They still will have to find a
place in the first team squad, but their selection on academy and loan level is huge.
Our academy is thriving and we're consistently having 20 - year - olds
playing in the first team for our cup and group state games.
-- Average age of players
in the first team squad at the commencement of the 2016 - 17 season was 22 years, identical to the prior season.
He has a great attitude and deserves a good
run in the first team and probably also deserves a new contract.
No value in getting rid, but plenty in replacing their
spot in the first team with someone of real outstanding quality.
He went on to create numerous records for the national team including
featuring in the first team as a teenager, while also scoring as one of the youngest to do so.
He's 24 going on 25 at the end of next season, so that will be 8
seasons in the first team setup and just how much has he improved as a player?
He has had limited
opportunities in the first team set - up and has often expressed his frustration at the manager and club for not giving him the chance to play.
The 19 - year - old has been a mainstay
in the first team after initially struggling to get into the side in the early parts of the season.
You earn a place
in the first team by working for it; consistently putting in performances that show you deserve it.
The Players in Question are first team Players on bug money if they are not our best then what are they
doing in the first team.
It is not because he is worried about his own
position in the first team either, although there may well be a certain amount of that in his mind.
I have been at the club since I was a nine - year - old and have had 15
years in the first team, so I know they are a very demanding public.
It took a while for the Dutch international to make an
impact in the first team but he became versed at both left - back and centre - back for his side.
And also use these friendly matches to give match fitness to the senior
Gunners in the first team squad ahead of their playing matches in next season's campaign.
Confidence and getting on the score sheet could do him wonders if given a consistent
go in the first team.
Either way, the
inclusion in the first team squad should be a huge pat on the back and boost of confidence for a kid who is still yet to finish school.
It makes the players not
in the first team try harder and the players in there are kept on their toes because of the players beating down their necks.
This youngster is gaining in experience and I think he has earned a few chances
in the first team during the busy month ahead....
When I do have problems with it is when we claim we have no money and that there are glaring
holes in the first team squad.
No one should argue that these players must be playing
consistently in the first team, unless they prove themselves; however they have to be given opportunities.
However, it is possible he remains alongside his older
brother in the first team - at least through the first half of the league season.
I'm also drawing comparisons with players that the majority of fans have deemed not good enough but after patience and an extended
run in the first team have developed into key players.
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