Arsenal Reserve players that you think will make it at Arsenal

[Özim]

Is there any chance you can let a thread stay on topic without turning it into another Manager bashing thread?

We were talking about the reserves, so it's perfectly relevant.

Our youth policy is sh*t despite a plan we had, consequently our youths are sh*t. It's really produced next to nothing, the players that made it were poached from other clubs, I don't think any of our reserves will make it...we've had better teams where none have.

[Kano]

Not writing him off but it's a fact that he can't get into the shitiest first team squad we've had for 15 years. It's not as if he's a kid.

Our reserves look absolute junk. At least with Wilshere there was a bit of hope but none of the current lot look any good.

Wasn't Afobe meant to be the next Wright? Can't even get into a shite Bolton team.

Wasn't Ryo supposed to be challenging Walcott? Can't even get into a shite Wigan team.

Our youngsters are shite. Now is the time to spend big on proven quality. Before there was always the backup of "oh but the youth look really exciting, the future is bright blahhhhhhh". Not anymore!

they qualified in that next gen series thing (kiddie champs league) so they can't be that piss poor.

[Özim]

they qualified in that next gen series thing (kiddie champs league) so they can't be that piss poor.

We had a team that won 2 youth cups, none of them ever came through and made it.

[Kano]

Paul Merson, Tony Adams, David Rocastle, Ray Parlour, Andy Cole, to name but a few, a couple start off just before Graham joined but you should get the point. I'd take any of those and replace the sh*te in our team in a flash.

true but they'll be saying that in another ten years at old trafford. look at liverpool since their lot fell away.

[Kano]

We had a team that won 2 youth cups, none of them ever came through and made it.

as i said earlier in this thread - given our managers judge of character in recent years, what do people expect. from there it isn't as easy as leaving and making it somewhere else - breaking through into a full on excellent professional entails a myriad of things to go 'right' for the player. which is why most youngsters never make that level.

[Boss]

The reason why we don't have any youth prospects in the reserves (imo) is because we've put most of them to the first team due to the constant selling off of age appropriate first teamers. In the past the likes of Ramsey, Gibbs, Chamberlain probably wouldn't be starting for us and we'd rate them as highly if not higher than Aliadiere, Vela, Bendtner etc. Nowadays our reserves come from our U20 team, none of which which are that exciting, although to be fair we haven't really seen the likes of Miyaichi, Eisfield etc in action too much.

[Grebbo]

Ryo's been injured lay off him, he was one of Feyenoord' best players when he was on loan at that them, give him time he's only 20. Reason Tom E isn't making our team is because wenger doesn't want to kill Ramsey .I agree with you though in terms of our reserve team in general, its certainly the least exciting reserve team in terms of youth prospects in decades.

He's 20?! Damn that's even worse. He's got no chance.

FYI he's been injured for the past couple of weeks but he's been benched from day one at Wigan.

[Grebbo]

they qualified in that next gen series thing (kiddie champs league) so they can't be that piss poor.

I think every English team qualified. It's no great achievement.

[Grebbo]

Wish Frimpmong would fuck off as well.

[Alpha]

Miguel , Esfield , Yennaris , Serge Gnabry got exceptional talent and will make it to the first team . I also think Joel Campbell on loan at Real Betis has A good chance to play for Arsenal next season