Young Guns 2.0

[SA Gunner]

Im not sure if there is a thread of the same name elsewhere, or if I am actually just remembering blog.

Anyway, media reports in my town saying we signed Romania U16 captain Vlad Dragomir. Any information on this lad?

http://news.arseblog.com/2015/06/arsenal-sign-romanian-youngster-dragomir/

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/24/arsenal-sign-romania-under-16-vlad-dragomir

 

[AAlywan]

Being Romanian, here is a few thing i've learned about him from a Football Manager (the game) ACS Poli Timisoara researcher (where he came from) :
-box to box type midfielder
-very aggresive, and very good technique on the ball. He told me he won a lot of duels 1v1 against older/tougher/more experienced players than him. And he's not afraid to go 1v1, Wilshere-like
-He already debuted in the first team (second Romanian league), but played just 2 matches, one in cup and one in league. Not a big deal you could say, but trust me, young kids in Romania get very,very, very ,very hard trust from their managers.
-ACS Poli just got promoted into romanian Premier League, and this researcher told me he was going to be an important squad player for them this season
-Very serious guy, very professional, something it's hard to find at a 16yrs old Romanian kid. Very highly regarded by this researcher, he told me, and i quote "he is a phenomen", best young kid we've had in decades
-Captain of Romania U16 National Team. And here is where he gets all the attention. He is the heart of the midfield
-He could also play as a Winger - Ramsey-like

I hope he's right, but the thing is : we all know how stocked we are in midfield, both first team, and academy... who's gonna impose there ? Him / Zelalem / Crowley or others?

PS: Sorry for bad english

 

[SA Gunner]

Thank you for your response mate, sounds like an exciting lad we have signed.

Its nice to have a kid come in these days and we know he isnt going to be starting for us in the new season

 

[redanddread]

The quality in the youth set up has been lacking in recent years but there is a concerted effort get youth players of a much higher quality coming through the ranks. They club is in the middle of revamping the whole youth set up, so we can look forward to a higher caliber of youth player coming into the club and later into the first team.

Hopefully, young Vlad is one of these future stars. He sounds promising.

 

[Thehulk]

Lad looks excellent.

 

[Thehulk]

Carling cup maybe depending on how ready he is.

 

[SA Gunner]

The quality in the youth set up has been lacking in recent years but there is a concerted effort get youth players of a much higher quality coming through the ranks. They club is in the middle of revamping the whole youth set up, so we can look forward to a higher caliber of youth player coming into the club and later into the first team.

Hopefully, young Vlad is one of these future stars. He sounds promising.

Yes, this and the recent noises from the recently appointed head of our youth set up were good as well. Andries Jonker is his name, I believe.

We need a strong youth setup, nothing better than getting and producing some of the world's best players.

 

[Rex Stone]

Could we possibly see a loan for Zelalem this year? Or Maitland-Niles perhaps?

 

[BobP]

We need to be very careful in our loaning.

 

[redanddread]

Could we possibly see a loan for Zelalem this year? Or Maitland-Niles perhaps?

I think it's already been reported & discussed on AM that AMN is going out on loan next season. Believe it was Ipswich in the Championship.

 

[A_G]

Hopefully Chuba gets a good loan somewhere. There was talk last summer that he might go to Feyenoord or FC Twente before Giroud's injury so maybe that option will come up again.

 

[The_Roadrunner]

Hopefully, young Vlad is one of these future stars. He sounds promising.

Indeed. Vlad Dragomir is a bad ass name.

 

[redanddread]

Hopefully Chuba gets a good loan somewhere. There was talk last summer that he might go to Feyenoord or FC Twente before Giroud's injury so maybe that option will come up again.

Hopefully Chuba scores a ****ing competitive goal! Regardless, he looks class but needs to improve in front of goal imo.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Can't be loaning Chuba to Holland.

Think Chuba is a legend in making!

 

[Dennis_Bergkamp_10]

Can't be loaning Chuba to Holland.

Think Chuba is a legend in making!

Yeah, so loaning him to a club that's looking for a striker in the Eredivisie is a terrible idea..?

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Yeah, so loaning him to a club that's looking for a striker in the Eredivisie is a terrible idea..?

Holland league is not good mate.

 

[Danskin]

Maitland-Niles is likely to join Ipswich on loan so that will be a good test for him.

 

[Dennis_Bergkamp_10]

Holland league is not good mate.

It's a perfect league to make your mark. Look where it took players like Suarez, Huntelaar or Eriksen when they were young.

But you're right, maybe it's better to be on the bench in a better league.

 

[musicmonkey]

Years away i'd guess, we'll see him in pre-season at the very most. If he's very advanced for his age he'll make the U21's but i'm guessing he'll enter the U18's at first.

I'd be very surprised to see him make a cup appearance, he'd have to show some serious talent the second he arrives to muster that i reckon. Debuts at 17 are reserved for some of the very most talented at that age.

 

[redanddread]

When Vlad met Arsène:

"We met, he shook my hand and he really told me, with a small hint of an accent, ‘Welcome to Paradise’. And it really seems like paradise! Everything is perfect here, and I hope I can integrate quickly and earn everybody’s trust.”

Love at first sight eh? Arsène the old charmer.

Read more at: http://dailycannon.com/2015/06/dragomir-wenger-welcomed-me-to-paradise/?