Youth progression to the senior team
Arsenal youth
system: recently we have not seen much progress from the players in the
youth team to the senior level may be this is due to a lot of factors
surrounding the club in recent years. The trophy drought; financial policy;
Arsene wenger; the board; the Fans in emirate; lack of believe in arsenal youth
players; or the scouting system. We will
take this one after the other
TROPHY
DROUGHT: the lack of silverware in
arsenal locker may be a contributing factor why we have seen slow progress of
youth players to the senior team unlike earlier days of wenger era. The is more
pressure on the team to secure any silverware capital one cup, FA cup, premier league
or the Champions league. Much priority is not being laid on a particular cup because
the club desperately needs silverware. The pressure of securing silverware has
led to not given much chance to the youth players like we have always known wenger
for especially in the league cups & FA cups.
FINANCIAL
POLICY: Is it due to financial constraints the club placed on itself that has
led to slow progress of the youth? Money has eaten deep into sports today. May be
parents & guardians don’t allow their kids to the club because at the end
of the day if the kid makes a good progress he will not get a good pay cheque. Am
just saying & wondering what might be the cause of this new trend in our
dear club maybe this has got me thinking rationally or irrational can’t really
say, or is it that due to the financial
implications, we don’t pay much for young players anymore? Arsenal football
club is known to pay a lot to secure the services of young players across Europe
& all through the globe that can become super stars after the go through
the youth ranks, education & facilities of the club. We really need to look
into this to know where this problem lies.
ARSENE
WENGER: The man that brought a lot to Arsenal football club is his ideals &
ideology ebbing out? Has he lost it? Tactically is he out of age with the modern
tactics, has his policies failed him or the players he has been recruiting, is
it the wage structure & limited transfer warchest in the system? Is he just
being stubborn or is it his honesty & loyalty to his employers (protecting
the board at all time).
Often times we argue with other club fans when they claim arsene
is a big share holder in AFC could this be true that he is cautious of his
financial balance. “So many questions & rumors” about AFC that needs answer
& clarification. Though I know the later is just rumor & jest makers. Arsene
Wenger during his early Arsenal career was a manager every upcoming player
& established players wanted to play under we have heard it from a lot of
professional players today, pogba was an arsenal fan & had a dream to play for
arsenal, victor ikpeba,david trezeguet,Mario jardel etc. but today we don’t know
how many wish to be here. We can never under estimate what Mr. Wenger has
brought to this Club but when are we going to stop dwelling on that. This has
gone as far as having a divided fan base, even at times some of our fans wish
we lose a match you may call them plastic fans but I call them glass because
they can easily break into pieces. We have the AOB and the AKB in one fan base
this highlights the rise & fall of this era. Wenger or no Wenger we are still
the red army and in our history we can never forget his achievements. The pressure
of trophy less seasons may have led to the decline in our youth system, the
progression of young players hopefully the jinx will be broken this season
& this will kick start a new era in arsenal with lé prof if he stays.
THE BOARD: The
board has many things to explain to the fans who spend their hard earn money on
the club, the pay the highest ticket fee in UK and they are the most loyal top
club fans in the Europe. Recently we heard they are a lot of empty space in camp
nou. This is just lose inform not that they have stayed a season without a
trophy, yet of all the loyalty from the Arsenal fans the board has kept mute
& has refused to really explain what is going on in Arsenal football club.
We all know we have built a very good stadium that is expandable in the near
future & could be all covered as well and we have almost settled our debts
that we are supposed to finish settling in 2018, & also in a financial
stability right now. We laud them for all this along with Mr. Wenger that has
tried in keeping us at the top level within this period of transition. The board should not hide under this because
they are indications that we can compete better on the pitch with our financial
strength right now. The field achievements is what keep the fans happy the most
and wanting to commit more for the support of the club. The field achievements help
attract super stars to the club. Imagine were super stars play the arsenal way
week in week out how the atmosphere will be like at the emirates. Ivan Gazids
and the board really need to step up we need to know the direction our club is
heading to. Last year we were at the semi finals of next generation champions’
league, this year we lost to Barcelona at the semis as well in under 21. Yes the
youth are among the best but how many of our youth players make it to the
senior team or even move to other clubs to stake their claim at big clubs. Arsenal
management needs to check our system again on how we acquire this youth players
and their education not just focusing on physical structures alone. Though this
physical structure is part of laying a strong foundation for the future like
the proposed hostel for students in AFC, we need not forget the progression of
this generation youth as well.
THE FANS: the
fans at the emirate stadium, are the really representing the passion, love, commitment
and support to the fullest? Despite our short comings on the pitch most times our
stadium is filled up on match day, can’t take that away from the fans. Many at
times we have heard players complain how quiet the emirate is on a matchday
compared to other home fans who support their teams. Though this has changed this
season we need to keep the passion , love & the heat burning to support our dear team this will go all
round to affect the passion, commitment and the mental strength of the players even at
the youth level. The players will know it is a great honour to wear the red
& white. Every player will become a fan and will be ready to defend the red
army on the field. And every youth player will dare to wear the red & white
at the senior level. It is only the atmosphere at the emirate that will arouse
this spirit, the spirit of never say never ,the spirit of never say die, the
spirit of never give up, the spirit to defend the colossal of the emirate, the
spirit to defend the red army. I remember last season at old traford though we
lost 2:1 we out sang the home fans till the end of the match. I have never been
moved like that before. Cheers the gunners, never give in, keep the faith, we
got class, the cant buy class, we are the arsenal, and we are the red army we
keep matching on, the club that change football in England. Can’t forget to
thank the away fans this season so far it
has really helped.
LACK OF BELIEVE: Do the youth
players lack believe or has the club failed them that they have lost
hope they will not make it to be super stars through the club system .we have
great potentials in players like chuba akpom, chuks aneke who is on loan,
zelalem, olsen , bellerin, ottewill, alex iwobi, benik afobe, Miguel(on
loan)jon toral, eisfield , gnabry whom we have seen so many times with the senior team and
so on. All the names mentioned here we have seen them in one or two occasions and
no doubt they have got immense talent waiting to blossom. The club need to do a
lot better to give them the believe they are in a system that is rosy when you
work hard to improve your game. We have state of art facilities but we need the
extra motivation that will hand them the believe that they are the soldiers of
the red army and they are here to defend it with intelligence, professionalism ,passion
,love , loyalty, commitment, hard work and support for glory days, making
history & winning laurels.
THE SCOUTNG
SYSTEM: has the scouting system changed or the personnel in the scouting system
are not really doing what they should do. In several years we have failed to
get even good senior players. Who recommended Andre Santos, park chu young,
squilachi, kim kallsromand so on.in the past we bring in young players and turn
them to super stars players like van persie,fabregas, nasri,Walcott,
reyes,clichy,hleb, flamini .we have had average players like senderos,Larson,
penant, but for long now non of the
youth players have made it to the top nor average players turning into super
stars. The scouting system need to be checked, the personnel handling them ,the
criteria and the scouting system.
We all know what money has caused in the world of football, a
youth player going to a club he has little chance to play with the senior team due to
the allowances attached to the contract instead of sporting reasons.
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