Confirmed Signing Joao Virginia

[Rook]

Does he play centre back?

HE MIGHT!

 

[WA Toffee]

It is signings like this that show who the real ITKs are.
Did any of them manage to predict this?

 

[Bobby P]

It's a move which makes sense for Virginia.

He goes from being an academy GK here at Arsenal to maybe 3rd or even 2nd choice GK with you guys. Even if he plays predominantly in the U23s, that's still better than being the GK for the U18s at Arsenal.

I have a sneaking suspicion that, for whatever reason, some of our coaches did not rate him as highly as some outsiders. I say this because he was unable to establish himself in the U23s even though our GKs at that level have been, at best, mediocre. I mean, two have subsequently been released and one has been loaned out. The current No. 1 is just sort of there because there's nobody else to take up that position.

 

[CRIMHEAD]

It's a move which makes sense for Virginia.

He goes from being an academy GK here at Arsenal to maybe 3rd or even 2nd choice GK with you guys. Even if he plays predominantly in the U23s, that's still better than being the GK for the U18s at Arsenal.

I have a sneaking suspicion that, for whatever reason, some of our coaches did not rate him as highly as some outsiders. I say this because he was unable to establish himself in the U23s even though our GKs at that level have been, at best, mediocre. I mean, two have subsequently been released and one has been loaned out. The current No. 1 is just sort of there because there's nobody else to take up that position.

I don't think that's illogical at all. If they rated him that highly, why make a move for Leno, why continue to keep loaning out Emiliano Martinez? I'm sure they'll move Ospina, but we've got Pickford and a rather old Stek, so there is certainly opportunity there. Wonder if we promised him he'd play in a cup game or something?

 

[DrEFC]

He looks like he should be in some Californian 90's high school show.

 

[hktoffee]

No.13 apparently.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

 

[Nymzee]

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum translates to "just two pumps of hair spray".

 

[Raino85]

Think its time to ditch Pickford while he has an excellent sell on value and isn't performing!

Give this lad a shot!

 

[Zatara]

Hows the boy doing?

 

[Goat]

Sell him before he reaches 20, its downhill from there.

 

[Brisan123]

Sell him before he reaches 20, its downhill from there.

Don’t be facetious Goat
Everybody knows you sell goalkeepers at 22 when they start to go downhill
They last linger because they don’t run up and down as much as other players

 

[Neiler]

Hows the boy doing?

Looks excellent to me.

Steak replacement nailed, maybe even Pickfords if he’s sold.

 

[McBain]

Looks excellent to me.

Steak replacement nailed, maybe even Pickfords if he’s sold.

Anything replacing Steak on my plate has a huge job ahead of it tbf

 

[MikeH72]

Hows the boy doing?

Who follows the youth teams on here?
@Ring master
@Eggs