Player:Martinelli
Can't wait for Unai's Nigerian Core picture.
Wouldn't worry about their future. Amaechi signed a new deal January 2018. That's probably a long contract to be honest.
Saka, Amaechi, ESR and Nelson are the future of this club. If nutured correctly, we have 2 devastating wingers , a goal scoring 8 and goal scoring 10.
I hope so but would like to point out people have been saying this kind of thing about our youth players for a very long time
Since the fa youth cup winners in 2009 we've had players like Wilshere, Gibbs, Bellerin, Szczesny, Iwobi, Gnabry and Coquelin breakthrough and contribute to our first team or even being 1st choice.. Then you have players like Bartley, Hayden, Ozyakup and more who have gone on to have good careers elsewhere. That's a massive success imo and if the current crop can replicate that or be even better that would be huge for us.
According to Jeorge Bird, best defender on the night was Mazeed Ogungbo - a schoolboy. Said Vontae Daley-Campbell had a poor first half but really stepped it up in the 2nd aswell.Some great composed play by Balogun to set up the 4th goal. You can see when Amaechi and Saka get the ball there's something special about them. Make it look so easy.
Being hypercritical our defence does look poor at times. That first goal they scored was very soft. It seems endemic of all age groups and has been going on for decades now at this stage.
All in all though great to win that game and if some of these kids can make the step up we are in for a treat
According to Jeorge Bird, best defender on the night was Mazeed Ogungbo - a schoolboy. Said Vontae Daley-Campbell had a poor first half but really stepped it up in the 2nd aswell.
Any chance of spamming them with letters for that from multiple AM members?https://player.arsenal.com/video/fa-youth-cup-tottenham-hotspur-h-highlights
All the goals here. Really wish the highlights were longer. Our coverage is mightily sh*t.
Saka, Balogun and Amaechi all combine.
Balogun's hold up play here >>>>>
He's coming along pretty fine aswell.
He has played there a bunch before. He's not the greatest going forward but I'd imagine he's probably a tad more agile and athletic than Lichsteiner currently is.I'm surprised that this wasn't really discussed that much in here. It would be interesting to see if he is offered a contract in the end? My issiue is that he has not developed enough physically. I wonder if he could reinvent himself as a RB?
Ooof. Right in the bollocks, that.
Looks like he is playing well though, Charlton and Polish fans seem to rate him highly. Probably worth signing on a new long term contract & then loaning him to Charlton again next season if they get promoted, then re-asses from there. If he plays well again we could either bring him back or sell him, you can probably get £10-15m for a decent championship level nowadays.Ooof. Right in the bollocks, that.
Depends on what happens in the Summer. Our midfield is Xhaka, Torreira and Guendouzi. Elneny should be gone in the Summer and Ramsey will also be gone. Willock will probably either be the 4th man or on loan. Bielik has played quite a bit of men's football now in his career - a season at Birmingham as a CB and as a DM for Charlton. There's every chance he could earn his shot during pre-season and impress Emery. He's becoming a very solid defensive player and is very comfy on the ball. He'd be a great asset, whether we sell or not.Looks like he is playing well though, Charlton and Polish fans seem to rate him highly. Probably worth signing on a new long term contract & then loaning him to Charlton again next season if they get promoted, then re-asses from there. If he plays well again we could either bring him back or sell him, you can probably get £10-15m for a decent championship level nowadays.
Ooof. Right in the Bieliks that.