EL | Arsenal v FC BATE Borisov | Thursday 7th December 2017 | 20:05 GMT | BT Sport

[blaze_of_glory]

A big win is just what the team needed after the shock loss to whoever it was we played on the weekend. Big Wengs knows.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Starting few more youngsters and we would have won 10-0 and me and @Makingtrax would be inviting all of you to new years party at his brand new yacht.

FFS.

 

[Makingtrax]

Wenger has become too old and cautious for the game, any progressive manager would’ve started Nelson, Nketiah and Maitland-Niles in their favourite positions for this dead game.

But only if he wanted to **** up another game at home.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

A big win is just what the team needed after the shock loss to whoever it was we played on the weekend. Big Wengs knows.

The team has been playing very good football lately. Such a shame it is not likely that it will convert into the trophies.

But hey, keep building up momentum and destroy Liverpool over xmas and Im a happy man!

 

[Makingtrax]

Starting few more youngsters and we would have won 10-0 and me and @Makingtrax would be inviting all of you to new years party at his brand new yacht.

FFS.

I nearly put the bet on, but thought, ****it, Wenger'll throw on the youngsters soon. Too big a risk.

 

[kraphtous]

I'm sure this place would have loved us struggling to draw the game as well.

It wouldn’t have mattered because we were already qualified and 1st in the group.

Playing potential first starters > Washed up guys who will be gone in 6-12 months.

 

[Makingtrax]

I'm sure this place would have loved us struggling to draw the game as well.

All the Wenger haters wanted the youngsters starting. . . I wonder why?

 

[YeahBee]

didn't even watch, feel sad now because it is the first time I activly chose not to watch an arsenal game

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

All the Wenger haters wanted the youngsters starting. . . I wonder why?

I dont hate Wenger just because I wanted to see few more youngters start. Wtf???

 

[YeahBee]

we didn't even play two upfront? wtf?

 

[Big Poppa]

Giroud is a strange player. Bad when we play good and good when we play bad.

 

[Mo Britain]

We won 6-0.

Doom and gloom. Woe is us!

 

[blaze_of_glory]

It wouldn’t have mattered because we were already qualified and 1st in the group.

Playing potential first starters > Washed up guys who will be gone in 6-12 months.

The team needed a boost after the weekend. More important to make sure we bounced back strong after that than give minutes to youngsters imo. And it worked.

Doesn't matter any more though. On to the next game.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

Giroud is a strange player. Bad when we play good and good when we play bad.

He brings balance to the force.

 

[krengon]

They've a long way to go and a lot of maturing to do, you can't just expect youngsters to hit the ground running, they're still developing.

people underestimate how hard it is for youngsters to break through in a top team.. A young Coquelin put in better performances than anything Willock or AMN has shown so far, yet he almost got let go before getting his break and now he's a squad player.. If one or two from this generation makes the step up that would be a success, more than that would be tremendous..

 

[Makingtrax]

I dont hate Wenger just because I wanted to see few more youngters start. Wtf???

Elite posters aren't included. You were obviously thinking about development opportunities

 

[MutableEarth]

Was a good watch to be fair but I am still not happy that the kids didn't get more time. It's easy to point to the result as justification but IMO how do you expect them to get proper experience if they get rubbish minutes like this and then get starts in unfamiliar positions?

Good win but I'm admittedly still annoyed. I wanted to see them get proper time.

 

[HollandGooner]

Love the performance cannot question attitude. Also wilshere at central midfield a blessing to watch.

 

[Mo Britain]

I can't see any of the youngsters making the breakthrough. Jury is out on Nketiah but the rest are good but not special. Having said that, nothing to say they can't up their game.

 

[Plutarch]

This
The team looked really good until they came on. Gives them experience but limited our goals to 6. Would like to have seen 8.
It's all part of the hype on here of over egging our youngsters. They look good but a lot of learning to do.

Exactly. These young players are not ready yet. Specifically, they're not physically strong enough. It was obvious how our performance dipped when they came on. Starting them all would have been a really bad idea.