Steve Bould and Arsène Wenger
Bould - Carling Cup is credit to the Academy
- Bould on Under-18sFormer manager discusses the past season
By Joe Brewin
Steve Bould believes the number of youngsters involved in last season’s Carling Cup campaign are a credit to the Club’s successful Academy.
The likes of Nico Yennaris, Ignasi Miquel,Oguzhan Ozyakup and Francis Coquelin all played their part as Arsenal reached the quarter-finals.
Arsène Wenger has traditionally used the competition to give his promising youngsters a taste of first-team football - and Bould agrees with that policy.
“I am delighted,” the former Under-18s manager told Arsenal Player.
Steve Bould believes the number of youngsters involved in last season’s Carling Cup campaign are a credit to the Club’s successful Academy.
The likes of Nico Yennaris, Ignasi Miquel,Oguzhan Ozyakup and Francis Coquelin all played their part as Arsenal reached the quarter-finals.
Arsène Wenger has traditionally used the competition to give his promising youngsters a taste of first-team football - and Bould agrees with that policy.
“I am delighted,” the former Under-18s manager told Arsenal Player.
“They [the young players] are a little bit disappointed they didn't go a little bit further but to have that many numbers involved is a credit to the whole Academy and the system that Liam Brady has put in place.
“It is a measure that our manager still uses to look at our young kids and wants them to come through. It's a fabulous experience for them and long may that continue.
“I know there are calls to win the trophy and of course that is major at first-team level because it's what you are judged on. But I think for us that is the perfect competition to blood our kids.
"Lots go out on loan and for whatever reason don't play enough games, so I think it is the perfect grounding for them.”
“It is a measure that our manager still uses to look at our young kids and wants them to come through. It's a fabulous experience for them and long may that continue.
“I know there are calls to win the trophy and of course that is major at first-team level because it's what you are judged on. But I think for us that is the perfect competition to blood our kids.
"Lots go out on loan and for whatever reason don't play enough games, so I think it is the perfect grounding for them.”
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