Arsene Wenger will stick to his philosophy of promoting
youth through the Arsenal ranks, despite calls to spend in the chase for
silverware.
The Frenchman has not lifted a trophy since 2005 and has
come in for criticism from supporters in recent times for not spending big in
order to help turn them into contenders both domestically and in Europe.
Wenger has consistently looked to promote players from
Arsenal's youth setup into the first team, with the likes of Cesc Fabregas,
Jack Wilshere and Wojciech Szczesny all benefitting.
And the 64-year-old is determined to continue with that
strategy.
"It's one of the values of our club (promoting from
within)," Wenger told the club's official website. "We want to be
very successful without neglecting the need to give a chance to people.
"I want it to be part of our tradition and I also
want to develop a spirit inside the club that makes the young players be
faithful to this club.
"It has to work in both ways but we want to be the
ones who give (youth) a chance."
However, the Arsenal boss does acknowledge that there has
been a shift within the game in terms of longevity at the top level, and that
experience within his side is still important.
"Football has changed," he added. "It's
quite amazing because football is like a fast train on the evolution side,
which forces the players to adapt to the evolution.
"I believe that the players are better prepared now,
and they last longer because they take care of their health much better.
"The medical environment is much better than it was
10 or 15 years ago and the individualised injury-prevention training is much
better than it was before."
Culled from Soccerway
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