10 managers who used youth players the most in the last decade

Famous managers who miss out

Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti do not promote U-23 talent as much as other managers

The rest of the managers hardly give their young players enough chances to succeed. The likes of Massimiliano Allegri, Carlo Ancelotti, and even Jose Mourinho prefer using established players to get the desired results.

Under Allegri, U-23 player have only seen 11% of the total action in the league at Cagliari, AC Milan, and Juventus.

In Ancelotti's case, it is 10.1% at clubs such as Chelsea, PSG, Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich - not exactly clubs where he has a choice.

Mourinho may have claimed that he “promoted 49 youth players from academies” but a meagre 10.2% suggest they never play enough after their debut - be it at Chelsea, Real Madrid or Inter Milan.

However, his numbers could increase with the likes of Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, and Luke Shaw playing regularly.