I’ve been thinking about this for some time. Since Arteta came in and the stakes have been raised every year, has it become too risky to let Academy players. I see us linked with so many young stars from other clubs. I always think to Hale End and wonder why none of the budding talents can’t get a chance to be in our depth. We have one of the best Academies in Europe and I feel like potential stars are being wasted in the academy or being put on strings of loans. Is that the new modern game or are our young talents not good enough?
Point is they are in the squad and they’ve all gotten chances. That’s all the club can do. From there it’s up to them to prove they belong. Look at how many promising starlets at Chelsea over the last 5 years haven’t even gotten that much (and Chelsea are actually relatively good about giving opportunities to young players, though a lot of that is down to the way they poach talent from all over Europe and especially England in the 15-18yo category).