Comments on: Arsenal Quartet Poised For Under 19 Euros

By: Dean Stiles

Dean Stiles — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:30:13 +0000

I couldn’t agree with you more, I am baffled our 2008 youth cup team won the league, the play offs and the youth cup and yet players like Bartley, J.E.T, and Eastmond dont get a look in for England, this is typical of our F.A, they are a bunch of incompetent fools, for instance Stuart Pearce was a failure at Man City and yet the F.A. give him the under 21 job??? Capello had a clause allowing him to be released if we had a poor world cup, the F.A. in there wisdom had this removed a few weeks prior to the tournament on Capello’s request, Great move boys! Now we are stuck with a clueless manager nobody really wants, we produce “World Class” players who can’t pass or control the ball, and we play in what must be the most expensively built stadium in history on a pudding of a pitch, The likes of Phil Gartside and David Gill need to take a good luck at themselves and do the honourable thing, and resign in any other walk of life these truly incompetent imbeciles would have been sacked after the Erikkson fiasco, what did they do? gave us the wally with the brolly, who’s next in line for the job for the boys ” Fat Sam”?

By: safeadonna

safeadonna — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:21:46 +0000

he is training with Viking in Norway for the summer Andrew.. atleast thats what i’ve heard, i might be wrong

By: bobbycoppin

bobbycoppin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:27:34 +0000

guys, what do we think the line up will be for barnet?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:57:28 +0000

J is Nortvedit training with arsenal first team?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:56:31 +0000

john everybody has there own views
you dont think afobe is good enough some do

By: john

john — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:30:37 +0000

I just cant believe what i am hearing do you guys actually watch him play or judging him on a few clips?

Sorry but i am not having Benik Afobe has technically excellent lol. Hes exactly like a young darren Bent.

I remeber young Darren bent at IPswhich similar height, build, makes the same runs, great finisher but doesnt have the link up play or inteligence to use the ball in space and with time.

Everytime i see Benik Afobe he just reminds me of a young Darren Bent at Ipswich.

To play for Arsenal you need that x factor you have to stand out especially as a striker if your going to make it.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:55:59 +0000

Stephan El Shaarawy
this is the player that we should watch out for
according to reports wenger is very interested in him

By: brammers

brammers — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:45:46 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw9FHf023Aw

John, check out the last goal of this match between Arsenal u18s and Chelsea u18s from 2008/09 season.. great goal from Afobe, showing his obvious technique and vision..

By: SB

SB — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:32:11 +0000

Couldn’t believe that story when it came it. Why would it come out? Who would leak that story or have an interest in trying to spread this shit except his agent trying to generate a feeling like this guy is quality.

I’ve seen him and at the moment he looks like a shit Titus Bramble, which is quite bad. Don’t see it.

By: bc

bc — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:20:18 +0000

I see Ramsey is in training, just running or playing a full part?

By: Keile

Keile — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:57:27 +0000

There is absolutely nothing wrong with Benik Afobe. He has excellent technical ability–that should speak for itself–and a wonderful striking sense as well. He is perhaps our most talented forward and I grow more irritated by the second as a result of your incessant lambasting of a player that, although overrated in some instances, is nevertheless one of our single best prospects.

By: Keile

Keile — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:55:27 +0000

Excellent post, TJ. I completely agree with you. Frank Lampard is exactly as described–a driven and athletic player with lackluster technical ability, but otherwise good ball control and an incredible strike. To be more specific, it is an accurate characterization of the sensibilities that appeal to English coaches and fans, and thus further exemplified in the wide ranging spectrum of players that England produces–whether good or not.

By: alex

alex — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:11:29 +0000

He was used in qualifiers but not in the squad for the actual tournament

By: danger

danger — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:00:20 +0000

http://en.uefa.com/under19/teams/team=300039/squad/index.html

By: danger

danger — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:58:11 +0000

On the UEFA website is lists Sanchez Watt as well

By: Harry

Harry — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:44:19 +0000

Conor Henderson

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:19:57 +0000

Who’s the guy in front of JET in picture 19?

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/33472/pre-season-training-exclusive-pictures

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:06:42 +0000

I think maybe there was a minor misconception. One person was talking about Daniel Boateng and the other Kevin-Prince. Why would Milan or Chelsea go after our Boateng?

By: alex

alex — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:59:16 +0000

They’re training with them because some are resting from World Cup and these players are likely to take part against Barnet. Wilshere’s first team anyway and maybe Lansbury will be promoted.

By: alex

alex — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:54:31 +0000

Is Ozyakup definately in the squad? very impressed with him when watched him at u17 and if he is shows what a talent he is as he’s only 17.