friendlygooner
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Odegaard 23, Martinelli 21, Saka 20, ESR, 21, White 24, Gabriel, 23, Tomiyasu 22, Ramsdale 23, Tierney, 24.It was a nice win. Are we really going to claim three points against Chelsea is the barometer of overall success? Does that completely override the consecutive losses to Palace, Brighton and Southampton beforehand?
You're jumping the gun mate, you've had no success yet. Last time you won a trophy, who was the man of the match? Who played alongside him on the right wing?
You might be fantasising about winning something or everything with a team full of kids like some kind of romanticised version of what happened under Wenger but you're not getting there without significant investment in the team. Mostly because a lot of those young players are nowhere near as good as you seem to believe.
What was it last week? Martinelli is an Henry level talent and Odegaard will be in the running for the Balon d'Or?
Be realistic FFS.
Partey, Holding and Xhaka are the only other two major players who will likely stay at the club in the coming years that are over 24.
Were a very young team. Its almost ridiculous the youth, our first team could basically qualify as a under 23's team. The inexperience is obvious and we couldnt handle the injuries to key players which triggered the collapse.
We clearly need more depth and experience, especially if we hold onto 4th and play CL football next year.
But its the beginning of a cycle. Not the end or middle. Its better to be optimistic and pessimistic. And its not unrealistic to think that that core of players isnt something to work with