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Youth team development

Bold Tone

ARSENAL YOUTH AWARDS – 2016/17
https://arsenalyouth.wordpress.com/2017/05/15/arsenal-youth-awards-201617/
Very straightforward, no surprises.

Ricky1985

Interesting interview with Krystian Bielik that someone has translated on Reddit.

Clrnc

That's a good read. That passing bit sounds like he will enjoy a 3 man defence a hell lot.

Rosicky part is nothing surprising. Every young player loves him. He should go on to be a youth coach or something, such a great presence to have around the club.

Klaus

Really good read, cheers for the link Ricky. I still haven't seen Bielik play as a defender, but I like what people have been saying about him. It sounds like he fits the mold of a potential Koscielny replacement.

banduan

Clrnc wrote:
Rosicky part is nothing surprising. Every young player loves him. He should go on to be a youth coach or something, such a great presence to have around the club.

I'm all for that! Rozza is a real nice guy and twas great to see him at the final.

BWoolley

Yeah, same with Arteta. We should bring him back as soon as Wenger leaves (I guess he won't return before that, else he wouldn't have gone to City in the first place).

Ricky1985

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20170608/the-youngsters-closest-to-stepping-up#GfqwAEGjj51soO5c.99

“We have some young players who will join the squad next season,” Wenger told Arsenal Player. “Like Reiss Nelson, like Ainsley Maitland-Niles already. So they are two players.
“So we have quality players who might have a chance next season and hopefully we will be able to do that again because that’s part of the DNA of the club as well."

Excited to see Nelson get his chance in pre-season. Can't wait! Maitland-Niles absolutely has to get more minutes next season.

goon

We need to sell one of Coq and Elneny to give AMN some more game time. I'd lean towards selling Elneny personally, I feel like he'll only ever be useful with a run of games which he'll never get here, while Coq is a decent utility player.

QuincyAbeyie

I'd sell Coq before Elneny. If Ramsey is injured, which he will be, I'd much rather see Elneny with Xhaka.

DiabyKungFu

AMN should be our right wingback in the Europa League and the domestic cups.

Klaus

AMN definitely deserves his share of minutes next season. You wonder what this means for Zelalem though. Sold in the summer?

Clrnc

He isn't on the release list so I reckon the club will give him the season to rehab. He is out of the next season with injury.

Klaus

Quincy Abeyie wrote:
I'd sell Coq before Elneny. If Ramsey is injured, which he will be, I'd much rather see Elneny with Xhaka.

Yeah, same. You need to factor in the players too though. It's not a given that Elneny wants to be here next season. If I were him I would want to leave.

Klaus

Clrnc wrote:
He isn't on the release list so I reckon the club will give him the season to rehab. He is out of the next season with injury.

I didn't know that. ACL?

Clrnc

Yep, ruptured ACL in the opening match of the U20 WC.

Klaus

His career wasn't going all that great to begin with either. How many players have ever made a full recovery from an ACL at that age?

Art

No mention of Willock there. Reckon he is off then afterall?

lorddulaarsenal

I'm assuming Jeff will get minutes

Ricky1985

Yep, I think he's already very much part of the first team squad and will see a lot more minutes next season.

Art wrote:
No mention of Willock there. Reckon he is off then afterall?

His contract runs out at the end of the month and he's been linked with a move to Man City in today's Evening Standard:

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-face-battle-with-manchester-city-to-keep-young-star-chris-willock-as-contract-expiry-looms-a3561741.html

Says Everton, Celtic and Borussia Dortmund are also trying to sign him and that we haven't given up on convincing him to sign a new contract.

QuincyAbeyie

So if he considers going to Dortmund and City I'm guessing playing time isn`t the reason he wants to leave?

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