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From what I've seen so far, our football had more shape and verve under Freddie than under Arteta.
Thanks G.. Unfortunately I wish it wasn't true though..The best post of this entire thread
Me too, glad someone else can see it also.Thanks G.. Unfortunately I wish it wasn't true though..
Our fanbase overyhypes our youth academy..
That last line just proves my point..How so? We had 5 players from the academy contributing yesterday. We just sold one player for 40 M last summer from the academy. Juventus and Barcelona have recently take a punt on players from our academy. We had 4 players in top100 youth talents voted by journalists this year. And foreign clubs are constantly scouting our academy and sniffing around our players. Its probably one of the better academies in Europe at the moment.
That last line just proves my point..
Contributing to what exactly? Not registering a shot on goal in 90 mins?How so? We had 5 players from the academy contributing yesterday. We just sold one player for 40 M last summer that came through from the academy. Juventus and Barcelona have recently take a punt on players from our academy. We had 4 players in top100 youth talents voted by journalists this year. And foreign clubs are constantly scouting our academy and sniffing around our players. Its probably one of the better academies in Europe at the moment.
You think the likes of Willock, Nelson, Nketiah would get into the starting XI of the other top 6 teams ?? As far as I'm concerned the last very good player to come up through the ranks was GnabryHow so?
You think the likes of Willock, Nelson, Nketiah would get into the starting XI of the other top 6 teams ?? As far as I'm concerned the last very good player to come up through the ranks was Gnabry
Nketiah didn’t start at Leeds with Patrick Bamford ahead of him. Says alot really, especially for a side trying to get into the premiership.You think the likes of Willock, Nelson, Nketiah would get into the starting XI of the other top 6 teams ?? As far as I'm concerned the last very good player to come up through the ranks was Gnabry
The thing is mate when a player at 20-21 shows signs its evident how good he will come, I remember watching the likes of Fabregas and Henry when they were 21, you just knew they would become world class eventually because they had unique elements in their games at such a young age. I don't see any elements in someone like Willock at all. The youth policy is not workingWell, I think if top6 teams decided not to spend money and went the academy route like we are doing they would count themselves lucky having these talents.
Gnabry was good for sure, but he didn't really start to blossom at Bayern until he was 22-23. So our players still have a lot of time to develop and be ready!
The thing is mate when a player at 20-21 shows signs its evident how good he will come, I remember watching the likes of Fabregas and Henry when they were 21, you just knew they would become world class eventually because they had unique elements in their games at such a young age. I don't see any elements in someone like Willock at all. The youth policy is not working
Willock for me is the least talented of the current crop of youth.The thing is mate when a player at 20-21 shows signs its evident how good he will come, I remember watching the likes of Fabregas and Henry when they were 21, you just knew they would become world class eventually because they had unique elements in their games at such a young age. I don't see any elements in someone like Willock at all. The youth policy is not working
Well then prepare for midtable finishes for years to comeActually Arteta has said that its the youth players who are already at the club that are best occupied to play his style of football so they will most likely be the foundation of the squad next couple of years.
I think the academy will save us a lot of money in the long run. Game time to these players will get their prize higher and we need that for our self-sustaining model. But I'm also very optimistic that few of them will make it here.
Whats baffling is the guy is superb for friendly matches. Maybe can't cope when the pressure is on ??Willock for me is the least talented of the current crop of youth.
Frustrating even with one our brightest in Saka who’s stalling for a better contract. Yes he’s been good. Amazing? No.
play 5-10 decent games at Arsenal and its like you’ve made it.
Well then prepare for midtable finishes for years to come
Luxury players. No winning mentality between them. I’ve been slated for saying it before but none of them show me this hunger to prove themselves or even to win. A few stepovers, a nice touch here and there. But no character.Whats baffling is the guy is superb for friendly matches. Maybe can't cope when the pressure is on ??
Guendouzi is also very overrated. He imo was just as bad as Willock last night if not worse and is not getting half the criticism Willock is getting..Luxury players. No winning mentality between them. I’ve been slated for saying it before but none of them show me this hunger to prove themselves or even to win. A few stepovers, a nice touch here and there. But no character.
Compare that to guys like Martinelli or even Guendouzi who fight for everything. You can see they want it. Surprising since the academy lads are born n bred Arsenal.