Just got back from the U21's game...

[SouthCoastArsenal]

Must say Arsenal to a man were utter rubbish.

Eastmond put us 1 up & we ended up losing 2-1. Martinez in goal is straight out of the Wenger school of keeping & the right back in particular was woeful.

Not 1 player stood out. If that's the future, we're fucked!

[mcdowell42]

What you mean our famed youth academy system is a myth

[TeeCee]

Sorry but you must be wrong!!?? Our boys just won the NextGen 4th place trophy!!!

[SouthCoastArsenal]

I believe it's the 'hangover' from winning the 4th placed trophy that meant Southampton's mainly under 18's bettered us in every position

[Herd]

And Eastmond is over 21 !

[hugh jardon]

The reserves and youth teams are not faring well this season:

Barclays Premier Reserve League
Pos Team Pl Pts
1 Spurs u21 10 25
2 Man u21 09 15
3 Saints u21 10 15
4 Liverpool u21 09 14
5 ARSENAL U21 09 10
6 West Ham u21 09 09
7 Wolves u21 09 08
8 WBA u21 09 05

FA Premier Academy League
1 Aston Villa u18 08 13
2 Norwich u18 07 12
3 Blackburn u18 07 10
4 Newcastle u18 07 10
5 Man City u18 07 09
6 ARSENAL U18 08 09
7 M'Boro u18 06 04

[Dan_85]

Craig Eastmond, this joker is still with us?

[QuartzGooner]

We lost again at Liverpool, though Gnabry and Akpom got goals.
Hyped debut player Zelalem (possibly first Ethiopian-German Arsenal player if gets to first team?) sounds similar to Eisfeld, but at 16 has a long way to go.

http://arsenalyouth.wordpress.com/2013/ ... t-anfield/

Good Gnabry goal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... ilGkexaPhA