Meatwad wrote: MistaT wrote: Is there any valid reason that youth teams can't play in the the Championship or League 1 like they can in other leagues? like most things wrong with the world: tradition.
MistaT wrote: Is there any valid reason that youth teams can't play in the the Championship or League 1 like they can in other leagues?
Is there any valid reason that youth teams can't play in the the Championship or League 1 like they can in other leagues?
like most things wrong with the world: tradition.
No. The reason is their matches play during international breaks, which also involve our U21s. Teams that pulled out all have players in similar situations.
banduan wrote: Meatwad wrote: like most things wrong with the world: tradition. No. The reason is their matches play during international breaks, which also involve our U21s. Teams that pulled out all have players in similar situations.
Meatwad wrote: like most things wrong with the world: tradition.
that has nothing to do with the post i was responding to. that's an answer to why we rejected the football league trophy invitation. i was responding to youth/reserve teams playing in the championship or lower like they do in spain and germany.
The Arsenal Instagram page has just posted that Jeff is officially a first team player.
Meatwad wrote: banduan wrote: No. The reason is their matches play during international breaks, which also involve our U21s. Teams that pulled out all have players in similar situations. that has nothing to do with the post i was responding to. that's an answer to why we rejected the football league trophy invitation. i was responding to youth/reserve teams playing in the championship or lower like they do in spain and germany.
banduan wrote: No. The reason is their matches play during international breaks, which also involve our U21s. Teams that pulled out all have players in similar situations.
Fair cop guv, my bad. Tbf on that front I don't think it's tradition either. More like whingy lower div teams.
http://www.arsenal.com/news/features/20160728/andries-jonker
Good in-depth interview with the guy in charge of our academy, Andries Jonker. About whom it seems the stories of demise were greatly exaggerated. He covers a lot of topics here.
http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/interview-krystian-bielik-im-not-pressuring-myself-my-time-will-come-when-arsene-says-so#86SjsiDQmVZIzcsE.99
And a good interview with young Krystian Bielik in Four Four Two. I suspected Wenger and his coaches saw him as a centreback and not a midfielder and Bielik confirms it here. He seems to have a good head on his shoulders and that goes along with stuff I've heard previously about him turning down friendly games for Poland to stay at Colney and work like a dog to learn his new position.
He started to look fantastic for the Reserves toward the end of last season in that centreback position. Majestic how he intercepted and read the play, and he's definitely got the quality of a good midfielder on the ball too. One to keep a very close eye on.
I liked what i saw against old man Drogba and i'm slowly getting won over.
Gannet scores in the Olympics vs Mexico
That's a well taken goal
Dat pass tho.
Always has great composure in the box.
If it was at Arsenal he won't even make that run. He will come short for the ball and pass around.
Rex wrote: Dat pass tho.
Pass is made by the run (and dreadful defending).
Only one who really makes that sort of run consistently, or at least used to, is Theo.
MistaT wrote: Gannet scores in the Olympics vs Mexico
speedy wrote: Always has great composure in the box.
Haha, I didn't even watch the goal until I ready speedy's post and I started wondering who is this Gannet that is always composed in the box.
Don't you know who Gannet is?! How dare you call yourself an Arsenal fan!
Haha, just assumed it was another 14 year old who'd never amount to anything here under Wenger.
Well, if you take away the bit about him being 14, then you aren't wrong, are you? 🙂
😆 we did have hopes he'd make it after his bright start a few years back.
However you learn to know better after seeing so many youngsters over the years who looked nailed on to make it ruined by Wenger.
Wenger hasn't ruined any youngsters! Not a single player has come through the academy that had the quality to make it and subsequently hasn't.
Well, can't change it now (an odd autocorrect from posting on my phone)
