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

#6 Roberto Martinez

Roberto Martinez trusted then 20-year-old Romelu Lukaku to lead the Everton line

League minutes played by U-23 players: 20.2%

Spanish football coach Roberto Martinez has been a manager for 10 years now. Before being appointed the manager of a Belgium side that has loads of potential, he had managed clubs in England; namely Swansea City, Wigan Athletic, and Everton.

Two notable names from his Swansea days include Joe Allen, Nathan Dyer, and Ashley Williams who would be key players in the Premier League after they won promotion.

At Wigan Athletic, there were quite a few young players who had potential. Victor Moses has since gone on to make a name for himself in the Premier League while bright prospect Scott Sinclair failed to make his mark. Charles N'Zogbia was another player who started well before fading away.

Everton was Martinez's big break and the Toffees seemed to profit from his philosophy at first as they finished fifth in his first season. His biggest success was loanee Romelu Lukaku who scored 15 goals and became a permanent signing thereafter.

Ross Barkley also thrived while Gerard Deulofeu was also a fine player in the making. John Stones was also slowly coming into his own.