Yes but so far he has played mainly as left-back for Stuttgart and he has played in this position for the Chelsea/England youth teams too.
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He'll regret that.
Wanted him at United, but we were never even linked, so this makes me happiest. Huge talent, and from what I see, he’s already Arsenal’s best player.
I don't think he will, he'll get a few years to keep developing his craft and will leave if Arsenal haven't progressed, they'll sell if a player kicks up a fuss.
He won’t, the alternative is being a bench option at a better performing club in his most crucial development years. He’s probably the only Arsenal player capable of an England call-up.
Indeed. Arsenal is probably the perfect club for him at this point in terms of level.
What he wants is playing regularly and Arteta has given him that recently.
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Belter!!
Heh, very good!
Another young player who will stagnate at Arsenal. Who since Fabregas hasn't done that? Argument for Bellerin, I think.
He'll get plenty of playtime under Arteta though. That's what players at that stage need. If he stagnates that's just on him.
Is there really a list of Arsenal youngsters that have stagnated since Cesc?
Wilshere had injury issues, hardly Wenger or the club's fault but other than that I can't think of any. You might say Gibbs but he was never that good from the offset.
Iwobi and Chamberlain both got lots of game time, got a taste of winning trophies and ended up attracting fees of £40M each, with the latter winning the CL and PL.
Szczesny developed well, got a taste of winning trophies and then moved onto better things and only really left because we signed Cech.
I guess I could give you Walcott but he scored over 100 goals for us as a winger and helped us win 3 FA Cups, even scoring in a final.
He’ll play basically every game for the next 2-3 seasons. Injuries permitting, and if he maintains his trajectory, he’ll end up somewhere bigger by 21.
God, he's short isn't he
Ffs that got me.If he's as promising as he looks, he'll leave there soon enough, good club for him to get some experience for a bit though.
As biased as it may sound, i think he's one of those kids that really wants to play for Arsenal and it's definitely up to us to make it a viable option in the next 2 to 3 years. Otherwise he won't have any issue making bank at one of the Top 4 club. Some players are very versatile but not that good anywhere. He's very young but i can see him be a very good option as a wingback or pure winger. If it all goes well he could be a surprise in the England squad for the Euros.
Chamberlain and Walcott are Arsenal products? Like we say Pogba is ours. In reality, we both know that's not the case.
No they're not Arsenal products at all. I wouldn't even call Fabregas an Arsenal product - he's a Barcelona one.
I thought you were simply referring to young players (since you mentioned Cesc).
Must be a leader because His parents used to give him the key to his house.
All jokes aside with the Greenwood tweet do we think the two are comparable at all? As in would it be fair to ask who will end up being the better player? Seems some Arsenal fans are certain that Saka is the better talent. Is this just a case of fans being typically bias or is it possible to make reasonable arguments either way.
Yeah, better him staying put than going to a top team where we'd have no chance of signing him. Hopefully we try later down the road.
Fcuk me is it even up for debate? Greenwood looks like a potential world beater. Saka look like he will be a good player.
Everyone thinks they have the prettiest wife at home.
Saka is Arsenal’s best player at 18. Well, aside from Aubameyang, as he scores 20 goals.
Saka has been really good but there isn’t really a comparison here as to who the better talent is.
Yeah it's not so much that Saka isn't good and more that Greenwood looks elite. Saka is basically Arsenal's best player at 18 so you'd expect pretty much world class potential. But Greenwood looks like he can go beyond even world class.
I don't know how you'd even compare them.
Saka has played as a LB, CM, and a winger and looked very promising in all 3 positions, at only 18 years of age. I don't think we even know what his best position is going to be yet.
Greenwood is a forward who is extremely comfortable using either foot and looks like he can create goals out of nothing.
Neither of them has played a full season of first team football yet, so anyone who's already trying to make definitive statements over which one ends up being better is a muppet. In my opinion.
He reminds me of Alaba with his quality in multiple positions.
I have also seen people adding Fati to this list. Let them grow and play some football first. Injuries barring all three have massive ceilings.
Let's just enjoy the ride.
I don't think Saka has world calss potential personally. He's likely going to be a very good player though.
Greenwood, and I said this when he was in the youth system along with other posters on here, has qualities that are very unusual. His finishing ability with both feet is something you rarely see. You never know if a player will step up and show the same quality in the seniors but Mason has so the sky is the limit for him if he keeps his head screwed on.
Greenwood, and I said this when he was in the youth system along with other posters on here, has qualities that are very unusual. His finishing ability with both feet is something you rarely see. You never know if a player will step up and show the same quality in the seniors but Mason has so the sky is the limit for him if he keeps his head screwed on.
Was Saka highly rated much before breaking into the first team?
He's got a lot of caps for England and he's played some really good games at international level so I'd say so. He wasn't rated like Sancho, Foden and Greenwood were though, in that very top bracket.
He's quality every time I watch Arsenal play. Best player under Arteta apart from Aubemayang and Xhaka.
Reminds me of Sterling the way he runs. His finishing and decision better is much better than Sterling at the same age.
Reminds me of Sterling the way he runs. His finishing and decision better is much better than Sterling at the same age.
Doing all the right things.
Quality player