Özim wrote:Power n Glory wrote:starmandb wrote:Absolute nonsense about wenger fielding youth in his first 58 games
Bit fed up posting comparisons
They get ignored only for the same shit to keep being repeated
The random facts you post lack context. I can't see where anyone says Wenger was fielding youth in his first 58 games. Also, the Academy system Wenger inherited wasn't the same as what what Arteta has. We weren't producing British attacking talent like Smith Rowe and Saka. We were way behind other European clubs in that area which is why Wenger spent his early years poaching young players from other clubs. Also, Wenger wasn't struggling to establish an attacking brand of football and this wasn't his first job. The comparisons are a bit redundant with some sort of context.
I haven’t seen you address this post from PNG Starman?
Angelito spoke of youth under wenger’s vision
I felt it worth looking at wengers youth policy in his opening 58 games as opposed to the 58 games that arteta has had
It was not random
I will generally look in some form of peramiter
When doing this kind of thing.
You will find no argument from me that when wenger came in he both transformed a defence that was looking old and beginning to leak and also
Brought a style and verve to the club that had not been seen before.
I was drawing a comparison between an arsenal team under wenger that went out the cup at Leeds
Using 4 players under 23 in that 58 game period yet being praised as a visionary of youth ( we didn’t know what was to come at the time)
As opposed to arteta( who used 4 players under 23) yet are told that he is stifling it.
He picked a team he believed could win the game
As a manager he will stand or fall by such decisions
This business about how such and such would not have got a chance but for injuries and suspension
Such happenstance has gone on in football since time immemorial
If you moan about everything it weakens when you do have a case
That was one of my bugbears with wenger who became a latter day excuse monger
With regards the addressing of points
Does graham not deserve credit for adams and rocastle or wenger for parlour?