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Youth team development

Don Pacifico

lorddulaarsenal he's smiling in the first picture. Life at Arsenal has clearly beaten the smile out of him.

Burnwinter

goon Not gonna say he's a bad guy or write him off, but his Ligue 1 record and the type of goals he was scoring there wouldn't stack up so well with how we play now, and we don't need another second string striker with the added bonus of high expectations and a bit of a fragile ego.

Meatwad

flobaba

Meatwad
I don't see it. So, at the moment what are his elite traits? It's not finishing. His pace is decent, not electric. His technique is okay. So why are we all talking so much about him? Youth team and French league? Comparing his stats last year with Harry Kanes for 2015/2016 season. They aren't nearly as close as the guy whose shirt says Unserious would have you believe. Kane grandfathers him in nearly all departments. And Kane was playing in the premiership. 25 goals vs 21 goals. Forward Passing 264 vs 106, and that's where he is supposed to compare favorably.

I don't see it yet. A very poor man's harry Kane maybe. He gives us an option that's slightly different to Jesus or Nketiah , but he has no elite qualities that makes me want to keep at all costs especially if he's going to be such a prima Donna about every thing. Not worth the headache. If he turns out to be a world beater, good for him. We'll be alright.

Burnwinter

flobaba Not worth the headache. If he turns out to be a world beater, good for him. We'll be alright.

For any player you've got two career curves: hype and footballing ability. In at least some cases, the trick's to sell right when people are making videos like the one above saying Balogun's the next Kane etc.

lorddulaarsenal

Lads I’ve got some lovely news to share.

We’re expecting again.

HomeSteak

Ricky1985

These are worth watching, I enjoyed them:

KingslandBarge

Ricky1985 I've been doting on Wilshere through these episodes. Well out-of-his comfort zone than what I've come to notice about him as a person and professional; I am rooting for him on his aspirations as a coach. We were crying out for it 6+ years ago but by this point we've got the right people in and around the club.
Jack's seen such a range of highs and lows, I think he's uniquely positioned to transmit to those kids a sense of gratitude which I think is vital during this stage of U18/U20 formative development. Comes across in the psychological preparation tidbits. Whilst probably not particularly uncommon, Per's emphasis on a 'holistic' approach to developing youth talents at Arsenal is also a credit, given the pitfalls of the modern business we're seeing play out week-after-week.

Is Marcelo Flores going to go back on loan at Real Oviedo? I'd tune into any available broadcast to watch him link up with Santi.

Don Pacifico

I thought they were a little superficial if I'm honest. Was hoping for a bit more insight whereas it was predominantly in-game footage.

DiabyKungFu

Arteta in the stands for our U21 match to watch Nwaneri score a hat-trick.

Emile: Thanks for that one season where you finished at about 200% of your xG, but it's time to say goodbye.

Qwiss

DiabyKungFu was Walters playing? Rumour is that he's going to get moved up due to Timbers injury.

goon

Haven’t been all that impressed with this lad when I’ve watched him but it’s easy to forget you’re talking about a 15/16 yr old. Excited to see what he can do.

banduan

goon Haven’t been all that impressed with this lad when I’ve watched him but it’s easy to forget you’re talking about a 15/16 yr old. Excited to see what he can do.

he's great when you're not watching and can only see highlights later on mate. Kind of annoying.

Ricky1985

goon

I've really, really liked what I've seen. He seems to have an almost unbelievable mix of skills, and can do pretty much anything you'd want from an attacker as a result.

I like Lewis-Skelly and Cozier-Duberry, but this kid looks like something else.

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

Haven't seen a complete performance from him yet but it's easy to see he's "got it".

Meatwad

TambourineMan

Could end up being our Havertz bail out if he flops. A bit like Saka being the perfect player to replace Pepe hence reducing the impact of his failures at the club.

Meatwad

lewis-skelly is so talented. he's a 6/8 and was doing all the wing work for 2 of those goals. and he plays as inverted fullback sometimes.

Big Willie

Meatwad lewis-skelly is so talented. he's a 6/8 and was doing all the wing work for 2 of those goals. and he plays as inverted fullback sometimes.

Yeah he's my favourite out of the next batch of youngsters we've got at the club. He just has such a great mix of technical abilities both on and off the ball. He's also pretty fast and strong to boot.

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