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Argo said:
I bet the City cameos didn't help. Another reason we shouldn't throw random youngsters in the lions den because they "can't be worse".
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He isn’t a random youngster though, came into the Arsenal first team along with Saka, Martinelli & Rowe, and only left because he felt his path was blocked by Saka. Coming here was probably the worst move he could have made, same applies to Chukwuemeka. It isn’t the City cameo that is the problem, it is what happens after that cameo. He has never been seen in the first team after that, same applies to Fofana & the 45min cameo. The right approach to developing youth talent is the Brighton or the Klopp approach to Elliott & Bajcetic, the latter who just only turned 18yrs but has racked up over 500mins in the league this season.

WhiteWall said:
That's five from how many though
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Enciso (18yrs) at Brighton, Rico Lewis (18yrs) at City, Cherki (18yrs) at Lyon, Lukeba (19yrs) at Lyon, Scalivin (18yrs) at Atalanta, Balde (19yrs) at Barca, Wirtz (18yrs) at Leverkusen, Guler (17yrs) at Fenerbahce, Gnonto at Leeds, Garnacho at Utd, and  the 2 players we have been linked to Lavia at Southampton, and Ferguson at Brighton are also both 18yrs. 
There is a conveyor belt of kids looking to start at top European kids, and if their parent clubs won’t give them the break some other top team would take the chance.

 
ducavis said:
He isn’t a random youngster though, came into the Arsenal first team along with Saka, Martinelli & Rowe, and only left because he felt his path was blocked by Saka. Coming here was probably the worst move he could have made, same applies to Chukwuemeka. It isn’t the City cameo that is the problem, it is what happens after that cameo. He has never been seen in the first team after that, same applies to Fofana & the 45min cameo. The right approach to developing youth talent is the Brighton or the Klopp approach to Elliott & Bajcetic, the latter who just only turned 18yrs but has racked up over 500mins in the league this season.

Enciso (18yrs) at Brighton, Rico Lewis (18yrs) at City, Cherki (18yrs) at Lyon, Lukeba (19yrs) at Lyon, Scalivin (18yrs) at Atalanta, Balde (19yrs) at Barca, Wirtz (18yrs) at Leverkusen, Guler (17yrs) at Fenerbahce, Gnonto at Leeds, Garnacho at Utd, and  the 2 players we have been linked to Lavia at Southampton, and Ferguson at Brighton are also both 18yrs. 
There is a conveyor belt of kids looking to start at top European kids, and if their parent clubs won’t give them the break some other top team would take the chance.
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But again considering every player you have mentioned there has come from at least one youth team where a further dozen players that would have fallen by the wayside. I am not saying that there isn't young talent about, and there are some very promising prospects,  but i think it just needs to be taken in context. Just taking our club for example, all of the young players that we are saying need to be given a shout are players that we have brought in. Meanwhile we have had a youth team every year graduating into seniors and not findign their way through.

 
[Fabrizio Romano] EXCL: Belgian side KAS Eupen closing in on deal to sign Gabriel Slonina on loan from Chelsea, here we go soon Understand agreement on the verge of being reached on one-year loan valid until June 2024. Slonina will play regularly and he’s key part of #CFC future plans.

 
TheCeleryKing said:
[Fabrizio Romano] EXCL: Belgian side KAS Eupen closing in on deal to sign Gabriel Slonina on loan from Chelsea, here we go soon Understand agreement on the verge of being reached on one-year loan valid until June 2024. Slonina will play regularly and he’s key part of #CFC future plans.
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good move for him if he is first choice

 
bisright1 said:
There's not a chance at all he's not first choice. No way we let him go to sit on the bench. 
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I think he is too good for Eupen to be honest 

it will be great for him to learn some German while he's there (Eupen is in the German part of Belgium) 

 
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Just don't make the plethora of braindead mistakes the previous regime did by sending him to a team in a sunny capital like Madrid.
 
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Eupen drew in their first league game

their current keeper made a mistake that led to a goal 

Slonina will go straight into that team

 
Definitely needs a loan based on last nights showing. Only a young lad and plenty of time to improve before he's expected to challenge for a spot at Chelsea but looked incredibly nervous with the ball at the back.

 
RIP Mourinho said:
Definitely needs a loan based on last nights showing. Only a young lad and plenty of time to improve before he's expected to challenge for a spot at Chelsea but looked incredibly nervous with the ball at the back.
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Agreed. Was really looking forward to seeing him perform as have heard such good things about Slonina but he didn't really have any saves to make. As you say though - he looked very nervy with the ball at his feet and if that were in PL matches, it would give me the sort of jitters I had every time Mendy had the ball at his feet! 

 
Think he needs a 2-3 year loan, with the league progressively getting tougher after each loan.

Wasn't tested at all yet managed to look poor imo. 
 

 
Nibs said:
Agreed. Was really looking forward to seeing him perform as have heard such good things about Slonina but he didn't really have any saves to make. As you say though - he looked very nervy with the ball at his feet and if that were in PL matches, it would give me the sort of jitters I had every time Mendy had the ball at his feet! 
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I thought he actually settled in a bit later on, didnt seem to be as nervous with the ball at least. Shame we didnt really get to see any decent shots on target for him.

 
Won 3-1. Did not have much to do.

The goal he conceded was a penalty kick.  So not his fault. Had some good positioning.  

Misjudged one cross where he went under the ball. The opposition scored from there, however the goal got disallowed for close ooffside.A bit lucky here.

Eupen who are one of the biggest candidates to relegate are surprisingly high ranked on the table after 4 games atm.

Good on them!

 
Hang on. He was playing in MLS and in the first division of Belguim, we have spent 10m on him and the best offer he got was to play in league one which is a lower standard that was he is used to? 
 

I know for keepers just playing is more important but would have thought he could have got a team in the championship. 

 
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Remodez said:
Hang on. He was playing in MLS and in the first division of Belguim, we have spent 10m on him and the best offer he got was to play in league one which is a lower standard that was he is used to? 
 

I know for keepers just playing is more important but would have thought he could have got a team in the championship. 
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All the teams in the Championship already have a Chelsea loanee goalkeeper.

 
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