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Reuell Walters to join first team as Jurrien Timber replacement

berric

Established Member

Player:Trossard
Thought there was some official statement that made this certain.

Was positively surprised yet was confused why would we have a statement for that.

Now I see it's speculative drivel.
 

Bucephalus

Active Member
Get him in. He has to be better than that bald fraud Holding.
Except . . . this is exactly why you have a Holding, and send Walters on loan.

Young fullbacks need to play. I have no doubt that Walters is at least as good as Holding right now, and has vastly higher potential. But sitting on the bench and getting Holding minutes (late game defensive cameos or thrown to the wolves in an injury crisis) is not going to help his long term development.
 

grange

Losing my brain cells 🥸

Country: USA

Player:Havertz
Except . . . this is exactly why you have a Holding, and send Walters on loan.

Young fullbacks need to play. I have no doubt that Walters is at least as good as Holding right now, and has vastly higher potential. But sitting on the bench and getting Holding minutes (late game defensive cameos or thrown to the wolves in an injury crisis) is not going to help his long term development.
He should be playing in the Carabao Cup at a minimum.
 

Bucephalus

Active Member
He should be playing in the Carabao Cup at a minimum.
I'd be totally on board with play the Carabao Cup, train with the first team, and go out on loan in January. But he's 19. He needs to play every week. So while he's probably better than Holding now, and definitely will be better than Holding in the future, giving him Holding's role now is detrimental to his long term development.
 

Riou

In The Winchester, Waiting For This To Blow Over

Country: Northern Ireland

Player:Gabriel
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RandomHero84

Established Member
Trusted ⭐

Country: England

Player:Saka
Right decision for him, but yeah im not gonna attack Arteta because I wouldn't confidently chuck him in to a title race this tight myself.
 

Rasmi

Negative Nancy

Country: England
Right decision for him, but yeah im not gonna attack Arteta because I wouldn't confidently chuck him in to a title race this tight myself.
With Arteta at the club. There is no point of the academy tbh. Not even gonna make money from it as both walters and cozier will leave for free. Skelly and most likely nwaneri will end up leaving for free. Yeah we will get small compensation for training them. But I bet there is huge frustration from the people running the academy towards Arteta and lack of any route for youngsters
 

berric

Established Member

Player:Trossard
Right decision for him, but yeah im not gonna attack Arteta because I wouldn't confidently chuck him in to a title race this tight myself.

Title race? There was plenty of opportunity earlier in the season to play him, test him, ease him in.

The combo of him maybe not being up to par and Arteta not willing to play youth... The writing was on the wall.
 

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