Burnley's
youth team make the long trip to London for tomorrow morning's U18 Professional Development League fixture against Queens Park Rangers in what will be our last game against a team from the south group until we face Charlton Athletic next March.
«Knowing the England boys from international duty and growing up with them in
the youth teams made it easy.
How many players from
our youth teams made it to first team and cemented their position there.
Not exact matches
Despite not
making his first
team debut for the west London club thus far, Scott has still been able to impress fans with his performances at
youth level.
«The way a
youth team is organised now is that all the best young players go to the richest clubs, which is where they have fewer chances to develop, so you have to
make sure the system shares out the best young players equally.
And if you see the Barcelona
team, its
made up of players from their
youth system (more than 80 %).
The German
youth team international has
made 27 appearances so far this term, helping his
team to sixth place in the league table.
He has already
made 82 league appearances despite his tender age, and is a French
youth team international.
Remember if you aren't at the head of the class when it comes to the development of young talent, which means eyes on the ground everywhere, a vast array of connections with soccer associations throughout Europe and beyond and a manager willing to properly train and play said blue chippers, (like the 90s Arsenal or clubs like the modern day Monaco and Dortmund) you need to spend to win... anything in between is highly problematic... failure to
make the necessary changes leaves you in the proverbial «no man's land» and that is currently where we reside... it's difficult to get out of this rut... just ask either of the Milan
teams... next step after that is being known as a «seller», which could be us already if and when Sanchez leaves... there are only two
teams that have worn this moniker in recent times and had some decent success and that is Athletico Madrid and Dortmond, which only occurred when they both brought in new, charismatic leaders in Simmone & Klopp... the odds that Wenger could conjure up the magic to repeat the performances of a bygone era are incredibly low, so why prolong the agony... he's not willing to create the hierarchy necessary to go the
youth route and he's unwilling to put his
team's potential success ahead of his job security by laying it on the line with Moustache, so it's time to place all your chips in the middle or go gently into that good night
I never
made it, but Gatting finally did and is now back at the club as
youth team coach, but for most of us it stays a dream.
Hughton was fired last Sunday and
youth team coach Neil Adams has taken the reins as Norwich City prepare for five tough fixtures that will
make or break their season.
But for a striker with his promise at all
youth levels not to be able to
make an impression in the Championship with a
team aiming for automatic promotion, ia big worry.
Like Veltman, Klaassen
made his way through the famed
youth ranks at the Amsterdam club and broke through into the first
team in 2011.
i would like to see wenger
make an open invite to any and all the invincible swho are makning there way in the coaching arina now sod city viera should be back at arsenal we should screw them over like they have done to us lately first
team coaches henry and bergkamp sol campbell and maybe pires he wants back gaolkeeping coach lehmann
youth coaches / managers veira, remi garde technial director marc overmars this would set us up for years to come and there is a continuity to it also coyg
Mayoral has so far only
made one appearance in Real's first
team this season, but is known for having a tremendous scoring record for the club's
youth teams and with Spain's Under - 19s.
We also had to have a
team made up of mainly
youth players that have taken time to develop and a lot who have moved on before there best years.
For the purpose of given some fringe and some
youth Gunners game time, and see if a young Gunner performance in this game can
make him promoted to the senior
team, I expect the Boss to field a strong winning
team that comprises some 1st
team Gunners and a couple of the
youth team players.
team looks like a pre-season friendly... The only thing i'm looking forward to see this season is our
youth... hope these
make the most out of these opportunities.
I think it's like one in 600
youth players
make our senior
team.
The 18 - year - old attacking midfielder has yet to
make a breakthrough at senior level, but he has impressed with the
youth team having bagged five goals and provided five assists in 22 appearances this season.
The
youth experiment is what it always was, a cheaper way to build a
team and
make money to pay for the new stadium while still putting on an exhibition of good football in order to sell tickets and merchandise and the fans along with the business's that bought boxes in the stadium paid for a large chunk of it if not all.
i think that the problem lays somewhere in the coaching set in the reserves and the first
team we need a better head coach and reserve
team manager that will inspire the players to
make the step up and get then use to winning the reserve /
youth trophies at that young age not just to develop them for first
team, but inject the winning mentality into them also.
o'connor - very good player just needs the playing time on loan to
make the next step up to first
team peleguezo - very highly though of by wenger and will be stepping up to the first
team squad as a back up to chambers or mert, has the best chance for a
youth defender break through into first
team could follow bellerin route.
Of course there is also the small matter of Arsene Wenger's contract to be resolved, but if Le Prof does re-sign for another two years he will have to
make massive changes to the squad one way or the other, and this would seem to go against his usual philosophy of continuity, stability and cohesion, which has seen him keeping his
team together and extending contracts of players that have come through the Arsenal
youth system.
The «keeper is a product of the Man United
youth system and has previously spent time on - loan with Peterborough United, Molde, Oldham Athletic, Hull City and Carlisle United — although has only ever
made seven first
team appearances for his boyhood club.
but honestly, sometimes this idea of wishing most of these players from the
youth set - up are incorporated into the 1st
team may just be a contributive means to not getting the more established / ready -
made players out ere!
A
team is
made up of your so called worldys along with hard working reliable players, then the talented
youth learning before
making an impact.
Craig Eastmond joined the Gunners at just 11 years old and was part of the Arsenal
team that did the
Youth Cup and Premier League Academy double in 2008 - 09, but as with many of our starlets never quite
made the grade in the Premier League.
The 16 - year - old, who cost Carlo Ancelotti and co # 1.2 m when he moved from Stromsgodset earlier this year, is already a full Norwegian international and was widely expected to
make quick strides through the Madrid
youth team set - up.
A mixture of experience, world class,
youth, hard workers will
make Arsenal a great
team....
Reiss Nelson and Ainsley Maitland - Niles are both
youth internationals for England and have been impressive in the appearances they have
made as makeshift wing - backs in the cup
teams this season.
The so - called «weakened
team» for Man United did not really materialise even though Jose Mourinho did
make 8 changes from Thursday's Europa League semi-final, and also included one very promising
youth player.
Since the end of the 2015/16 season no players from Chelsea's
youth ranks have
made their first
team debut.
The Italian tactician tried to
make out that his
team are focused on promoting
youth and giving youngsters a chance to shine instead of simply splashing out huge sums of cash in the transfer market.
Since joining, Brown has
made over 50 appearances for the various Chelsea
youth teams and has
made one first
team appearance, playing 11 minutes against former
team West Brom in a 3 - 0 loss in the Premier League.
Together — in a year when U.S. collegiate swimming is burstingwith top talent from California to Connecticut — these 25
youths make up what is, more than likely, the best
team in the history of collegiate swimming.
I can remember Arsenal being linked with this Serie A striker when he was just
making a name for himself at the age of 17 after breaking through into the first
team of the French club Caen after three years in the
youth system.
The
youth players must seize their opportunities to
make it in the first
team.
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.
Both Amos and Johnstone are England
youth internationals who are highly rated but have struggled for first
team appearances at their parent club, largely
making their first steps in the game in loan spells at Football League clubs where they have consistently impressed.
Platinum Elite is a non-profit
youth basketball organization in the Bay Area
made up of 13U -17 U boys; competitive basketball, local and traveling
teams.
Hailing from Milton Keynes, Alli joined the
youth ranks at MK Dons in 2007 and developed there for five years before
making his first
team debut against Cambridge City in the 2012/2013 FA Cup.
The 24 year - old came through the
youth ranks at Montpellier and has
made more than 100 appearances for the club, including being part of the same
team as Olivier Giroud that shocked French football by winning the Ligue 1 title in 2011/12.
Arsenal wishes him well in his move to the Bundesliga and like Jonker said in his statement, we look forward to seeing some of the young talents that the club has in its
youth ranks,
making in appearance for the first
team in the not too distant future.
Indeed, while young defenders such as Tomas Kalas, Jeffrey Bruma and Kenneth Omeruo have struggled to
make the breakthrough at Chelsea, Wenger has shown a desire to include young defenders such as Gabriel Paulista and Callum Chambers in his backline, and a switch to North London may offer Tomori a quicker route to
youth -
team football.
Obviously not all
youth players will
make the required high - standards of the first
team.
To staff writer Melissa Segura, soccer in the U.S. had always been the sport of the suburban upper crust, with its pricey
youth travel
teams, shiny Umbros and halftime orange slices cut by mothers who didn't have to work to
make ends meet (or by their help).
Afobe rose through the ranks of the Gunners»
youth academy before being sold in 2015 without
making a first
team appearance.
Another one plucked from the u-21 set - up, Jones has yet to
make his first
team debut for the Reds but has represented the national side at
youth level and has enjoyed loan spells with Cheltenham Town and Accrington Stanley this season.
Time for some brutal honesty... this
team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a
team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or
youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help
make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to
making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really
make sense that we could only
make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current
teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...