da dobrowin： There has been very few Premier League managers in recent years who have utilised young players as frequently as Mauricio Pochettino.
da betobet： At Southampton, starlets like Matt Targett, James Ward-Prowse, Harrison Reed and Sam Gallagher were established successfully into the first-team, while at Spurs the Argentine has constructed his first-team squad around young, home-grown talent.
With four competitions on the radar yet again for Tottenham, Pochettino may need to delve even deeper into the club’s academy to find talent in 2016/17, and there is plenty available.
Here are the FIVE starlets who could give Mauricio Pochettino food for thought ahead of the new season.
Josh Onomah
Featuring in 18 games in all competitions last campaign, Josh Onomah is fast becoming a fully-fledged first-team player at Spurs.
Having signed a new four-year-deal at the club earlier this year, the 19-year-old looks set to gain further senior experience this season; a fully justified reward for one of the brightest young English players around.
Harry Winks
Another youngster at Spurs to have recently signed a new deal, Harry Winks had to bide his time before grabbing a taste of first-team action, which he eventually claimed last season.
Winks has been training intermittently with the first-team since the age of 16 and it has proven to be an ideal transition for the 20-year-old, who now looks a level above the reserve team games that he so often features in.
Cameron Carter-Vickers
So impressive have the performances from Cameron Carter-Vickers been for the U-21s in 2016, Pochettino even shared his admiration of the 18-year-old publicly:
“We have another youngster from the academy – Cameron Carter-Vickers. He is still young but has enough quality and he is training with us from the beginning of the season and playing for the Under-21s. It’s a good opportunity to stay with us now more consistently.”
Possibly the most exciting talent in Spurs’ youth set-up, expect the American defender to feature at the Lane this coming season.
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Kyle Walker-Peters
Like his almost namesake, Kyle Walker-Peters is a promising young English right-back who has impressed at youth level with his consistency and attacking flair.
Despite his diminutive stature, Walker-Peters plays with great heart and has been noticed by Pochettino, who gave the 19-year-old a spot on the senior bench twice last season.
While a couple of loan spells may help develop the young defender, there is no reason why he could not hold his own in some of the upcoming campaigns’ ‘lesser’ competitions.
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Shayon Harrison
Another player who impressed Mauricio Pochettino last term, young Shayon Harrison trained with the first-team a number of times and established himself as an upcoming star in the Spurs youth ranks.
The lightning fast striker has impressive agility in the box and is capable of finding the net on a regular basis.
While Harrison may need a few more months of youth football to continue his development, the lack of striking options at Spurs may mean that the 19-year-old is thrust into senior football sooner than he thinks.
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