After the news of the new home-grown regulation, Arsene Wenger was quick to criticise the rule, stating;
“I feel that when you want to see the best players in the best league in the world, you have to be open. To accept competition – and we live for competition.”
Arsene’s point is certainly warranted and as a football fan I too take pleasure in watching the very best, whether they’re English, Brazilian or Madagascan. However, a selfish part of me can’t help but see the positive ramifications that Arsenal will gain from the new rule.
Wenger’s policy over the past years has been to nurture young talent from home and abroad and integrate the players in to Arsenal’s style of football, compared to many clubs who spend mega bucks on new signings. It is a plan that could pay dividends, but the home-grown rule will certainly throw a spanner in the works.
Wenger’s focus on youth and development has witnessed numerous amounts of talent breaking in to the Arsenal ranks over the years; Cesc Fabregas, Gael Clichy and Nicklas Bendtner to name a few. But perhaps the key component in Arsenal’s armour is the consistency of which wave after wave of young, home-grown talent is making its way through the academy, and consistently being given a chance to shine. Jack Wilshere, Kieran Gibbs and Fran Merida have all been given first team opportunities with the likes of Coquelin, Lansbury and Nordtveit all ready to step up to the plate. The success of Arsenal’s all conquering U18’s side last year furthermore conveys the wealth of talent at Mr Wenger’s disposal. Arsenal have been able to coach young players the ‘Arsenal way’, similar to Ajax and Barcelona; they are educated in the teams style of play and ready for first team football.
Financially there are huge positives for Arsenal as well. Unlike other Premiership clubs, it is not a necessity for Arsenal to spend endless amounts of money on home-grown talent due to the youngsters already breaking through in to the first team. Also Arsenal are renowned around the world for their development of youngsters enabling Arsenal to demand extra fees from other Premiership clubs who are interested in buying an Arsenal home-grown youngster due to their demand.
Although other Premiership clubs meet the home-grown quota at the present time, in the future they will have to rely heavily on academy graduates or major spending on the top home-grown talent out there. Arsenal are streets ahead of many of their rivals as the foundations have already have been set for some time. So despite Wenger’s pessimism towards the new regulation, don’t be surprised if somewhere he is secretly rubbing his hands together as his master plan takes shape.
Article By – Nick Love
Nice one JS
that one was by Nick love. rico.
but yes i agree too, lots of special players coming through, though i am concerned that very few of them can actually get into the england squad.
Yes I agree. I think Wenger only criticized the changes on principle, as it causes further restrictions, but it should definitely benefit arsenal the most. We do seem to have a “golden generation” coming through that no other club will be able to match without spending vast amounts. Under the new changes, these vast amounts of money will need to be affordable as well – so its certainly going to be tougher for our rivals over the next few seasons.
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I also feel that any player in england that has a link with arsenal sure has a great quality in them. English players @ arsenal will help if d rules imply.
I think we are getting over excited about our youth players by calling them a golden generation. Yes we have a lot of good young players coming through but most won’t make it at Arsenal, some won’t even make it in football at all. This isn’t pessimism, this is the reality of football. I do think we will get 4 or 5 squad players from last years double squad, maybe they will even become important first team players but we shouldn’t be expecting them all waltz into our first team and take the premier league by storm because it won’t happen. Injuries, lack of form and lack of development will conspire to foil a few of them but we will just have to wait and see who makes it and who doesn’t. It’s also very important to remember that players like Cesc and Messi who establish themselves as teenagers in top class teams are the exception not the rule. Players develop at different rates, we must have patience with these guys.
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Of course most wont. But if 4 or 5 do make it from the reserves that’s what I call a golden generation. And I think at least that many are capable (eg lansbury, gibbs, wilshere, merida, coquelin). That doesnt happen often. And the point is if they can make it at arsenal then they are international class footballers, whereas if that many make it at middlesborough or portsmouth for example theyr not necessarily such high class players.
You are right though parks, its probably unfair to give them that label. players do develop at different rates. Id actually say theres about 7 or 8 (maybe more) with the talent to make it at arsenal, but they might not make the grade for some time or other factors could hinder them. Nevertheless ther is so much talent in the youth teams that arsenal are surely in the best position with the new rule changes that are coming in.
Nordtveit is playing for Nurnberg now against Bayern Munic. Good for his development.
Do you think that the home grown rule will mean Arsenal will have a lot more competition when it comes to getting the best young talent; know that all teams will be trying to do the same.
Maybe we are ahead at the moment but the new rule will mean Arsenal’s monopoly on getting the best young talent will be broken.
I think Gibbs surprised most last year, so expect the unexpected so to say. Plus some have so much talent that it is up too their will and mental ability, plus a bit of luck. Nice article Nick! This system will work well in my opinion as long as the under 18 transfers are not banned completely but better controlled as wenger talked about
Madagascans…lol…nice 1 JS…but i agree Arsene must must be rubbing his hands & saying “its redemption time baby !!!…”
any news about our loanees
Nice article. I can see why this could help arsenal Although i don’t think i agree that a player could potentialy be left out of a match day squad because of his nationality even if he deserves to play. Also i think it would be far better for a player and his development if a player was selected on merit and performances rather than for example wilshere and merida being picked just because nasri eboue and rosicky have been left out to keep within the limits of the rule.
rosicky was really eally good today. I can’t wait til nasri, fabregas, rosicky and arshavin play togheter. Wilshere and ramsey is also damn good and will do so much better with arshavin, fabregas, rosicky and nasri on the pitch.
Jay Simpson scored both QPR’s goals today, and Nordtveit continued his spell as a defencive midfielder at Nürnberg against Bayern Munic. Good stuff!
This could hurt the EPL. Talent is talent. I don’r care where it comes from.http://bobbygee.wordpress.com/
The rule is flawed if you ask me. A club should be asked to produce 7 players that come through THEIR acadamy, not anyone elses. That still leaves the big clubs 18 positions (XI + bench) they can buy in from where-ever they please but if they want a bigger squad they will have to work for it and develop young talent.
Under the rules:
City produced SWP, Richards, Onahua and Ireland.
We have Cesc, Clichy, Bendtner, Djourou, Song, Wilshere, etc (by my reckoning 16 of the 29 man 1st team would qualify as ours).
United have Scholes, Giggs, O´Shea, Fletcher, Brown, Neville, etc
But Liverpool have just Carragher and Gerrard, Chelsea just Terry.
This rule doesn´t stop a club like Chelsea hoovering up everyone elses work.
(I hope we sign Bostock and rodwell, promoting frimpong, )
we have the talent in our youth and we have a lot of englishmen aswell, and i dont care if they were born elsewhere or they are of another countrys descent , they are choosing england and that will benefit us and them.
Nice article although I have to call bullshit on citing ‘the Ajax way’. They have fallen pretty low in the development stakes since the mid nineties. As far as I can see it’s looking like Barca, Arsenal, Juve and… Lyon? as the creators of Europe’s next superstars.
Q-Tip: I think the only time we had a true monopoly was before Cesc broke through – then everyone could see what the name of the game was. The thing is though, we are still obviously the superior choice: Ramsey chose us over Utd, Coq over Lyon etc. because of how we treat these fellas and will keep to our promises of first team football if they work hard on realising their potential.