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Youth team development

Bold Tone

Non-contact injury.
I hope we are not rushing the lad's fitness!

Jed

Balogun subbed on in the second half: assist and a goal. Standard.

Klaus

I really hope it's not serious. Feel for the lad.

I think it was Jones who said that Smith Rowe didn't seem to be built for top-level sports though, and you'd have to agree based on how his career has been going so far. It's a big warning sign when players pick up these kind of non-contact injuries in their youth years. Things are not going to get easier from this point, and if you're out 8 months nursing a groin injury at the age of 18 odds are you've got years in sick bay to look forward to.

deardevil

I read a stat somewhere which was proobably on here that 50% of youth players at professional clubs are no longer playing football by the age of 21.

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

Great. Our biggest prospect and he's another sick-note.

Captain

He's not our biggest prospect, be serious.

Meatwad

the guy who was subbed on for him is a bigger prospect.

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

I haven't watched Azeez. Smith Rowe has put in big performances in first team games.

speedy

Klaus wrote:
I really hope it's not serious. Feel for the lad.

I think it was Jones who said that Smith Rowe didn't seem to be built for top-level sports though, and you'd have to agree based on how his career has been going so far. It's a big warning sign when players pick up these kind of non-contact injuries in their youth years. Things are not going to get easier from this point, and if you're out 8 months nursing a groin injury at the age of 18 odds are you've got years in sick bay to look forward to.

We thought the same with gnarby. Clichy was always crocked until about 23 then kinds just sorted it out.
Gerrard had a lo of issues at a similar age he grew a couple of inches at 20 and kept pulling everything.

Meatwad

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert wrote:
I haven't watched Azeez. Smith Rowe has put in big performances in first team games.

big performances?

goon

Scored more goals than Sanchez last season.

I'm a big fan of Smith-Rowe too I have to say, never looked out of place in the first team games.

QuincyAbeyie

Hopefully he was better than Sanchez, because if not he would've been garbage.

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

He scored goals and had impact otherwise.

Athletic, smart and good technique.

goon

Smith-Rowe is fine apparently, sub was only precautionary. I don't think we can afford to loan him out anymore with Mkhi going.

HomeSteak

Arsenal have the second youngest squad (average age 25.3) in the Premier League, behind only Wolves (25.1)

Great turnaround in just one summer.

Captain

To be fair, Cech accounted for about a 5 year uptick on the average all by himself.

goon

They really talked up committing to youth last year, I was surprised when Douzi turned out to the the only real beneficiary. This year they've really gone for it though, to a greater degree than even I would have suggested and I'm a big proponent of committing to youth. Good stuff.

I just hope fans are willing to be patient.

Captain

Remains to be seen.

Sicario

Let’s see how this youth project goes.

The last time we had one (Wenger ‘transition’ project circa 2006) didn’t go as well as planned.

goon

Didn't it? Since the invincibles it was probably our best period in terms of League and CL performance and probably in terms of the style of football too. And that was without the benefit we have now of actually having some money to buy and retain the best players and best young players.

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