Our youth academy is a joke, a quick look at the number of Southampton youth academy players in our first team vs Arsenal youth
academy players makes somber reading.
To compete as well as we have against rivals who have invested far greater sums in players than we have and have eschewed the development of
Academy players makes his achievements all the more remarkable.
Not exact matches
Manchester City will open their new multi-million pound
academy next month as part of a long - term plan to produce their own
players rather than buy ready -
made talent — their current senior squad cost over # 300m to assemble.
nothing will
make us to be happy than if our own
academy player scores large amount of goals and lead us to the title.
Man City offered him # 30,000 to
make him the highest paid 17 year old in England.They know his abilities and know he's their best
academy player.This is a
player they know they'll regret for letting him leave.The guy wants first team opportunities in the future which he doesn't see at City.
A homegrown talent coming good in the first - team, Lingard is the latest of many United
academy players to
make the transition to senior football, and Neville has highlighted his connection with the club as a factor behind his form.
But I would not be surprised to see the 18 - year old
academy player Chris Willock
make his bow against the Hornets tomorrow, although not from the start and depending on how the match pans out of course.
They are factory
made academy player like Cockerell from a poultry.
At the minute you can see he still believes he's an
academy player trying to
make an impression, and looking up to senior
players in awe, esp Ozil.
And the way Arsenal
made the
player he is being compared to into a star after bringing him from La Masia
academy, could just
make his mind up.
He is just saying that they have the financial power to buy because they have
made a platform and the Giggs and David Becks type of
players aren't in their
Academy so promoting isn't their DNA as it is for us, hence them spending for quality.
We should have been concentrating on our main core of
players instead
making everyone happy by playing them whether your a starter or an
academy first timer.
Doesn't that
make Wenger a hypocrite and even more of a failure since he doesn't win much while using
players that aren't from the
academy?
everything get burned to the ground - City, Real,MU,Bayern,Chelsea - they all find easy ways to go around that stupid UEFA fair play rule and the prices in
players, instead of going down go to the sky.They all become more powerful than before instead of getting weak.Home grown
players, English
players?Just promote some kids from
academy just to
make the squad number.They don't even stay on the bench - but the rule is obeyed, right?So, Wenger was betting on a dead horse, he got stuck with a mediocre team, full with overpaid mediocre Brit
players, youngsters no one heared about (see Sanogo case).
But because of these important League games I am sure that Le Prof will
make some changes though, especially since the Saints» manager has already revealed he will be playing some of his
academy players.
There's no problem with having
players from across the world
make up the core of our team, though personally I'd like for us to produce a lot more talent from our
academy.
The young midfielder has been mentioned on numerous occasions as one of the stand - out
players from our
academy, but was only promoted to the first - team squad to
make two League Cup appearances.
The fact that we do not see too many very promising young
players making the step up shows just how tough it is, but we could be about to see the latest Arsenal
academy graduate who will
make the grade in the shape of Reiss Nelson who put in a very impressive performance on the right flank as Arsenal beat Sydney FC in the first of the pre-season matches.
Chelsea are desperate for the 20 - year - old to become the first
player to come through their
academy and
make an impact on the senior side since captain John Terry in the late 1990s.
That would have given time for 1) any of the aforementioned
players to learn from him and improve 2) one of the
academy players to
make the breakthrough to the first team or 3) for us to use the time to find a younger version of Matuidi.
A
player comes through an
academy can't
make the arsenal team so signs for wolves, that's not failing, that is success.
When was the last time we
made profit on a
player we sold (who didn't come through the
academy obvs)?
at arsenal we should have a set rule that all
players that need replacing, i.e sangna r / b = bellerin not # 12 on debuchy (then we could have kept vermalen for 1 year and afforded chambers also) should be replaced by
academy players only and the transfer money should only be used to
make «additions only».
Basically, what you do with such
academy players is bring in as many as you envisage may
make it and behold a couple of them
make it with a bit of luck.
We have
made significant progress and it has been great to be part of a club which puts such an emphasis on developing young
players through its
academy.»
Ferguson has adopted a policy of bringing in young talent to merge with those coming through Man United's own
academy system to help produce a new generation of
players he will hope can help continue the club's domestic dominance and help
make the transition from his old guard to a new era as seamless as possible.
Liverpool were beaten in their opening pre-season fixture of the 2014 - 15 season, despite several fine performances from a squad mostly
made up of youngsters and
academy players.
That ban is almost up and the January transfer window could see the Spanish champions trying to
make up for lost time and after the Fabregas saga, there is one
player that Arsenal fans are concerned that Barca might want, another former member of their famous La Masia
academy Hector Bellerin.
Anyone claiming iwobi doesn't deserves to be an arsenal
player siting lack of potential or insufficient potential is clearly ignorant about football.this is a
player requiring 2 to 3 changes in his to become world class.Need i remind my fellow gooners that out of the stellar caste of
academy players which include dion zelalem, Jeff Adelaide, Chris willock, biellick, akpom etc iwobi is the only one
making the first team this I assure you is not mere luck or coincidence or as sum here would be put it «being Wenger's favourite» - most so called wenger favourites are actually our best
players - but becos of his immense potential, clear headedness and hard work.lest we forget he was actually in contention for the golden boy award.so does of you not seeing his potentials should f**k off.
One of the latest Arsenal transfer rumours is claiming that the Spanish giants FC Barcelona are offering three of their current crop of
players to the Gunners as part of the deal they want to
make which would see our speedy young right back Hector Bellerin go back to Catalonia where he spent his youth in the
academy at La Masia.
Guardiola's excellent work with the young
players coming through from the Barca
academy, as well as his approach to the game and his tactical knowledge
make him a very attractive option for Arsenal fans, but would Wenger be willing to step aside early to help the club beat our Premier League rivals?
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Alex Iwobi is the most recent example of a
player who came out of the
academy and is getting some first team time, but there have been a few noticeable under 18
players who've
made a case for themselves this year like Joe Willock and most notably Reiss Nelson.
With all the
academy players trying to
make it into the first team as well as a big squad to start with, sometimes the only way for a
player to get some valuable competitive experience is for them to go to another club for a bit.
Chiori Johnson is the next
academy player that could
make it RW.
I believe the carry on of some supporters last season and season before are to blame some here were looking for loses just so they can prove a point to me they are not Arsenal at all some have been even worse they embarrassed Arsenal in away grounds what a bunch of red necks I am frustrated at Mr Wenger but I will always respect him he is a legend I would love to see the
academy win their tier We don't seem to pick the right
players as most of them do nt
make it luckily this issue has been addressed Once again I need to emphasize the importance of being united behind the club and very vocal sometimes it so quite I am surprised that
players have not fallen asleep and now with the new trend of empty seats I start to believe we are going into a self destruct we need to wake up and shake down the bad dust and stand up to be counted before it becomes to late Wishing Arsenal a Prosperous successful New Year Happy new year folks
We would all like to see our
academy graduates play more often, especially in cup competitions, but it's a relief to see that the development of
players has been
made a priority again, and that the plan is working.
In San Jose
making its commitment to signing Fuentes and Akanyirige as teenagers right out of the
academy, the next step is to
make sure that the first - team coaching staff follows through and give the
players every opportunity to improve.
Although Cheltenham are relative newcomers to the football league there have been a cluster of Hammer's connections with Cheltenham over the years: former West Ham
players Bobby Gould and Martin Allen both briefly sat in the manager's seat at Whaddon Road in 2003 and 2008 respectively; Michail Antonio
made his senior league debut for Cheltenham, while on loan from Reading, during Allen's reign; West Ham
academy players Jamie Victory, Grant McCann, Josh Payne, Emmanuel Onariase and current U21 star Alex Pike all had loan spells with Cheltenham with Victory and McCann going on to enjoy extended careers with The Robins.
It was during his tenure that exciting young
players from the
Academy were given a real chance to shine, Jonathan Woodgate, Harry Kewell, Stephen McPhail, Ian Harte and Alan Smith all coming through to
make an impact.
If Pritchard
makes Poch's grade then the Spurs first - team next season will likely be more than half - full of
academy players, which is a great feather in our cap as no other top Premier League team can even come close to that.
The
player is hailed by many as the next
academy graduate to establish a foothold in the first - team setup at Nou Camp, having already
made his senior debut for the club.
The friendly between the two sides was being played at Pittodrie where Ryan emerged from the club
academy and played for 7 long professional seasons as an Aberdeen
player before
making a move to Rangers this summer.
The signings of some experiene
players and host of younger
players from AIFF Elite
Academy will certanly
make Sporting a strong outfit.
Manchester United's
academy dressing room has a picture of Leo Messi cleaning his own boots to
make sure the young
players understand the importance of humility pic.twitter.com/5lEsqIfKE 3
After Harry Kane, Ryan Mason, Andros Townsend, Danny Rose and Nabil Bentaleb, many Spurs fans who follow the progress of our
academy players are convinced Alex Pritchard will become the next Spurs youngster to
make it big in the Premier League
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is
making a point of refreshingly developing the careers of young
academy players, many of whom are on the club's pre-season tour of the United States.
The fact of the matter is, though, that the
academy produces a lot of
players that never
make it.
This is a
player that appeared to have a bright future as the Italian footballer was able to receive enough recognition during his time spent at the youth
academy of Manchester United which allowed him to get playing time with the first - team of the Premier League despite only being 18 years old and actually managing to
make an impact in the matches that he did get time on the pitch, even though he was only a youngster.
«Our position on transfers is that we have a coach who very much believes in the
academy, so unless we can find a
player that
makes a difference we would rather give one of our young
academy players a chance,» said Levy.