Not having senior players around is hurting - takes the youngsters a lot longer to learn. That's why (I believe) Wenger bought Silvestre - more for training ground impact than anything else. And as you know, some players develop more slowly than others. Walcott is a good example of a player who is senior in playing years, but still has a lot to learn.
Most of the youngsters are also only getting gametime this season - due to injuries etc. I expect Arsenal will be much stronger for it in the long term - provided we can avoid being a selling club.
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