Young Players to watch out for in the Bundesliga 2011-12 season (Part 1)

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Young Players to watch out for in the Bundesliga 2011-12 season (Part 1)
Every season an exciting crop of youngsters emerges for the German Bundesliga. Last season was no different as many young players established themselves in the national side and led Die Mannschaft to the semi-finals of the World
Cup in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 has some of the most exciting young players coming out of their ranks.
There are some young players from current Bundesliga sides who have the potential of becoming bright stars in the future.
Mario Gotze
Age: 19
Club: Borussia Dortmund
The young midfielder has been the talk of the town courtesy his brilliant performances from last season in the absence of Japanese international http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Shinji-Kagawa-c33364. The club’s title hopes would have taken a huge blow in January this
year when star midfielder Shinji Kagawa suffered a season ending injury in the AFC Asian Cup semi-final against South Korea but Gotze rose to prominence and filled Kagawa’s boots almost instantly.
The Dortmund youth product played for most of the second-half of the season and scored a brilliant eight goals in a total of 18 appearances at the end of the campaign. His excellent displays meant that Die Borussen did not have
to sign any replacement for Kagawa and the team lifted their first Bundesliga title since 2002.
The attacking midfielder’s impressive performances earned him his first international call-up and his made his debut in November last year against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sweden-c3015. The player has since been a regular in the national squad and scored his
first goal for the country against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858 in a Friendly at Stuttgart in August this year.
Mario Gotze will surely be a vital player for Jurgen Klopp as his side defend the Bundesliga title this season competing with the likes of Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen. The departure of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nuri-Sahin-c28251 will make sure he is a regular
starter for Borussia Dortmund with some added responsibility on his young shoulders.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Takashi-Usami-c34524
Age: 19
Club: Bayern Munich
Takashi Usami is one of the most talented youngsters coming out of Asia in the recent years. The fact is proved when a club with the stature of Bayern Munich wanted him from his former club Gamba Osaka in this summer’s transfer
window. The player has been acquired on a year long loan by the Bavarian giants with the option of making the deal permanent at the end of the next season.
Usami rose to prominence in the 2009-10 season when he played regularly for J-League side http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gamba-Osaka-c39399 and impressed with his brilliant dribbling ability and pace. The attacker scored 11 goals that season in a total of 37 appearances
despite being 17 years of age at that time. His impressive performances were rewarded with the Young Player of the Year award that year.
Die Bayern were reportedly after the player since his breakthrough season in the domestic league. The deal finally went through this summer and manager Jupp Heynckes admitted that the youngster will be given ample opportunities
to prove himself.
Bayern’s constant injury problems to players like http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arjen-Robben-c6521 and Franck Ribery last season forced them to add depth to the squad on the wings. Given his talent and ability, Usami could turn out to be a very handy signing for
the German giants.
 
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