There might not be another Mark Viduka in our midst but the potential in the Young Socceroos is overwhelming.

With most of Australia's 'Golden Generation' of Socceroos retired or close to it, many fans have been left wondering if we'll ever find another Schwarzer, Dukes, Moore etc.

If recent performances are anything to go by, the current Young Socceroos side is certainly showing it could very well develop into one of the best senior sides in our history.

Jumping to conclusions? Possibly. Talking them up too much, too soon? Maybe. But after watching the Asian U-19 final on Sunday night, I can't help but the see the huge amount of potential they're showing.

Admittedly, there were some concerning elements. Birighitti was decent in goals... until about 85 minutes. Warren got pulled out of position far too often. The inability of the players to provide cover for each other was also evident - although all three of these things can be fixed with experience.

The positives, however, far outweigh the negatives. It pains me to admit it, but I'm in agreement with Mark Bosnich on the Kerem Bulut issue - get the kid into the Socceroos squad, even if just for the learning opportunity it will provide him (and the coaching staff).

In fact, fast track as many of them as possible. Quite frankly, the current U-23 side doesn't exactly have the potential to set the world on fire.

Imagine... London 2012. The Olyroos lineup looks like this:

---------------------Redmayne----------------------

-Neville---DeVere--D. McGowan--Davidson-

-----Amini--------Kantarovski--------Bozanic---

-------Leckie----------Bulut--------------Oar------

Then on the bench there's Birighitti, Nicholls, Danning, Daniel Mullen, Minniecon and Payne, just to name a few.

I know the point of having junior national teams at Under 20 and Under 23 levels is to provide equal opportunities for players to play in a competitive environment at their age level but honestly, I'm pretty sure the Olyroos would be categorically owned by the Young Socceroos.

Obviously, the timing of this transition is a bit of an issue. If, for example, Tommy Oar was required for Olympics qualifying, he would be absent from his club for the first round (scheduled for 19 and 23 June 2011) and, if we qualify, the second round (21 September 2011).

Together with the U-20 World Cup (July 29 - August 20 2011), this would mean he would miss several weeks in preseason and a large chunk of the first few months of the season. I don't even know if this would be logistically possible but, if it was, I'm pretty sure FC Utrecht would throw a fit.

It would be an ideal situation if this could happen. Those Young Socceroos who weren't playing at their clubs would be match fit for Olyroos qualifying and we'd have a pretty good chance in both tournaments.

There may never be another Mark Viduka but Australian football currently has a much more exciting prospect on its hands: an attacking, exciting brand of football that needs to be playing at a higher level.