Arsenal Reserve players that you think will make it at Arsenal

[Kano]

When will people ever understand that a very low percentage of footballers ever make it into the first team of a premiership club.

We have brought on a fair few decent young players over the years, comparatively more than many of the big sides. The only difference being the Utd side of the early nineties, which was soley based on the cradle robbing they carried out before anyone else thought about it (a bit like we did with unknown French players when AW arrived).

For every "crop" I think it's right to expect one or two players make it to the first team, a few will be sold to sides further down the league, a few to the championship and a few to lower leagues. Other careers will just end. That's the way it is.

There are a few half decent youngsters knocking at the door, but playing reserve footy is not anywhere near playing first team. Eisfeld, Olsson, Toral and Gnabry have all impressed, and Miquel looks a player, but he still looks a little lightweight just now. Be great to see a couple of them come through....my money is on Eisfeld.

The blinkered, spoiled and idiotic thoughts of some fans are quite astonishing, though. We sometimes expect too much.

well exactly. it takes so many moments that are out of their hands to make it through to the first team squad, let alone to any sort of consistent level in the starting eleven. there is a book called 'outliers' by malcolm gladwell that takes it back to birth dates and how being born in the 'wrong' month can affect a kids sports progression because they can be placed in a group that is not as physically developed as those born a month or so ahead of them and from that point they miss draft picks etc.

man utd will look back in ten years and remember their golden youth period, as liverpool now do, ajax have and as barcelona also will in another 10-15 because quite simply no team is able to produce a constant supply of kids decade after decade. we had ours in the late 80s/90s and with the changes in the modern game it means the pressure for success forces the hands of managers to fill their teams with 'sure fire' players that can guarantee that, rather than chancing their arm with untried youngsters.

i think, tbf, more could have been made of the kids we had under our wings in the past 5-6 years but for whatever reason that didn't take place and i don't think we are the only team culpable of doing so either.