Toni Kroos: That Boy Is Something Special

It’s been awhile since Sebastian Deisler stopped playing soccer, and Germany hasn’t been able to pump out another player of his caliber. But one player that is getting himself ready to fill those shoes both at Bayern Munich and on the German National team is young playmaker Toni Kroos.

The young schemer does not lack confidence and if you watch his games with Bayern, you will notice that he does not feel out of place among the top dogs in the squad. With the recent arrival of Landon Donovan at Bayern, some may think that the youngster will not get a chance, but Kroos is not sweating the arrival of the much maligned American.

Kroos has had to compete with the likes of Ribery and Argentina international Jose Sosa, and that can only help his game in the long run. Kroos is among a slew of talented German players coming through the Bundesliga and the future looks great for him and for Germany.

Hottest Transfer Prospect

With the new transfer season open, there have been teams that have jumped on the ball as far as getting the players they want. Manchester United have already signed two youngsters that will prove to be good buys in the future, while Manchester City is getting ready to assault the world in order to get the players they feel they need to join the big four clubs in the English Premier League.

While many players are hot on the market right now, I believe there is one player out there who many people are not paying attention to, but may be of great addition to any team.

Teams are going to fight to death to sign Andrei Arshavin –there is talk that Arsenal are already trying to sign him, but the best pick of the litter has to be Carlos Tevez. Manchester United already spent tons of money on Berbatov so it looks like they may not be willing to shell out the money to make Tevez’ move permanent, so clubs with serious intentions such as Manchester City and Everton should look to this diminutive striker as their main purchase. There is no doubt about the Argentines abilities. United’s loss would be any Premiership club’s gain.

If teams don’t snatch him up in England, there is always a move to another European league. Tevez would fit perfectly into a Serie A team or a La Liga team like Villareal or Valencia.

Jeremy Menez

In France there is a contagious disease called “petit Zidane.” It is one that can be caught without desire. Whenever a young player of French nationality shows some talent on the soccer field, that player is automatically labeled as the next Zinedine Zidane.

Jeremy Menez is a player who cannot exactly be compared to Zidane, because his style of playing is so different. The young player has the vision that the master carried, but outside of that there isn’t that much in common.

Menez is a player all in his own right. He has been quietly getting better year after year. It is a testament to his talents that AS Monaco started performing poorly when he was snapped up by AS Roma over the summer. Since his days at Sochaux, he has been wowing fans with his skills and smart play.

In a squad full of talent in Rome, Menez has been able to carve a niche for himself. He may not be able to dispose of Francesco Totti in the starting lineup yet, but it will not be long before the French playmaker makes his mark on the Italian Serie A and the European stage. He is one of the players being carefully watched by French national team coach Raymond Domenech for that pivotal playmaker role behind the front two strikers.