The Two Technically Gifted 14 Year Olds Are..


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As you may remember earlier this month Arsene Wenger spoke about his interest in Gillingham striker Luke Freeman who Young Guns confirmed we have signed and made his debut today.

In the same interview he also said that a couple of the Club’s 14-year-old players were so advanced “they had nothing to learn technically”.

Below you can read about the 3 players from the under 16s aged 14 who i think the boss could be talking about, I’m not Arsene Wenger so i cant confirm this but I’m mealy passing on my knowledge so check it out and remember the names !


Benik Afobe

Striker Benik Afobe was first introduced to fans on the previous version of this blog.

He is already the under 16s top scorer despite being aged just 14, averaging a goal every two games his expert finishing and tricks and skills make him a huge handful for any defender, also very good in the air he is the best player and our biggest prospect from his age range and is definitely one to watch for the future.

Chuks Aneke

Central midfielder Chuks is an England Youth International and one of the best kids coming through the system at the club,

A classy play-maker who can also play right midfield his excellent performances for the under 16s led to an England call up and 2008 should be bring many more appearance for his country.

Nicolas Yennaris

Another blog claimed Nicolas is a central midfielder “play maker type” but that isn’t true at all, known as “Nico” he is a right back, strong in the tackle and willing to get forward and put crosses in on either foot he is English born to a Cypriot father and a Korean mother.

Arsenal’s academy has been producing right backs for the first team for a while, Justin Hoyte and Kerrea Gilbert are excellent examples of high quality English defenders who have worked there way through the Hale End system.

One of the most exciting things about these players is not only are they the best from the under 16s but there all English.

Article Written By – J.Sanderson [Exclusive For Young Guns]

16 thoughts on “The Two Technically Gifted 14 Year Olds Are..

  • January 26, 2008 at 2:50 pm
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    hey been reading the articles a lot since they started poping up on Newsnow, excellent work keep up the output. Its different to the other blogs that put out 98% the same news

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  • January 26, 2008 at 3:04 pm
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    But on this site that covered the U16 Nike CUp, they specifically said

    “Benik Afobe scored 5 goals, due to excellent playmaking from Nico Yennaris”

    :S

    Thanks for the info though. This is a great blog! :)

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  • January 26, 2008 at 3:47 pm
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    Right Backs’s Cant Created Chances ;)?

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  • January 26, 2008 at 4:13 pm
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    Great blog but Nico Yennaris is a midfielder,in the Nike Cup he wore #6 and played in midfield.

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  • January 26, 2008 at 5:12 pm
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    I just love this site, all the information, all the time keep up the good work.

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  • January 26, 2008 at 5:37 pm
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    Thanks, excellent site keep up the good work!!

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  • January 26, 2008 at 6:25 pm
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    haha, fair enough J.Sanderson :)

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  • January 26, 2008 at 10:09 pm
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    I just read on Arsenal-Mania that someone has mentioned another kid who could be one of the so called technicaly gifted 14/U14’s players and his name is Zac Ansha, have you ever heard about this kid before? mate

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  • February 12, 2008 at 10:27 pm
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    what about roarie deacon

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  • March 10, 2008 at 8:30 pm
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    do the coaches at arsenal do more technical training or fitness training

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  • March 10, 2008 at 8:31 pm
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    What kinds of food do the coaches at arsenal make the players eat because they are all very slim.

    Just wandering!!!!!!!1

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  • March 13, 2008 at 12:26 am
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    ever heard of Alban Bunjaku?, this kid is no doubt a rising star, so gifted the next cristiano ronaldo

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  • September 30, 2009 at 11:26 am
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    yea! he went my primary school!
    Alban Bunjaku that is :)

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  • September 30, 2009 at 11:27 am
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    Alban is sik and will rule the football world in the future(Y) good luck (Y) Dean Beasley & lewis Caddock

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  • October 30, 2009 at 12:49 am
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    Look at wegners hair in this pic funny

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