• RVDHAFCA@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    Just give him a chance in preseason and if he isn’t ready sell him with a nice buy back clause

    • DialSquar@alien.topB
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      10 months ago

      Anyone that knows ball believes in him.

      We have 3 30yo CMs on our roster. He’ll get his chance next season.

      • Reasonable_Driver_63@alien.topB
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        10 months ago

        Not so sure about that, I think he’ll be off in the summer. Either on a free transfer or he’ll extend again and go on another loan but he won’t play for us next season.

    • auddi_blo@alien.topB
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      10 months ago

      I doubt that the once £10,000 eleven year old that consistently playing above his level and has since 15 played at one of the top three levels at Arsenal had much time nor freedom to go for futsal sessions with his acquaintances.

      • I_AM_ALWAYS_WRONG_@alien.topB
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        10 months ago

        I used to play div 2 futsal in Melbourne. and ex Aussie players would sometimes have current Aussie/a league players filling for them up in div 1 (out of season). I have also been at fairly high level cricket games with professional AFL/soccer/basketballers playing. I even played cricket against Jamie Elliot (afl grand final winner) two weeks after his draft selection.

  • Reasonable_Driver_63@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    Can we stop trying to wish this guy into the first team for next season, please? It simply won’t happen. The gulf in quality between playing in the Championship for Swansea and playing for one of the world’s best teams is immense.

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      10 months ago

      You’ll never know. Players breakout from lower leagues. Martinelli came from Brazilian series B. Coquelin was playing for Charlton in the Championship before recalled.

      Our standards are higher now, but sometimes you just never know with players. Sometimes things just click. It’s not an insane proposition to keep him around the first team as a backup or rotational option to acclimate him into the team and assess how he does.

  • RepeatDTD@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    We could sure use a PL caliber CM that costs us nothing but I’m pessimistic on it being Patino. Would love to be proven wrong.

  • ginlau@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    It is normal for a midfielder to become “mature” after their mid 20. All he needs now is playing time and learns how to play as a playmaker. It could be a long term project, or he might leave for somewhere with better opportunities

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    10 months ago

    A midfield role in this Arsenal side is easily the hardest to adapt to. When we were fighting for top 4 (honestly top 8) there was lots of room for youth players to make their mark. Not so much anymore.

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    10 months ago

    He is in a tough spot, he is a playmaker like Odegaard and so he will likely replace him in cup matches or in case of injury in competition with Veira. He could play as no 8 but I think Arteta prefers a more physical and defensively capable player there.

  • el_cul@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    I thought we sold him for $5m in summer. I must have been fantasizing again.

  • ArsenalThePhoenix@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    most likely not going to be him. seems like he’s been quite slow to develop considering the amount of loans he’s been on since last year, and that he’s still not played a single EPL minute.