Youth team development: Page 90 - The Arsenal discussion community: One More in the Tolly

Youth team development

TambourineMan

Wilshere loves Cesc. Not sure if you guys have ever listened to Wilshere on his Talksports segments with Darren Bent. He loves Cesc and speaks about him with such admiration. It's a shame injuries ruined his career, he would have been electric playing where Xhaka is now.

JazzG

I think for Wilshires generation coming through they all saw Fabregas as someone to aspire to. Fabregas started with the youth team but very quickly progressed into the first team squad.

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

Very off topic, but I watched the horrendous 3-0 League Cup Final loss to Man City in 2018 yesterday. I have no idea why I put myself through that again. Mustafi was a disgrace 😆

Anyway, Wilshere was the only player who could cope with City's pressing/swarming and he was our only player to look half decent. In fact he looked good to me in general in Wenger's last season.

I'm gutted that Emery didn't give him a new contract, and then he left, and his career went down the pan at lightning speed.

He's only 30 and had to retire, and it wasn't even due to injuries. It's fucking tragic.

lorddulaarsenal

Hated those years where we were crud in possession and struggled to evade pressing.

That’s why having the likes of Zinchenko is so satisfying

Meatwad

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert wrote:
Very off topic, but I watched the horrendous 3-0 League Cup Final loss to Man City in 2018 yesterday. I have no idea why I put myself through that again. Mustafi was a disgrace 😆

Anyway, Wilshere was the only player who could cope with City's pressing/swarming and he was our only player to look half decent. In fact he looked good to me in general in Wenger's last season.

I'm gutted that Emery didn't give him a new contract, and then he left, and his career went down the pan at lightning speed.

He's only 30 and had to retire, and it wasn't even due to injuries. It's fucking tragic.

so you sum up why it was right not to offer him a new contract and disappointed that he didn't get one?

Burnwinter

Have to agree. We all loved what Jack could do on the pitch, but between injuries, off-field issues and his actual limitations as a player, he was never going to be the complete package at top flight level.

Hope he does well as a youth coach.

Still re-watch this goal at least a few times a year.

Don Pacifico

Am wondering who will get a chance in the squad for Thursday? Feels like Matt Smith has a chance for some minutes along with Marquinhos. Then maybe a few others (Awe, Henry-Francis) could make the squad but not get any minutes?

Imagine for the most part, we'll use it as an opportunity to get fitness levels to for some of the 1st team squad but would hope 3-4 youth players can make the squad.

Claudius

Don Pacifico wrote:
Am wondering who will get a chance in the squad for Thursday? Feels like Matt Smith has a chance for some minutes along with Marquinhos. Then maybe a few others (Awe, Henry-Francis) could make the squad but not get any minutes?

Imagine for the most part, we'll use it as an opportunity to get fitness levels to for some of the 1st team squad but would hope 3-4 youth players can make the squad.

I imagine that we will start White, Xhaka, Sambi, Martinelli from the group that started on Sunday.

Can fill out the team with Turner, Cedric, Holding, Tierney, Smith, Vieira, Nketiah

Thoughts

I think one of our 3 captains starts. Odegaard was playing injured on Sunday so should rest. Jesus leads the press and needs rest
Henry-Francis is exciting but still a baby and has had some ups and downs. He is probably a better player than Smith, but Smith is likely readier having spent a lot of Mikel's reign around the team
Should've looked at signing Barkley. We just need a guy with a pulse to play these Europa games right now

mentalvortex

Reserves good start to the season under Mehmet Ali continued as they beat Blackburn 4-1.

However, the biggest news has to be Ethan Nwaneri. The 15 year old attacking midfielder was fast tracked to make his debut for the reserves and apparently did not look out of place against much older lads.

In this process, he became one of the youngest players in club's history to be fast tracked. Puts him in elite company like David O'Leary and Tony Adams.

Sicario

Are there any wingers we could promote to the EL squad?

Now with Smith-Rowe out (god knows how long) it would really help the team if we can unearth another Saka.

Sagoe Jnr any good? Kido Hart gets a lot of hype, how come he’s nowhere to be seen yet?

1 kid has to take their opportunity of a life time imo.

Heard Matt Smith played 43 injury free games last season so sounds reliable. Hope he plays from the start on Thur, supposed to be a very good passer of the ball.

Edit: Just watched this video of Sagoe Jnr. Without going overboard he could be our next Saka. Looks very good and most importantly two footed :

Article on Sagoe jnr following his brace on the weekend for the under 21’s:

https://arsenalyouth.wordpress.com/2022/09/03/report-sagoe-jr-impresses-and-ethan-nwaneri-enjoys-encouraging-debut-as-arsenal-u21s-beat-blackburn/

goon

Hutchinson probably would have definitely got some mins in the EL if he stuck around.

Sagoe Jnr feels too young but then you realise Saka and Martinelli were younger when they got their debuts so not a bad shout.

Nwaneri is supposed to be very exciting and the fact that he's featuring for the U21s at 15 is really impressive. Saw a clip of one of his passes and it was juicy.

Sicario

Hutchinson is an idiot/very badly advised as no doubt he would have been given a shot this season.

I hope he rots at Chelsea.

Qwiss

Isn't Nelson still with us?

Rohit

Out for a while though with injury.

QuincyAbeyie

Injured until October I think.

Qwiss

Well there goes his last chance at Arsenal then I suppose.

mentalvortex

Sicario wrote:
Hutchinson is an idiot/very badly advised as no doubt he would have been given a shot this season.

I hope he rots at Chelsea.

Hutchinson very likely would have gotten cup + Europa league minutes here if he had stayed.

Definitely a bad advise on Kia's part for him to force his way to out join Chelsea of all places.

BWooley

Probably revenge for us not signing Neto (the keeper, not the winger) and whichever other of his shitty clients we were linked with.

Sicario

Clrnc

The last time they told us to remember a name was Omari. Not remembering anymore since then

« Previous Page Next Page »