Crocrodile
Active Member
The youth setup is oozing with talent, some potential cracking players in there.
Probably my most favorite part of football, getting one of your own to shine under the bright lights of professional football venues. So organic, one of the rare things where the process of creating your own team feels so organic and satisfying.
Anyways, we have a lot of guys to keep tabs on. It could almost lead you to believe that we need no transfers incoming. I would be in agreement with that if we were to actually make a full rebuild. Now, with the situation we have, Nketiah and Nelson are 1st team players. Sheaf, DaSilva, Mavropanos, Willock are knocking on the door, Jeff should be also knocking on the door, Mavididi is on loan. We have younger guys who shouldn't be as successful playing in older categories but they are. John Jules, Emile Smith-Rowe, Osei-Tutu...
Huge number of players, top-heavy, but the biggest problem will be getting them gametime. The problem with Englishmen is that they do not go abroad, big mistake. English leagues are too focused on physicality and in the process break a lot of them or force youngsters to revert habits, such as avoiding their weak foot and such. IMO in French, Spanish, Bundesliga, even the Croatian league IMO our youngsters benefit from a higher technicality, lesser agressiveness and better quality of football than orc-leagues of England. Securing great opportunities for those who do not make it outright, cause there is a lot of talent there.
To end this longer post, I have a picture that summarizes what Wenger does to youngsters in recent times. Under a more tactically adept coach that can coach defense and pressing, I think our players can reach incredible heights. This is Josh DaSilva on being played in an unnatural position. "I was so scared, because I played in an unnatural position, I just wanted to embrace the moment". That's what it comes down to, no need to make it harder for the youngsters.
Probably my most favorite part of football, getting one of your own to shine under the bright lights of professional football venues. So organic, one of the rare things where the process of creating your own team feels so organic and satisfying.
Anyways, we have a lot of guys to keep tabs on. It could almost lead you to believe that we need no transfers incoming. I would be in agreement with that if we were to actually make a full rebuild. Now, with the situation we have, Nketiah and Nelson are 1st team players. Sheaf, DaSilva, Mavropanos, Willock are knocking on the door, Jeff should be also knocking on the door, Mavididi is on loan. We have younger guys who shouldn't be as successful playing in older categories but they are. John Jules, Emile Smith-Rowe, Osei-Tutu...
Huge number of players, top-heavy, but the biggest problem will be getting them gametime. The problem with Englishmen is that they do not go abroad, big mistake. English leagues are too focused on physicality and in the process break a lot of them or force youngsters to revert habits, such as avoiding their weak foot and such. IMO in French, Spanish, Bundesliga, even the Croatian league IMO our youngsters benefit from a higher technicality, lesser agressiveness and better quality of football than orc-leagues of England. Securing great opportunities for those who do not make it outright, cause there is a lot of talent there.
To end this longer post, I have a picture that summarizes what Wenger does to youngsters in recent times. Under a more tactically adept coach that can coach defense and pressing, I think our players can reach incredible heights. This is Josh DaSilva on being played in an unnatural position. "I was so scared, because I played in an unnatural position, I just wanted to embrace the moment". That's what it comes down to, no need to make it harder for the youngsters.
) and then allow these youngsters to get chances and patience while developing into squad players and starters.
