West Ham United manager Gianfranco Zola called upon the services of two of the club's rising stars this weekend as his injury-plagued first team travelled to Middlesbrough.
Zola handed starts to Freddie Sears and Welsh international midfielder Jack Collison.
Both played well in the 1-1 draw and Collison could have sntached all three points at the end but was denied by a point-blank save by the Boro 'keeper.
It bodes well that Zola - who was Italy's under-21 manager when approached about the West Ham job - is willing to give youth its chance.
West Ham have a number of promising youngsters on their books - some like Sears and centre-back James Tomkins - have been in and around the first team for some time.
Others, like Junior Stanislas are knocking down the manager's door making a case for first team consideration.
Stanislas - an England under-19 international striker - scored in West Ham reserves' 1-0 win over Arsenal recently and a source at the club told me he expects the youngster to play some part in the first team this season.
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