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Youth team development

Ray

Kido Taylor-Hart has been getting rave reviews.

MistaT

HomeSteak wrote:

Hope he gets to stay in the team after this.

I'd love to see a heat map, he covered the pitch really well. He's the type of player you love playing alongside as he's always available. Xhaka even perked up with some more adventurous passing to him.

Jed

We have a hell of a young group coming through, but Arteta loves his Willians.

lorddulaarsenal

Plays better with his socks down

goon

The true mark of a baller.

Klaus

Brilliant baller. If he could only stay off the injuries for the rest of the season we'd have something to build on.

Coombs

Love this kid, great attitude. Just hope he's brought through the right way and he stays fit.

Panda

Klaus wrote:
Brilliant baller. If he could only stay off the injuries for the rest of the season we'd have something to build on.

Yes really want him to stay fit for the rest of the season.

No point in having a quality player that you can't rely on because they can't stay fit.

Anyone know what is going on with Nelson? Is he injured? Seems like another player that struggles with injuries.

I'd really like to see him and Pepe rotated with Martinelli, ESR, Saka for the rest of the season.

Ray

Good of Arteta to focus on youth and bring on ESR, now it’s time to give starts to Saliba and Balogun.

goon

I don't think filling the entire team with 19yr olds is the way forward. Yesterday had the right balance.

Claudius

goon wrote:
I don't think filling the entire team with 19yr olds is the way forward. Yesterday had the right balance.

Not youth. Quality.
We shouldn't start Willian. Nor should we be starting Willock.

goon

All I'm saying is if you fill a team with teenagers you're going to get stung, regardless of their quality, and we have no idea how the likes of Saliba and Balogun will fare at this level.

Ray

You won’t know until you play them (not to mention Saliba is hardly an unknown quantity). It’s not like the “experienced” players aren’t getting us stung either.

We’ve got nothing to lose here, the perfect opportunity to blood in players who can learn and develop.

goon

Yeah sure, I'm just saying let's ease them in rather than throw them in all at once, especially into this environment.

Claudius

goon wrote:
Yeah sure, I'm just saying let's ease them in rather than throw them in all at once, especially into this environment.

that's the right approach.
overall, Arteta is trying to get that piece right. he is just being let down terrifically by his veterans. but you can't just toss all your babies in

goon

It's unreal how bad the veterans have been. Ray is right in one aspect, the crisis in confidence we've been suffering is something you'd expect from a team of 19yr olds not a team full of experience. In the end it was the youthful exuberance that helped us out of that hole, but we still need the older guys to step up if we're going to do anything this season, even Willian.

Claudius

I feel like we need to sacrifice one of these elder statesmen in January to send a message that foolishness is unacceptable

To his credit, Lacazette has improved in the past 4 weeks. He has been one our better players in that period, running as fast as his stubby legs can carry him

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

Yes, I'm quite pleased for Laca. I wouldn't just drop him for Auba yet.

Clrnc

goon wrote:
All I'm saying is if you fill a team with teenagers you're going to get stung, regardless of their quality, and we have no idea how the likes of Saliba and Balogun will fare at this level.

Not all at once, but slowly blood Saliba and Balogun (if he's not leaving). They should have had far more minutes than what they have now.

Like what you said previously, as long as the veterans plays like so shit theres no harm throwing the kids sometimes and having their minutes. Yesterday was a big step in the right way

Claudius

We better have a proper plan for Saliba. By next weekend he should either be playing for us or training for another club. Allardicci is looking for a central defender. He is a great turnaround expert and strong defensive coach. There's an option.

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