - go and make your way to the team for which Ronaldinho and Kaka play.
CLASS-YAN HUNTELAR
Born 08/12/83 Club "Ajax" Team Holland
Amplitude striker
Prototype Rud van Nistelrooy.
What can score goals. This, perhaps, could have ended. Huntelar does not have a well-placed pass, outstanding dribbling, reactive speed or power. Huntelar is not exceptional in any aspect of football - but he knows how to do a little of everything. He is more often than others next to the ball in scoring situations and scores in any way available for that second. The team does not play a special role for Huntelar (he scored equally well last season for Heerenveen, Ajax, and the Dutch youth team - a total of 41 goals). The team can be any, the main thing is that it creates moments.
What is missing Experience in playing in European tournaments - almost all of his sniper exploits Huntelar committed in the Netherlands. And also vivid individual qualities, without which, being one hundred percent "hammer", he is completely dispensed with.
Achievements in the season 06/07 Consolidated in the national team. In the current Dutch championship, he scored only 10 goals, which by his super sniper standards is not so much. But the fault is the injury due to which Huntelar could not play for a month. But in the European campaign (unsuccessful in the Champions League and successful in the UEFA Cup), the striker scored eight - in eight matches.
Prospects In the coming years, an attack by the Dutch team would be unimaginable without him. From Ajax, Huntelar will most likely move to England - where he will continue to score.
AARON LENNON
Born 04.16.87 Tottenham Club England team
Amplitude Winger
Prototype Ryan Giggs, Sean Wright-Phillips.
What can run very fast and efficiently. Spurs fans removed the letter from John Lennon’s phrase “ give peace a chance ”(give the world a chance) by turning“ peace ”into“ pace ”(speed). The words of the famous namesake characterize Aaron in the best way possible: almost all the defenders of the Premier League watched the sparkling heels of the teenager, especially since Lennon easily changed flanks.
What is missing Like all young people - experience. Lennon made his debut in the Premier League at a record young age (16 years and 129 days), but has not yet matured. And as a slender player, he is fragile and prone to injury.
Achievements in the 06/07 season An unfortunate injury in September coincided with Tottenham's unsuccessful start, but as soon as Lennon returned, the Spurs rushed to the quarry and the midfielder scored the winning goal against Chelsea. Another undoubted achievement of Lennon is a challenge to the England team.
Prospects Lennon has become a favorite of Tottenham fans - finally, his own player has appeared in a team supported by the Jewish diaspora. But, perhaps, he will not stay here for long - the English grandeons who are interested in him may decide on an offer in the summer.
Joah Moutinho
Born 09/08/86 Sporting Club Portugal Team
Ampoule central midfielder
Prototype Deco.
What can do The classic type of low and nimble Portuguese-speaking playmaker, playing either under attackers, then somewhat lower. Technical, sees the field well and often completes the attack himself: Moutinho scored his first goal for Sporting not to anyone, but Benfica. Moutinho’s versatile talent will find a place in any tactical scheme.
What is missing Speed and athleticism, as well as experienced partners. The 20-year-old Moutinho is captain of the youth team, and in Sporting he is enchanting in the company of the same age Nani, Veloso and Yannick Jalu. For further progress, he needs to go to the club above class.
Achievements in the season 06/07 Unsuccessful in results, but very strong impressions of the campaign, “Sporting” in the Champions League.
Prospects It seems that the young upstarts from Sporting, led by Moutinho, are the very new generation of Portuguese footballers to replace Figo and Deco. In a couple of years, the midfielder will outgrow the level of club football in his homeland - here he and the tablecloth go to Spain, where football players of such a role are best revealed.
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