Re: Arsenal U21s & U18s Thread

by A Gunner Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:09 pm

He will be loaned and we wont see him for the next 2 years or so in our first 11.

by IndianGunner Wed Jul 06, 2011 5:27 am

Liam Brady is putting the finishing touches to Arsenal’s Under 18 squad for next season, with Steve Bould set to boast one of his most exciting crops of talent ever.

Young Guns can confirm Hale End products Isaac Hayden, Anthony Jeffrey and Zak Fagan have all penned scholarship contracts, as have summer recruits Jon Toral, Héctor Bellerín, Serge Gnabry, Leander Siemann and Kristoffer Olsson.

Bould’s Under 18′s will also be boosted by the promotion of several of Steve Gatting’s promising Under 16′s. Brady has personally asked the head teachers of Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill, Jack Jebb and Joshua Vickers if they can leave school a year early to move to London Colney full time. All have accepted.

The club are still waiting on answers from strikers Austin Lipman and Chuba Akpom.

All Under 18′s are due back for pre-season next week.
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Source:http://younggunsblog.co.uk/2011/07/arsenal-sign-up-eight-new-scholars/

by Jay29 Wed Jul 06, 2011 9:11 pm

Arsenal are in talks with the FA in a bid to get Benik Afobe deselected from the England setup ahead of the forthcoming Under 20 World Cup.

Afobe was named in Brian Eastick’s 21-man squad last week, but Arsène Wenger wants to take a closer at the 18-year-old following a series of impressive performances on loan with Huddersfield Town. As things stand, Benik would have report to the training camp in Columbia on July 18th.

It’s not yet clear whether Afobe will be included in the travelling party that jets off to Asia on Sunday, but he may be considered for the friendly with FC Cologne and then the Emirates Cup.

A decision on whether the FA agree to release the player is expected in the next few days.

http://younggunsblog.co.uk/2011/07/arsenal-in-fa-talks-over-afobe/

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Hope the F.A. lets him go. Would rather not have our youth players fly off to South America for a relatively pointless tournament.

by tsgooner1 Wed Jul 06, 2011 9:26 pm

Time to sell vela. How much could we get for him?

by Sri Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:35 pm

No way - Time to give Vela a chance!

by Kiwigunner Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:43 am

Not time to sell vela - either time to send him on loan, or time to give him a chance.

by Sri Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:38 am

If Bendy leaves, we are definitely giving a chance to Vela this season! I am not for loaning him. Esp not if he is going to rot on the bench like he did at West Brom. And Vela has to play more centrally. Not that LW substitute crap we attempted last season on the few occasions that he got a game.

Gosh we have so many players who thrive centrally, we should be looking to reinforce the squad with some wingers, all that talk for a new striker is quite unnecessary!! <RvP, Chamakh, Vela, Walcott........ Bendy too? >

by Kiwigunner Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:17 am

Nah bendy is a pure winger.

Yeah i think the solution is to send him to a club with pretty much no strikers. that way he might get a chance.

Bolton would be a good deal if Sturridge isn't going back, because they've lost Elmander, so Vela could get the other striker spot with Davies.

Still i'd like to see him get some chances with us too.

by ArsenalWenger Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:07 pm

Bartley as well, what do you guys think of his chances to be starting soon? He looked really good for Rangers when he was on loan there, he's commanding, a leader, in the Rangers v PSV Europa League match he was even shouting at the captain Very Happy

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David Weir's experience will of course help him a lot as well. I think Bartley could surprise us all as he doesn't get talked about a lot. Could he be the reason why we haven't signed a CB?

by AnJl Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:49 pm

GoonerJay29 wrote:Arsenal are in talks with the FA in a bid to get Benik Afobe deselected from the England setup ahead of the forthcoming Under 20 World Cup.

Afobe was named in Brian Eastick’s 21-man squad last week, but Arsène Wenger wants to take a closer at the 18-year-old following a series of impressive performances on loan with Huddersfield Town. As things stand, Benik would have report to the training camp in Columbia on July 18th.

It’s not yet clear whether Afobe will be included in the travelling party that jets off to Asia on Sunday, but he may be considered for the friendly with FC Cologne and then the Emirates Cup.

A decision on whether the FA agree to release the player is expected in the next few days.

http://younggunsblog.co.uk/2011/07/arsenal-in-fa-talks-over-afobe/

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Hope the F.A. lets him go. Would rather not have our youth players fly off to South America for a relatively pointless tournament.

if it is any of that pearce crap , then i would say no , otherwise he needs to go to an international tournament , no matter how "pointless" it may be.

proper competitions are needed to help blood a youths passion drive and experience , not keeping him in tournaments like the Emirates Cup.

Anyway , England will somehow get kicked out early

by EL Patron Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:34 pm

AnJl wrote:what are the chances of Aneke making it to our first team quad ?

need to be patient with him, he looks like he relies on his strenght and power too much

by Kiwigunner Thu Jul 07, 2011 4:10 pm

yeah i'm with you AnJl, international football>pre-season for your youth levels. higher up, not so much, but when they wont be in our first team, the competition is good for them.

by Sri Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:20 am

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3683751/Arsenal-midfielder-Henri-Lansbury-looks-set-to-join-Norwich-on-loan.html

by Sri Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:20 am

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3683711/Patrick-Vieira-will-snub-Arsene-Wengers-offer-of-a-coaching-role-at-Arsenal.html

by Kiwigunner Fri Jul 08, 2011 9:08 am

damn i want lansbury to stay this season, and fill in over denilson.

by RealGunner Fri Jul 08, 2011 2:27 pm

Benik Afobe might have been withdrawn from England U20 squad. Replaced by Saido Berahino. FA will confirm shortly.

youngguns blog

by EL Patron Fri Jul 08, 2011 3:15 pm

why do that ?? let him play its not like he is in Wenger first team plans Neutral

by RealGunner Fri Jul 08, 2011 3:41 pm

thats why hes being withdrawn lol. Wenger wants to take a close look at him.

by EL Patron Fri Jul 08, 2011 3:46 pm

RealGunner wrote:thats why hes being withdrawn lol. Wenger wants to take a close look at him.

he is way too young to make an impact, the experience would have been good even if they not going to get far Laughing

by usman111 Fri Jul 08, 2011 4:32 pm

RealGunner wrote:thats why hes being withdrawn lol. Wenger wants to take a close look at him.

imo lansbury should be given his chance afobe can wait

by RealGunner Fri Jul 08, 2011 5:25 pm

lansbury is on holidays because of his under 21 involvment. He is already in the arsenal squad. However if wenger thinks he wont get enough chance in the team, he will go out on loan

by ArsenalWenger Fri Jul 08, 2011 6:04 pm

Wilshere got his chance when he was 18 and broke into the first team, Afobe deserves a chance to, he wasn't wanted by Barca for nothing. He could make a bigger impact than expected and could prove to be very useful as a squad player this season plus I don't think he'll take any of the 25 man spots either, there is nothing to lose.

by Jay29 Fri Jul 08, 2011 7:58 pm

Lansbury position in the squad is most likely dependant on whether Denilson will still be at the club come the start of the season. I don't believe Denilson will be dropped entirely for Lansbury and between them, Diaby, Wilshere, Ramsey and Cesc it'd be difficult to give everyone game time.

On Afobe: Wenger clearly wants to run the rule over him and he'd get a much better indication of how far along he is in his development by seeing him play against a higher standard of opposition. Potentially he could play against Cologne, Boca, New York and Benfica; all are of a much higher standard than U20 national sides.

by Ali Fri Jul 08, 2011 9:58 pm

Afobe, Vela, RVP, Bendtner, Chamakh, Freeman... isn't that a bit much ?

RVP and Chamakh HAVE to play...

Bendtner should be offloaded + Vela I'm unsure of...

by EL Patron Sat Jul 09, 2011 2:52 pm

ArsenalWenger wrote:Wilshere got his chance when he was 18 and broke into the first team, Afobe deserves a chance to, he wasn't wanted by Barca for nothing. He could make a bigger impact than expected and could prove to be very useful as a squad player this season plus I don't think he'll take any of the 25 man spots either, there is nothing to lose.

. afobe is not as good as jack.

by EL Patron Sat Jul 09, 2011 3:01 pm

GoonerJay29 wrote:Lansbury position in the squad is most likely dependant on whether Denilson will still be at the club come the start of the season. I don't believe Denilson will be dropped entirely for Lansbury and between them, Diaby, Wilshere, Ramsey and Cesc it'd be difficult to give everyone game time.

On Afobe: Wenger clearly wants to run the rule over him and he'd get a much better indication of how far along he is in his development by seeing him play against a higher standard of opposition. Potentially he could play against Cologne, Boca, New York and Benfica; all are of a much higher standard than U20 national sides.

. Lansbury is in competition with frimpong and coquelin IMO , out of the 3 one is likely to get sold and one will go on loan and one will be in the first team. I don't think Henri is that good to be honest

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