posted May 18, 2008

comment by jackari sagna (U10240855)
posted 41 Minutes Ago

comment by Mr Mourinho (U9858511)
posted Yesterday
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comment by jackari sagna (U10240855)
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lol
as a neutral i say...
come on man u!!!
defeat the anti-football that is chelsea...
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What, exactly is that all about?

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chelsea are anti-football in the way they dont have a good youth system they just buy and buy and buy people for ridiculous amounts of money,


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Sorry but as an Arsenal fan you must be having a laugh!

I see so many young English players in the Arsenal side these days, or was that a mirage?

Arsenal have good young players as they scout throughout the world and buy the best youngsters.

Isn't that buying success???

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posted May 18, 2008

comment above...
technically all teams "buy success"...
look at Portsmoyuth yesterday, they would have "bought" most of those players...

we buy young players and "develop" them... teach them how to play decent football...
chelsea play a one-dimensional, route one game...
and spend 400 million or whatever...
im not saying arsenal dont buy their success or players or w/e..
we just nurture what we've good and try and play decent football...

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posted May 18, 2008

comment by jackari sagna (U10240855)
posted 1 Minute Ago

comment above...
technically all teams "buy success"...
look at Portsmoyuth yesterday, they would have "bought" most of those players...

we buy young players and "develop" them... teach them how to play decent football...

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That is called 'poaching' mate.

If you did it in England you would have to pay clubs compensation.

As it is you buy good young players from poor clubs for small amounts of money. If those players were in England they would cost far more. Its like buying cheap clothes from sweat shops rather than Prada.

So no need to claim to moral high ground over us

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posted May 18, 2008

The Arsenal bought Fabregas from Barcelona's youth team, and Henry from JUventus reserves. Are they the type of poor clubs you are referring to?

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posted May 18, 2008

comment by stickitinthemixer (U11326071)
posted 17 Minutes Ago

The Arsenal bought Fabregas from Barcelona's youth team, and Henry from JUventus reserves. Are they the type of poor clubs you are referring to?

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No.

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posted May 18, 2008

Oh.

So Flamini? Vieira? Which youth players have the Arsenal poached and from which clubs?

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posted Jun 28, 2008

Oh right, so you buy players from Barca and Juventus reserves and 'teach' them how to play?

Such Genius...
Hardly scouring the European equivalent of Hackney Marshes is it?

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posted Jun 28, 2008

veira was also a relative unknown, poached from a small side in italy called ac milan.

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posted Jun 28, 2008

No the point is that the Arsenal have not poached their current or past players from small clubs like in Hackney Marshes.

They have developed young potentially good players from big clubs, and most importantly, given them a chance. For instance you could argue that Henry would have gone through his career as an average pacy winger if he had moved to any other club or stayed at Juventus.

Someone mentioned earlier (5 weeks ago..) that Arsenal poach from small clubs, which is untrue.

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posted Jun 28, 2008

He could have (Henry) but he probably wouldnt.

I just get a bit tired of this myth that Arsenal's team is built from young peasants who were discovered kicking a ball around barefoot in some dusty ghetto. (well, maybe a slight exaggeration)


and yeh the thread was a while ago wasnt it!?
Not here all that often...

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