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duggie2000 said:
Toby
This is also Watfords current agenda
All our young player making the first team are from abroad
It was refreshing to see some of Academy players in the cup tie though
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Yep, but only plastic fans of big teams claim other teams' academy players they've stolen as their own. It happens all the time.
 
afcftw said:
Iwobi was like a lot of Arsenal youth players, has a lot about him but never seemed to develop the end product. A bit like oxocube. Wasn’t fussed about either leaving tbh.
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1. Ox wasn’t an Arsenal youth player
2. He’s done alright since he moved to Liverpool

I shouldn’t really have to point out 1 but it’s very Arsenal of you.
 
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afcftw said:
Walcott did well at Arsenal for years. Other than being hampered by constant injuries I thought he was a quality player for us. Over 100 goals at the top level including in the CL against Barca. Played brilliantly with RVP as well. If he wasn’t made of glass I think he would have taken that next step up but unfortunately never did.

Oxocube has all kinds of talent but other than odd moments never stepped up to the level required. His end product never materialised and he gave the ball away too much. He’s been basically the same at Liverpool and is never better than a back up option. Decent player but not top draw.

Southampton have churned out some great talents over the years. Seems a shame they haven’t managed to hold onto enough of them to put together a team better than they have in the prem era.
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Walcott never played for an Arsenal youth team.
 
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afcftw said:
Walcott came to Arsenal at 16 which is very much a youth player. Southampton developed him before that and should take big credit. But the idea that somehow a players Development has stopped by the time they are a teenager and clubs buying teenagers and developing them can’t take any credit is just stupid.

Even when a player is no longer a youth player they often develop into a far better player at a different team or under different coaching.
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You paid £5m for that ‘youth’ player, his talent was patently obvious. He made his debut for Arsenal’s first team not long after signing ffs.
 
Stan said:
1. Ox wasn’t an Arsenal youth player
2. He’s done alright since he moved to Liverpool

I shouldn’t really have to point out 1 but it’s very Arsenal of you.
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1. He was a teenager when he came to Arsenal
2. He’s been the same at Liverpool as he was at Arsenal - a decent backup option
 
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