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Youth team development

jones

Why wasn't Jonker bad? I think you can barely assess his time here because it was so short but he sure as shit wasn't a "football man" as he calls it at any other club

lorddulaarsenal

This fits with the not holding medioacre players thus blocking young talents theory

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsene-wenger-says-arsenal-fans-will-not-mourn-alexis-sanchez-exit-as-much-as-robin-van-persies-a3743921.html

Ricky1985

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Extra one on one coaching sessions, but surely Wenger will just throw him in and tell him to express himself.

Seriously, though, good man, Per.

est

Hopefully Per doesn't point out any of his weaknesses in those sessions. Wouldn't want him to get his feelings hurt.

Ricky1985

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Great result for our lads. Being drawn at home is a huge advantage at this level of football and Liverpool, managed by Steven Gerrard, are running away with the Northern section of the U18s.

If we were playing Nelson I think we'd have a very good chance this year.

banduan

Ricky1985 wrote:
Great result for our lads. Being drawn at home is a huge advantage at this level of football and Liverpool, managed by Steven Gerrard, are running away with the Northern section of the U18s.

If we were playing Nelson I think we'd have a very good chance this year.

The defending for their 1st goal is so similar to those conceded by the first team.

lorddulaarsenal

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/909409/Konstantinos-Mavropanos-Arsenal-Bayern-Munich-sportgalleries

The mutha fukkin god damned Mav!

Rohit

Goals from the game are on the club website. He does look imposing and starts moves for 2 goals by breaking up play just by physical domination.

Vlad Dragmonir looked good too.

est

Rohit wrote:
Vlad Dragmonir looked good too.

Love that name.

Hope he makes it just because of that.

Klaus

I've said this before, but Matt Macey looks really interesting to me:

kamikaze

So what's the consensus here on who can be a useful squad player for us? AMN? Jeff? Nelson? Nketiah?

Imo, AMN will get minutes and flash his potential (good skill, athleticism) but he'll turn out like Chambo. Just missing something. He's already shown his lack of tactical awareness and bad decision-making. Wenger's the last person to help with those faults.

I don't think the other 3 make it at Arsenal. Guys like Bielik certainly will not.

Claudius

How much have you seen of the other 3, Kami? I feel like I barely know them at this point

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

I feel Niles has a lot of intelligence and composure in addition to his top-drawer athleticism. He's also a handy dribbler and passer. He's pretty much the complete package.

I just don't know if he'll ever get a shot in midfield - Jack is far too good not to build it around him as long as he stays fit, and Xhaka is putting in more responsible and dominating performances these days.

Nelson I fear is all hype (his cameo at the weekend was dreadful), but Nketiah looks very, very interesting.

lorddulaarsenal

Yeah Nelson needs to develop.

QuincyAbeyie

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert wrote:
Nelson I fear is all hype (his cameo at the weekend was dreadful), but Nketiah looks very, very interesting.

That's unfair. When Nketiah was as old as Nelson is now he hadn't played for the first team yet.

goon

I'd say it's the other way around, Nketiah is the one carrying a lot of hype.

Mirth

Claudius wrote:
How much have you seen of the other 3, Kami? I feel like I barely know them at this point

Pretty much, that said I don't think any of them have displayed any blinding talent like Wilshere or Fabregas did when they started getting game time.

Ricky1985

Nelson turned 18 just six weeks ago. He will play for Arsenal without question. He's a top class player in the making.

Hard to say with the others for numerous different reasons, but mainly it depends on where we want to go as a club. If Iwobi can break through and become a proper first team player then Bielik, Sheaf, Dasilva, Willock, Reine-Adelaide, Nketiah, and beyond then the younger guys, all have a chance because the talent is there. Maitland-Niles is a different kettle of fish as he's got he's foot well in the door already and we won't know until he gets his chance at CM.

Wenger mentioned all of those guys above in his programme notes for the Chelsea game. He said they have a good chance of making it and the club need to give them chances to avoid losing them.

Most of them above featured in a 5-2 thrashing of Bayern Munich's U23 side the other night. It's a Europe wide U23 tournament called the 'Premier League international Cup'. Reading and Porto are the other teams in Arsenal group. Highlights:

https://player.arsenal.com/video/u-23s-arsenal-5-2-bayern-munich-highlights

And Arsenal have also confirmed today that Ben Sheaf has gone out on loan to League 2 Stevenage.

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A League 2 club is a bit disappointing but if they've promised regular game time, perhaps even in the CB role we've been playing him in, then it'll be very good for him.

Rohit

Nelson is reportedly stalling on signing an extension. I hope that is just BS.

Ricky1985

Well, he only has 18 months left, so it needs to happen soon. I think he'll sign.

Arsenal have made a video with most of the guys we're talking about. They call them the 'Magnificent Seven': Reiss Nelson, Eddie Nketiah, Joe Willock, Matt Macey, Ben Sheaf, Marcus McGuane and Josh Dasilva. They've all made their debuts together for Arsenal this season:

Nice video.

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