Josh Dasilva and Armstrong Okoflex could be leaving. Shocking if true.
Doubt it.Can we sign Karamoko Dembele and Xavi Simons? It’d be great to see them playing with our Omari Hutchinson.
Josh Dasilva and Armstrong Okoflex could be leaving. Shocking if true.
Josh Dasilva and Armstrong Okoflex could be leaving. Shocking if true.
U16 attacker. Very talented. Made his debut for u18s last season and scored a goal.Who is Okoflex?
U16 attacker. Very talented. Made his debut for u18s last season and scored a goal.
He trained with the U23s yesterday so it looks like he might be staying fortunately. He's yet to sign a new deal but looks like it's on the cards.I hope we put in some sort of buy back clause even if we get a smaller fee. I really like Da Silva and our midfield isn't exactly stellar so he'd have a chance.
I really think we have to keep as many top quality players as we can. There's something about Nelson that I don't trust. He reminds me of Bentley and is behind AMN in terms of progression. Fingers crossed we keep them both.He trained with the U23s yesterday so it looks like he might be staying fortunately. He's yet to sign a new deal but looks like it's on the cards.
No word on Nelson's contract either, which is still something of a worry.
Just pay his parents 10m to get him for free. He’d worth more than 30m in a few years time.Doubt it.
No links and Barca wont let their best talents leave unless they wanted to.
He trained with the U23s yesterday so it looks like he might be staying fortunately. He's yet to sign a new deal but looks like it's on the cards.
No word on Nelson's contract either, which is still something of a worry.
Bentley was overconfident to the point of extreme arrogance. If he had a bit more patience he would have been an Arsenal regular, but he thought he was Bergkamp already and wanted to start ahead of forwards who were winning trophies and still mostly in their prime .I really think we have to keep as many top quality players as we can. There's something about Nelson that I don't trust. He reminds me of Bentley and is behind AMN in terms of progression. Fingers crossed we keep them both.
I'm pretty sure he'll stay. It's not like he doesn't have options but regardless of how ready (or not) he is, there's a clear pathway into the team for him and other young wingers waiting in the wings. He has first team football under his belt - nearly 15 appearances overall at age 18, for Arsenal. Whatever the circumstances, that's a decent amount and surely with a new manager to impress, he'll feel more emboldened.Nelson will stay. On the fringes of the first team at the age of 18. Arsenal have choice. Trust in Nelson and Jeff, or buy a winger. If they preach the values of the club, it doesn't make sense to go and buy a young winger to basically end their careers.
All 4 of those guys will likely be involved, and I think Smith-Rowe is the wildcard that people will be surprised by. He's a smart player, and has a bit of steeliness to his game that one wouldn't expect from an attacking midfielder of his ilk. Not necessarily in the Jack Wilshere-esque "taking on the world" vein, but tends to put in 7/10s even on bad days. A good example was the West Ham game that won us the PL2 title - Smith-Rowe started left wing and played more of a supporting role in the game which saw Nelson and Nketiah dominate while Willock and DaSilva provided thrust from midfield. He was quiet but he didn't look overawed or out of place. I can see Smith-Rowe earning a call-up to Singapore.Im looking forward to seeing Emerys go with our academy & younger players in our pre season games this year. He's meant to be good at developing younger players I've read so most likely he'll give a few a good run especially the first game. Hoping to see Nketiah, Nelson, Willock, Smith Rowe at least against Boreham Wood.
Bentley was overconfident to the point of extreme arrogance. If he had a bit more patience he would have been an Arsenal regular, but he thought he was Bergkamp already and wanted to start ahead of forwards who were winning trophies and still mostly in their prime .
I don't really see much of that in Nelson, in fact I think his competitive displays show a strong hint of tentativeness on his part, even in games when he looked good. AMN's advantage is that he has the resilience of a man who's had to fight for his first team place to survive by hook or crook, and he's done so without breaking a sweat - even after a mistake. Nelson is not yet at that stage admittedly, while still being a strong talent - I did believe he was given how easily he took to first team football during pre-season but the stakes are different in the competitive game and I'm sure he realizes that now!
I'm pretty sure he'll stay. It's not like he doesn't have options but regardless of how ready (or not) he is, there's a clear pathway into the team for him and other young wingers waiting in the wings. He has first team football under his belt - nearly 15 appearances overall at age 18, for Arsenal. Whatever the circumstances, that's a decent amount and surely with a new manager to impress, he'll feel more emboldened.
He's intimated that he's staying anyway so I'm expecting to hear that news at some point.
All 4 of those guys will likely be involved, and I think Smith-Rowe is the wildcard that people will be surprised by. He's a smart player, and has a bit of steeliness to his game that one wouldn't expect from an attacking midfielder of his ilk. Not necessarily in the Jack Wilshere-esque "taking on the world" vein, but tends to put in 7/10s even on bad days. A good example was the West Ham game that won us the PL2 title - Smith-Rowe started left wing and played more of a supporting role in the game which saw Nelson and Nketiah dominate while Willock and DaSilva provided thrust from midfield. He was quiet but he didn't look overawed or out of place. I can see Smith-Rowe earning a call-up to Singapore.
I don't think we'll see a lot of youngsters on the tour outside of the aforementioned and I even doubt we'll see a lot of youngsters vs Boreham Wood. I'm a little disappointed that Xavier Amaechi has missed out on first team training time - I honestly thought he'd done enough to earn a spot, but it's no bother because he's 17 and still has plenty of opportunities because of the lack of wingers at the club. If anything, Amaechi is more of a true wide man than budding #10 Reiss Nelson.
Speaking of wingers, I also have a weird feeling that Chuba Akpom might luck his way back into contention. He's struggled playing as a #9 everywhere he has played, but interestingly, he has had some good and effective performances playing as a left winger and there lies the very faint possibility that he could reinvent himself as a wide-forward. With his pace and trickery, it could be the thing that saves his career potentially. He has always been more talented than he's showed and it might prove Jeorge Bird right that his future should have been as a winger.
We have been down that route before with Chamberland, Theo, Jack Wilshere and it produced some super soft losers with an incredible sense of entitlement. Buy a winger if we need one and encourage competition. You can’t keep the cream down, it tends to rise to the top.Nelson will stay. On the fringes of the first team at the age of 18. Arsenal have choice. Trust in Nelson and Jeff, or buy a winger. If they preach the values of the club, it doesn't make sense to go and buy a young winger to basically end their careers.