Historically, Arsenal has been recognised as a club with a tradition of promoting numerous talented players to their first team. Mikel Arteta has continued this legacy by fostering the development of emerging talents such as Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe. Additionally, he has provided debut opportunities to other young players within the club.
However, in the lead-up to their upcoming match against Liverpool, it has been noted that Liverpool seems to have outperformed Arsenal recently in terms of talent promotion. In Liverpool’s recent match, Conor Bradley, a player nurtured within the club, delivered a commendable performance.
During his pre-match press conference, Arteta was inevitably asked about the apparent disparity in the promotion of young talents between Arsenal and Liverpool.
He said, as quoted by Metro Sport:
‘First of all we need to produce those talents and they have to earn it and secondly they have to be in the positions that we need fulfilling.
‘Everything has to come together and we are working on that. We have a few prospects which are not far away, but the reality is we want more.
‘Today, to give the opportunities to play in the first team at the level required, we are a bit short.’
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We have some fine youngsters at our academy, and we will witness the growth of others next season.
Mikel Arteta knows when a player is ready to play for the first team and we must trust his judgement.
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So over to young gunners….
There’s that. And then there is stifling the opportunity to play a Hale End graduate by paying 65 million on a player with 17 million a year salary. Then you have to justify why you wasted all that money and keep persisting with playing them like a stubborn dictator instead of holding your hand up and playing the graduate.
Well, at least we know now why no young player has been promoted by MA – they aren’t good enough.
Yet AW and UE had no such problem in bringing them rhrough and it shows that all the praise he is getting for fielding the youngest squad in the PL, has been down to the foresight of those two managers / coaches before him.
We have known for many moons this is not an area of the gaffer strength, but throwing in the kids now at the deep end would do more damage than good.
Playing the kids now approaching the business end would be irresponsible and out right sucidal,
People fail to realize that Arteta has never coached any team before Arsenal. At Mancity, he was an assistant, not the coach; he didn’t even coach the youth setup. Arteta might come good someday, but I still think he is cutting his teeth at Arsenal. How can you still look like a rookie after four years of management? If Arteta coached Villa, do you think they would be in the position they are in?
Rather than blame young players, fix up your player ID. In game management and academy integration. I see Klopp, Pep, and De Zerbi bring in unknown commodities despite their star-studded squads, and they make it work. We have so many holes and a thin squad, yet our manager can’t play just one academy player .
Perhaps in some cases, and perhaps not in others.
Is Patino less prepared and ready than Vieira? What has Vieira done so well to keep Patino from getting chances?
Wenger and Emery were able to develop young players; gave opportunities and integrated them when chances were present.
Both were very well rounded and experienced managers.
Arteta is neither, it will take time.
How do youngsters improve if you don’t play them? Cedric and Elneny have spots but don’t play.
Why not add Walters, Patino, or Souza (before he left)?
It’s part of Arteta learning as a manager, not just the youth learning.
We used to “make stars” as Wenger said, now it’s checkbook managing. We have several very talented young players, Patino is a fine example.
Will Patino have a chance or sold to balance books? Certainly good enough to have Elneny’s spot and learn; not like that makes or breaks our squad or season.
A lot of unnecessary condescension for one of Europe’s best young managers.
Arteta has given a reasonable and balanced response. The Academy players need to earn the spot.
David
It’s not condescension my friend, it’s merely admitting Arteta is still learning to manage, wouldn’t you agree?
With more experience he will improve tactically and man management as well. Arteta has done well for managing 4+ years, better is yet to come, he is still learning.
It’s not harsh, but more truthful I would think. I don’t think I have insulted or been offensive to our manager.
One could also say players in general need to earn their spot, Vieira being a prime example.
I think we have all it takes to win and i trust mikel he and the team have the potential to triumph against the league topper though a hard nut to crash but all is well with mikel’s preparation so far from the last two wins
Over 4yrs and still saying that the players are not good enough. Oh God. Another £200m this summer loading…
The Academy players are not ready. It is that simple.
I think it is the coach who is not ready
Arteta is managing one of the best teams in the PL. Can you name one player from the Academy in the last few years who has gone on to play for a top team? Or any current Academy player who is at a level that they can displace a first team player?
Do you believe that we are going to get a regular top team with other methods than our opponents? We are definitely not alone spending big in this league.
Soon you will regret not strengthening the team time will tell
And Artera plays youngsters and ‘those’ fans then will blast him why we didn’t spend £100mn on Toney etc !
Heads they win Tails he loses. !
Wellcome to the real muppet show, life is wonderful being negative 😂😂
Its a sad indictment that in 4 plus years NO accademy player has been introduced into the team. But players like Soares, El nenny, Mari, Willian and may other one armed bandits, can take 100s of thousands of pounds out of the team, by being average at best and never play. Why would you want to be a youth at Arsenal at tge moment?
Reggie
You can’t ask questions like that my friend.
It’s easier to be a checkbook manager than develop academy talent.
Sell Souza and just buy another LB. Will Patino take Elneny’s spot and develop him, or spend money on another transfer?
A pattern is developing unfortunately, and I hope Arteta changes his stance with more experience as manager.
We can’t spend 150-200 million every Summer. At some point he will have to develop youth for his squad.
I think, Durand, he is frightened to blood talent. I also think, if it doesn’t change, we will suffer. If he wins the League or the CL. Arteta may integrate a couple but, if he doesn’t, i cant see it changing. Why would youths want to play for Arsenal at the moment? There is nothing to suggest, we are a good club to join.
Or stay.