A Neil Banfield coached Arsenal XI dispatched of non-League Boreham Wood this evening, winning 3-0. Goals two minutes either side of the whistle in the first half gave the Gunners the win, with a late own goal wrapping up victory. Mark Randall and Benik Afobe got the Arsenal goals.
Arsene Wenger, Ivan Gazidis, Steve Rowley and Pat Rice were all present as trialist Rio Miyaichi started in a strong lineup. Banfield also included Wojciech Szczesny and Havard Nordtveit from the first-team, plus he was boosted with Kyle Bartley and Thomas Cruise returning. Brazilian forward Wellington Silva was on the bench.
Szczesny
Nordtveit – Bartley – Miquel – Cruise
Aneke – Randall – Ozyakup
Murphy – Afobe – Miyaichi
The fixture was just 2 minutes old when Arsenal snapped out of the blocks and got themselves a stunning opener. Mark Randall collected the ball and from just inside the Boreham Wood half, he then lobbed goalkeeper Gareth Williams in spectacular fashion. It was an amazing start. 1-0.
Japanese trialist Miyaichi had began with a point to prove and he showed exactly he deserves a contract right from the off. The winger tortured Luke Garrard and won a corner. Aneke should have scored but he dragged it over. The Gunners exploited the monopoly Rio had over Garrard and the trialist should have doubled the scores half way through the period. He ran 35 yards with the ball, rode a selection of challenges and smashed the cross bar.
Miquel was next to try, and he should have had a goal to match his solid performance, but he headed over from another corner won by the very impressive Miyaichi. However, just before the break, they got their second. Aneke placed Afobe through with the goalkeeper and he made no mistake from close range. 2-0 at half time.
Wellington Silva came off the bench at half time to a warm applause. Within moments he was running at his full back, full of tricks and energy. His first moment of magic came as he found Aneke, who in turn picked out Afobe. The striker burst clear but had his shot saved. Aneke’s re-bound was also blocked.
Silva was then on hand poised to turn in a cross from the left, but Miyaichi’s final ball was poor. The Japanese prospect came off on the hour mark having shown his excellent quick feet and dribbling, yet his slight size may be a set back. After Rio went off, it was the Wellington show. The Brazilian was getting information from a translator on the bench and now operating on the left, he whipped in two out-side of the foot crosses which almost found Afobe in space.
The 17-year-old should have had a debut goal on two occasions. First he did two step overs, cut inside and shot, then he smashed a 20-yarder which was tipped over. There was just time for a third as Evina’s cross was shanked in for an own goal. 3-0 and a thoroughly impressive run out.
Comments
Miyaichi sounds like a good prospect. How old is he?
He’s apparently 17, turning 18 this december
nice. I hope this guy gets a contract and Wellington for the reserves at least!
#Sebcesc
1992
I hope we’ll see more of Nordveit and Sczeczny in the first team perfect time for them to breakthrough.
According to this, http://www.transfermarkt.de/en/miyaichi/profil/spieler_129688.html , Ryo Miyaichi is 17. DOB: 14.12.1992
I hope Miyaichi signs on. It would be nice to see some far eastern talent. He’s definitely a type of player that we’ve not had in years, a direct tricky winger in the mould of Ronaldo. Our “wingers” are converted playmakers at the moment and a out-and-out winger would be nice to see. I love to see fast, skillful players, so it’ll be nice to see Miyaichi (if he signs) and Wellington bombing down the wings. The slow build-up play often seen with the first team can be quite boring and ineffective at times, so these direct players may provide another dimension.
So J, if we sign Miyaichi, do you think he’ll go into first team plans (carling cup and the odd bench appearance) or would he be appearing more for the reserves?
very true….welll said mate….
Cheers JS. Was following your tweets as well, we’d all be lost without you.
Both trialists sound extremely promising! Can’t wait to see more of them, hopefully soon.
this rio guy sounded promising,then you mentioned his size
Finally some players who can go past players. I have been waiting for arsenal to buy some wingers
Miyaichi sounds mustard. I don’t think having a slight frame will be a problem. He’s young and can work on his frame with fitness instructors. Surely having the talent is the most important thing?
I hope Wellington gets to join up with the first team in January.
Miyaichi is 6 ft he’s just skinny he’s a two footed winger
Sounds good, it wasn’t long ago C. Ronaldo was a skinny 6ft ish winger with a bag of tricks.
Exactly, he bulked up and became one of the most complete players ever..
pls were can i see link of the high lights
I dunno is it just me or d’ya reckon Arsenal could be heading into a purple patch…. All the English players recently and now hearing about this trialist Miyaichi and Wellington Silva whom a lot of peeps have been ready to see involved, i know their not the finished article but i’m sure every1 will agree our young players offer more prospects every year. Fair play to the man Wenger and lets hope he stays for many a year to see his project come to fruition.
AFC
There are maybe a lot of MU or liverpool fan in Asia, But people around here really acknowledge Arsene as the best coach. If arsenal want to capture Asian Market, Arsenal do not need to have friendlies, just send Arsene over this side of region. And he did come here during international frinedly last sesaon and really make people talk about Arsenal. and that after he just have a session with 30-40 junior player. a little praise on 1 or 2 player and what the national coach should aim, a lot of MU fan is wearing Arsenal shirt the next day..
I hope this wellington is a goal machine.
He’s listed as 1.80 metres on one website which translates as 5 foot 11, and 1.83 – just over six foot – on another. Not short.
Also, it’s definitely-ish not Rio. Far better to go with Ryou or Ryo as Rio is an Anglicized girls name.
Japanese translated names can be a nightmare.
I am not mean to be rasict but is the japanese guy mix? If not his name not definatly RIO, maybe Ryu or Ryo.
Chun-li?
Is there any highlights available online?
Wingers are like buses, you don’t see one for ages and then two come along at once! I can’t wait to see some highlights of this game, these two sound amazing.
J, do you know how long Wellington and Rio are staying with us, and whether they might be involved against AFC Wimbledon, the last reserve friendly?
a 6ft Japenese player…He’s the one eh?
any reason hoyte and yennaris weren’t involved, bearing in mind they were named on the bench on Sunday
Gavin Hoyte played the second half tonight.
it’s RYO :)
Hey guys, long time reader, first time commenter…anyway, I had read about Ryo, and decided to look him up and found this video of him: http://www.mefeedia.com/watch/29985038
tricky little bastard. plays almost *exactly* like ronaldo did at the same age. if we don’t get him, i think we will really regret it, just as wenger must regret not signing ronaldo when we were inches away all those years ago.
cheers
Frank no research needed to be done that was in the previous post by J
I also said he was like ronaldo, Even the way how he hunches his back when he runs is the same. I so hope we get this kid. For so many yrs i’ve been dying to see a player like this
I think the fact that arsene pat and ivan were all there is a very good sign. Wellington and Ryo were definitely the main focus.
Surprised at the slight frame comment J, he looks ok in vids. Was u there J?
Silva seems like a great prospect, i saw some of his games with Fluminense , and he is very raw, but very very talented. Expect the best from him….
Miyaichi is a complet unknow for me (as he is for everyone else) but i really hope he can make a good player… japan deserves a great player , and we deserve more class players as well
giving barazite only a second half start doesn’t really seem like giving him a fair chance to impress scouts…i thought that was the big point of tonight…what the blerg is going on?
why all the excitement about these new kids and hardly a mention for the old boys?
randall and barazite have done good time for us and deserve a little bit more consideration.
frankly i couldn’t give a monkeys about these new kids…let them prove themselves to the coaching staff with a couple years of hard work, then lets acknowledge their existence.
Presumably they have already put in a couple years hard work, with other coaching staffs. ;)
if Messi came to Arsenal would you dump him in the reserves for a couple of years ?
If these boys are good enough for first team football then I’m sure Wenger will put them there. I’ve been following Wellington from when this site first mentioned him (thanks JS) and I’m very excited about him gracing the red and white. Any news on his visa application as a special talent, lets hope the govt had reps there tonight
What a great prospects both, Silva seems to be in contend for first-team place straight from January and this Rio-guy could be just next in line, hope we sign him straightaway, by the way, did anybody have something about Damian Martinez, why isn’t he involved in this pre season, i tought he had his work permission settled out and all set for start his career as Gunner?
Just got back.
Boy oh boy do we have some player in Silva. Such a devilishly skillful and direct guy!! His one aim is to score and he came close numerous times. He is a class above the rest of the field and would in all probability go into the 1st team when he comes in Jan.
Although he is quite short, the opponents found it hard to knock him off the ball without fouling him. He has a great shot on him too. Believe me, we got this guy for an absolute bargain.
As for the Japanese kid, I thought he was pretty nervous and tentative in the first half but came alive in the second where he beat his man numerous times. He is also a skillful one but looks pretty weak physically.
As for the others…well everyones already accustomed to them…but just a little mention to Aneke…his vision and touch are top, top class.
Ah, but can he defend? ;)
http://www.transfermarkt.ch/en/ryo-miyaichi/steckbrief/spieler_129688.html
this link says Ryo is 180cm, so that is nearly 6 feet…may be a thin guy but muscle can be built once he comes to us..height doesn’t seem like a problem.
While we are mentioning tricky young things, apparently Gallindo is not bad with the ball at his feet either. He’s no Wellington Silva mind you, but a bit nifty just the same.
The No.9 had been left vacant by Eduardo. My guess is this No.9 jersey is for Wellington next year
Any news on Gai Assulin? Are we inviting him for trial? He is now a free agent.
I’d think if this Gai Assulin kid was really good, Barcelona wouldn’t have dumped him or Chelsea would have signed him by now. The owner of Chelsea, Roman Abramovic, likes Israelis (Tal Ben Haim, Benyaoun, Avram Grant).
The biggest problem must be getting a work visa for Miyaichi even if we were to offer him a contact. 3 years ago Wenger wanted to sign another young Japanese player Sho Ito but could not get a special talent visa for him so he end up joining French league club Grenoble.
maybe this is why we formed partnership with Lorient…… does that ring any bell????
I found some of Miyaichi’s images from Japanese google as well
http://www.google.co.jp/images?hl=ja&q=%E5%AE%AE%E5%B8%82%E4%BA%AE&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=MMpYTOemN8_Icffh7IMJ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CDcQsAQwAw
what I love about Silva is that the guy can cross and in our current team that is sadly missing
I wont be too worried if we dont get Miyaichi
and simpson is closing on a permanent deal to hull for 1.2 million
great in depth match report
Looks like the miyachi kid impressed but a lot of asian players are lightweight and dont make it onto PL but lets see
J there’s news that Newcastle and WestBrom want to sign Lansbury on a season long loan with WestBrom already in negotiation
a loan in PL is exactly what this kid needs
Ryo mikaisi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44ixwSmaYYY
why dont you give the English lads some praise? Chuks and Afobe were fantastic today. commenters here are always after the ‘next big thing’, never their homegrown talent…the Japanese lad was quite good, but it’s just one game. one game a star does not make.
dude if you read this blog then most of us over hype about our english talent
and chuks is a brilliant player and I have always praised him and rate him as the best midfielder in our youth system right now
J
any news of Emir Spahic?
we might be signing this guy and he’s almost 30 so wenger might have a few youngsters lined up by the time he leaves
Miguel and Bartley come to mind
Since the guy is almost 30 we will probably give him a 4 year contract and hopefully we will replace him with a youngster or two
Re Gai Assulin. Rumour has it that Man City are interested if not have already signed him. (Please underline the word “rumour”.)
As for B*rca, they’re broke and will only offer what is reasonable to sign or keep a player. Besides, Assulin is 19, and there are simply too many players in front of him at the Camp No*.
Situation-wise he sounds a cross between Barazite and Amaury Bischoff.
to lightweight
Gai assulin is scheduled for a trial at mancity.
http://i33.tinypic.com/211upav.png
I feel our youth team are over talented. one name i feel we should look out for. because alot of us saying we dont out players that run at the defence. was giles sunu. i saw him in the wait under 19. and he was quick and awsome. but i most say i saw wellington silva play and just saw that video of RYO. i most say they look like a gamble we might come off better on. cant wait until january! to see these young kids.
No such thing as being overtalented, Arsenal will be doing well if they get 4 first teamers out of any youth team
ryo is pronounced in japanese as leo
Is Lansbury a goner ? the talk is that he is off on loan again……hmmmmm
Can you give any info on Spahic JS?
It seems that we’ll be signing him (although the club pres. said that he’ll only let of him for 25m Euros), any infoi on whether its true?
I heard that both Wellington and Miyaichi has been training with the first team during their time here so i wonder if there is any possibility that they will take part of the training session at Member’s Day tomorrow? :-)
And J, do you think Wellington will begin with the reserves when he arrives or will he be ready for a first team place?
im at the members day tomorrow i hope to see wellington and afobe training and maybe doing a bit of tricks for the fans
Do you know when the training session starts? I can’t find any time on arsenal.com, it only says it ‘is due to start late morning on Thursday’. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that Wellington will take part, hopefully Afobe and Aneke too. :-)
Thanks.
Is wellington silva eligible for a work permit in January or will he have to go in Spain like perdro b?
This japanese fell has just played against a non league team and were comparing him with ronaldo CHILL
Hi – I have 2 spare season tickets available for 2010/11 sitting together. email me on fergus.hay@ogilvy.com if interested
filip the ticket has a 11.00am on it so i think it is around that time
wellington silva played for fluminese.He is a good player and when he is 18 he will join the first team squad!!
Ryo sounds good but he is going on a trial for ajax.Wenger wants to buy him quickly
Has anyone got highlights for the Arsenal v Boreham wood game??
would really appreciate it.
ryo in japanese is pronounced leo