I think something happened to the scouting department at around the same time, up until then we’d been hitting gold almost every window for years.
Fàbregas and Clichy then RVP, Eboué and Flamini then Hleb, Walcott, Song, Adebayor and Diaby then Diarra and Sagna then Ramsey and Nasri then who?
How many young players that we’ve signed post 2010 have actually been successes? Oxlade-Chamberlain maybe? Holding has shown promise I guess.
Every other young player has completely flopped. One of the only successes is Gnabry who we sold when his value was at rock bottom.
Wolves are bloody tough.
Is not about the players, the whole problem is about the lack of a manager with a proper coaching, with no tactics. They are pro players, it is impossible they are without passing by the outside. Passing and moving to the space or between players, breaking lines instead of passing always to the player next to you. That’s what a team does when they don’t know how the teams plays, a every player does what he thinks it’s better. It’s like they weren’t training every day.
A lot of people have Lacazette as their player of the season, I’m not so sure. For all his quality, he doesn’t score anywhere near enough goals. He has 6 away goals in the league since he joined. Today, his movement was shocking. If his last minute dash in behind didn’t work he was either offside or fresh out of ideas.
Emery have saved the arses of our players enough, they need to show they are up for it or move to another club, I am really fed up with these kind of performances.
This team this core are letting Emery down big time they did the same with Wenger.
I think a lot of the change has came from technology, I'm not going to pretend to know the ins and outs of how a scouting operation works but I imagine pre 2010 our success was having contacts in France, Spain etc, any young kid coming through we would be tipped off early, get a flight out and move quick.
These days I reckon the tip offs are to the highest paying contact, compilation videos are forwarded all the time, progress reports etc and there is 'scouts' looking at any potential talent in the world.
There is just so much profit to be made and money to be saved in signing up talent to academies instead of buying. Hudson-Odoi for example; hardly played but you've seen the figures quoted.
Look at Chelsea in how they went about signing young talent from all over and moving them on.
The competition is fierce these days, everyone seems to be looking for the next profitable player to add to the academy.
Brentford - shut down their own academy as all the local talent was ending up signing in Manchester etc.
Barcelona have English kids in their academy, they moved Messi into their academy at a really young age.
Young talent just seems a lot harder to source these days as everyone is looking to get in there first.
The talent that has featured in league games etc is costing upwards of 30mil, Dembele, Mbappe, if a young player now has first team experience the price is 30mil minimum for most.
I really think something needs to be dome with the game and youth, Money is controlling too much, too many clubs are hoovering up any sign of potential and starving the lesser clubs.
Saying all that I think there is also problems with our coaching methods, our young players don't seem to progress past a point, a lot of them in my opinion get to the level of 'fringe' player but cannot reach the level to be a first team regular. We here a lot about the prospects coming through then when they kind of get there they just seem to stall?
Sorry for the long post!
Will make things easier for you thier club got ambition to be better ours are happy where they are. Next season the gap will get closer if we keep doing same s**tI have watched a lot of Wolves games over the last couple of seasons, nearly as many as Arsenal games as my family are from Wolverhampton and all fans.
They are almost the exact opposite of Arsenal, they are organised at the back, get into shape quickly and very direct. Not direct as in longball/hoofball but direct in get it to your most dangerous players as soon as possible. Even to the point that last season Saiss who is left footed played on the right of the midfield 2 and Neves who is right footed played on the left. The reason being that receiving a pass from your midfield partner they could play the ball a fraction of a second quicker out to the wingbacks/ wide forwards than having to wait for the ball to cross their body to their stronger foot.
I am not saying that Wolves are a better side than us, we are 2 places and 15 points better off than them despite them having their best season in 40 years for a reason. However I would love us to try to incorporate some of their strengths into our game, particularly the organisation at the back, solid shape and the ability to mix it up and be more direct when needed.
Wolves are currently a better side and they were definitely the better side last night. Great post. I felt the same after the game last night.I am not saying that Wolves are a better side than us, we are 2 places and 15 points better off than them despite them having their best season in 40 years for a reason. However I would love us to try to incorporate some of their strengths into our game, particularly the organisation at the back, solid shape and the ability to mix it up and be more direct when needed.
I like this type of prediction. I’m sure you meant for WolvesEasy 3-1 win
comes down to what the manager wants you to do.I have watched a lot of Wolves games over the last couple of seasons, nearly as many as Arsenal games as my family are from Wolverhampton and all fans.
They are almost the exact opposite of Arsenal, they are organised at the back, get into shape quickly and very direct. Not direct as in longball/hoofball but direct in get it to your most dangerous players as soon as possible. Even to the point that last season Saiss who is left footed played on the right of the midfield 2 and Neves who is right footed played on the left. The reason being that receiving a pass from your midfield partner they could play the ball a fraction of a second quicker out to the wingbacks/ wide forwards than having to wait for the ball to cross their body to their stronger foot.
I am not saying that Wolves are a better side than us, we are 2 places and 15 points better off than them despite them having their best season in 40 years for a reason. However I would love us to try to incorporate some of their strengths into our game, particularly the organisation at the back, solid shape and the ability to mix it up and be more direct when needed.
I know its hard to notice but did you notice if the defense talk to eachothers or someone acting like leader??
Lost a lot of respect for you here. No one should park illegally.
And from a Trusted Member too. Can't be having that.
On TV it looked like the entire team was static except for Laca who was constantly showing and making runs. The commentators, who had no love for Arsenal as usual, said he was our only decent player.
Short term: We’re running on empty.
Long term: At least 4 of these players need to go.
The quality of his runs were poor. Short bursts in behind every now and then. Wolves’ back three were comfortable.
He showed a tremendous bit of skill and strength in the first half, skipped around Boly and Coady I think it was, then completely blazed into row Z.