Its official he is a Maldini...

iregk

For those that don't know Paolo Maldini's 5 year old son plays for the Milan youth setup. Rumour has it he is showing all the signs his father did!!!

Check this out. A 5 year old Daniel Maldini strips Clearance Seedorf of the ball at a Milan euro cup party last May with a tackle his father would be proud of...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zXpPD3FpxIg

Peyton Manning

Pfft, Enzo would make mince meat of him!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZcY_FEzGIs

estebancambias

That actually was class.

Mr Alan

ha ha ha super!

estebancambias

Enzo reminds me of myself back in the day...


Seriously that was a joke.

PHB

I remember seeing that ages ago, very cool

estebancambias

Here seriously am I the only one who feels sort of weird when watching these really young players? Perhaps its a bit of the Jealous-C, but I just sort of get depressed. When I watched a Des Cahill documentary about young footballers a few years back, I just start crying for ages...it took the mother to bring me back to my senses.

Peyton Manning

estebancambias wrote: »

Here seriously am I the only one who feels sort of weird when watching these really young players? Perhaps its a bit of the Jealous-C, but I just sort of get depressed. When I watched a Des Cahill documentary about young footballers a few years back, I just start crying for ages...it took the mother to bring me back to my senses.

You do yourself no favours here...

Nailz

Na, if that was a Maldini tackle he would have made sure he took Seedorf out of it!
Good challenge though, cleaned the ball and all...

PHB

estebancambias wrote: »

Here seriously am I the only one who feels sort of weird when watching these really young players? Perhaps its a bit of the Jealous-C, but I just sort of get depressed. When I watched a Des Cahill documentary about young footballers a few years back, I just start crying for ages...it took the mother to bring me back to my senses.

Are you suggesting I can't still make it as a professional footballer? Cause I think that's bull****. Ian Wright was signed at age 21, going on 22 from a Sunday League football team. Granted I'm 23, and not currently playing Sunday league football, but I don't see why a talent scout wouldn't be checking out local 5 a side pitches.

It's a sad day in ones life when he realises he is never going to be a professional footballer.

estebancambias

Yeah that is what I mean...When I was younger I really thought it was a given that 'my urge' to be a professional would suffice. I wrote about this for the Leaving Cert.

I think it was in 3rd class I told a guy(far better than me) that I would play football professionally. He said 'Why bother'..its too hard to be a footballer...he was damn right. Grant it I'm only 18, but some players have their testimonials by then.

You CAN do it PHB.

Mr Alan

PHB wrote: »

It's a sad day in ones life when he realises he is never going to be a professional footballer.

and an even sadder when when you realise you are older/around the same age as some of your heroes! Torres,Agger,alonso

estebancambias

I guess its the joy football brings that is important, in essence once you are out in the field playing does it matter if your being paid nothing or 50 k a week?

I haven't played in a few years(honestly I was beginning to hate football, because I knew I wasnt going to make it) so I can't wait to get back and play for the enjoyment at last. I took it way too seriously before, got very depressed because of it.

leninbenjamin

be happy ye can play ye feckers, even if it's only 5 a sides with mates.

estebancambias

Your right LeninBenjamin.

V9

Spot on LeninBenjamin, I havn't kicked a ball since I reinjured my back way back in May, I miss having a kick about, granted I wasn't the worlds greatest but I loved trying to get better every time I played

Mr.Nice Guy

No need to feel downhearted chaps about the football dream not working out. There's always the chance you could have a son and then you can live vicariously through him!

Chardee MacDennis

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

No need to feel downhearted chaps about the football dream not working out. There's always the chance you could have a son and then you can live vicariously through him!

thats been my plan since i realised it was all over for me!!!

Raskolnikov

Eddie McGoldrick didn't sign a professional contract until he was 28.

There's hope for us all!

ziggy

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Helix

Archimedes wrote: »

Pfft, Enzo would make mince meat of him!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZcY_FEzGIs

jesus if theyre the best clips they can find for highlights of him hes sure as hell not going to be a patch on daddy

KdjaCL

group hug ?


Anyone ever notice when esteban and Mr Alan post it ends up as a PI



kdjac

ziggy

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estebancambias

Ah you mean like siamese twins?

Helix

leninbenjamin wrote: »

be happy ye can play ye feckers, even if it's only 5 a sides with mates.

too right

dodgy knees and a breaky foot mean i havent kicked a ball in anger in 7 years and 5 months

ziggy

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Nunu

Helix wrote: »

jesus if theyre the best clips they can find for highlights of him hes sure as hell not going to be a patch on daddy

Ye, was thinking that myself

...nothing you wouldn't see on the oul 5 a side once a week:D

estebancambias

So was I, the quality looked averge, and they talk about the 'technical' side of youth football in places like Spain. He did do one good flick, but nothing out of the ordinary.

scruff321

hes only a young lad can only get better,maldini's son only 5 and judgin by that neat tackle looks a hot prospect ...oh god id love to be a proffessional footballer,my biggest passion and i only really got into playing it (11 a side that is) when i was 18,only started supporting a team when i was 15 if id have had athe interest at 5 or 6 that i have now probably be rubbin shoulders with the greats ..all the same love playing it more then anything now so im greatful for that!

raheny red

iregk wrote: »

For those that don't know Paolo Maldini's 5 year old son plays for the Milan youth setup. Rumour has it he is showing all the signs his father did!!!

Check this out. A 5 year old Daniel Maldini strips Clearance Seedorf of the ball at a Milan euro cup party last May with a tackle his father would be proud of...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zXpPD3FpxIg

Meh, he didn't keep a hold of the ball

Raskolnikov wrote: »

Eddie McGoldrick didn't sign a professional contract until he was 28.

There's hope for us all!

I think it's safe to say those days are over ??

estebancambias

My inspiration is Christian Vieri, he only start playing football at 17.

MrJoeSoap

estebancambias wrote: »

My inspiration is Christian Vieri, he only start playing football at 17.

Wasn't Solskjaer around that (even older I think) when he started?

Best finisher of his generation in my opinion.

jesus_thats_gre

Helix wrote: »

jesus if theyre the best clips they can find for highlights of him hes sure as hell not going to be a patch on daddy

Lol was thinking the same..

Mikeyt086

I know exactley what Estabancambias is talking about, im 18, and the fact that week in week out i worship Anderson, a 19 year old is wierd. Watching Rhian Davis this supposed Aussie wonderkid we signed at 9 years of age playing like a pro is upsetting. Kasenga Lua Lua came on for Newcastle yesterday and he is 17, i just thought to myself... Im older than him. It just felt wierd, and its only gonna get more depressing!

Back on topic, the Maldini kid's tackle was class.

Enzo Zidane looks great, i hope we get another Zidane because i grew up watching Zinedine and i can count myself lucky to have done that.

Helix

Mikeyt086 wrote: »

Enzo Zidane looks great

seriously, are you basing that from the above video?

coz he doesnt look great, he doesnt look anything apart from a kid playing football. you wouldnt look twice if you saw him playing down your local park like

just coz his surname is zidane doesnt mean hes good when he does average stuff

maldinis kid on the other hand....

eirebhoy

Helix wrote: »

you wouldnt look twice if you saw him playing down your local park like

You're going a bit far there. He'd be head and shoulders above everyone at that level.