TOP 10 YOUNG ATTACKING MIDFIELDER IN EUROPE Attacking midfield is now one of the most important positions on a football pitch with most sides preferring a 4-3-3 or 4-5-1 formation. So i takes a look at the 10 best young attacking midfielders in Europe currently, with the criteria being they had to have started the 2013/14 season aged 21-years-old or younger. 10. Coutinho, Liverpool Signed from Inter Milan in January 2013, the young Brazilian has come good at Anfield this campaign and has played a big part in their Premier League title challenge. The 21-year-old has five goals and eight assists in all competitions, including scoring the important winner against Manchester City earlier this month. 9. Christian Eriksen, Tottenham Hotspur Perhaps the only one of Spurs plethora of new signings last summer that has been a success, after an £11m switch from Ajax. The Denmark international has seven goals and eight assists for the north London outfit in the league and looks like the sort of player they can build the team around. 8. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Arsenal Staying in England and the second representative from north London, although this time its at the Emirates Stadium. Oxlade-Chamberlain may have been injured for much of this term, but as an established member of both the Gunners and England team deserves his place in this list. 7. Koke, Atletico Madrid Diego Simeone is really building something special at the Vicente Calderon Stadium currently and this 22- year-old is a big part of that. With 18 assists and seven goals Koke has helped his side to the top of La Liga and the semi-finals of the Champions League. 6. Lucas Moura, Paris Saint-Germain Cost PSG a whopping £37.5m upon joining the club in 2012, but with 11 assists this campaign the winger is a fine asset. Lucas is also an established member of the Brazil national team as well with 31 caps to date and is a certainty to be in the Luis Felipe Scolaris squad for the 2014 World Cup. 5. James Rodriguez, AS Monaco Was part of the influx of expensive new talent at the Stade Louis II last summer and signed for Monaco along with FC Porto teammate Joao Moutinho in a £60m double deal. Since then the Colombia international has helped the Principality club to second in Ligue 1 with 10 goals and 13 assists. 4. Isco, Real Madrid Arrived at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu last summer from Malaga in a £23m move and since then has impressed in the Spanish capital. As well as breaking into the Spain senior side the 22-year-old has also scored 11 goals and provided seven assists for Los Blancos. 3. Oscar, Chelsea When Jose Mourinho returned as manager at Stamford Bridge one of the first things the 51-year-old said was this South American was his preferred No.10 ahead of Juan Mata. Oscar has coped with the pressure of that well and with Mata now sold the Brazilian has flourished with 11 goals and 10 assists for the Blues. 2. Julian Draxler, Schalke 04 Amid all the speculation concerning the future of this 20-year-old he has simply gotten on with the task in hand and tried to get Schalke back into Europe. Draxler is one of the most coveted youngsters in world football and has five goals and 10 assists this term, as well as 10 caps for Germany to date. 1. Mario Goetze, Bayern Munich German football is really doing well at the moment and the man that tops this list is someone who left Borussia Dortmund for rivals Bayern last summer. Goetze completed a £31.5m switch to the Allianz Arena in 2013 and since then has become a prominent part of Pep Guardiolas setup.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 19:52:45 +0000
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