FIFA.com Prandelli puts faith in young guns
already has 19 international caps to his name, thanks to his consistently impressive performances in La Liga with Villarreal. The former Manchester United player has shone in the Italian shirt too, despite being left out of Marcello Lippi?s 2010 FIFA World Cup™ squad at the last minute. Prandelli even made him captain for a friendly against Germany in February and was repaid when Rossi grabbed a late equalider in a 1-1 draw.Providing Balotelli matures into the top-class striker many believe he can be, Cesare Prandelli will have a forward line he can count on for years to come. As Arrigo Sacchi, who was put in charge of ?s youth sides following the South African fiasco, said recently: "Without youngsters, Italian football is going nowhere. We need a generation change.

