The Premier League's best young players of 2009-10 ... a decade later

01 May 2020 12:37
Gareth Bale went on to win the Champions League four times, but many of his contemporaries had already peakedBy Martin Laurence for WhoScoredThere is an assumption that footballers get better with age before peaking in their late twenties and regressing in their thirties. The theory goes that players improve with greater experience before their fitness deteriorates and they inevitably get worse. However, a look back at the best players aged 21 or under in the 2009-10 season shows that not every promising youngster is destined for greater things. Related: When Arsenal won a 'world title' despite having their physio sent off Related: Gareth Bale gives almost £1m to fight coronavirus in Spain and Wales Related: Nicklas Bendtner: ‘Henry tells me to shut up. I shout back that he should shut up’ Continue reading......read full article

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