View Full Version : The Italian Boy: Arturo Lupoli
rgrayson
21 Jun 2005, 09:53 AM
Lupoli is featured in la Gazzetta dello Sport SPORT WEEK.
http://www.ryangrayson.com/kinglupoli.jpg
Unfortunatly I can't find the article online but I'm working on it. :)
www.gazzetta.it then click on the small picture on the right top of the page.
surfcam
21 Jun 2005, 09:59 AM
Good to see Lupoli getting some attention. I hope he can stay healthy and get in some more game time to further develop.
arsenalgirl30016
21 Jun 2005, 10:03 AM
Good to see Lupoli getting some attention. I hope he can stay healthy and get in some more game time to further develop.
Not to completely derail this but it is to bad that he is not more attractive....... but good for him for getting national attention! ;)
surfcam
21 Jun 2005, 10:14 AM
Not to completely derail this but it is to bad that he is not more attractive....... but good for him for getting national attention! ;)
Steph, this is a footie related thread. Please stay on topic! ;) :D
phishy
21 Jun 2005, 11:17 AM
Not to completely derail this but it is to bad that he is not more attractive....... but good for him for getting national attention! ;)
roll.. ********ing... eyes....
cmon steph~
arsenalgirl30016
21 Jun 2005, 11:23 AM
roll.. ********ing... eyes....
cmon steph~
Hey the sexy boy pose actually deserves a sexy boy! :p sheesh-tough crowd........
I did not say that he wasn't talented or anything-he has a solid youth international background and will hopefully get more playing time for us this autumn!
(Better Phishy????!?!??!?!!!?)
phishy
21 Jun 2005, 11:25 AM
Hey the sexy boy pose actually deserves a sexy boy! :p sheesh-tough crowd........
I did not say that he wasn't talented or anything-he has a solid youth international background and will hopefully get more playing time for us this autumn!
(Better Phishy????!?!??!?!!!?)
dont backtrack by talking football NOW!!! lol
he did steal my jeans though.. lil bastard..
Miles Brasher
21 Jun 2005, 11:33 AM
he did steal my jeans though.. lil bastard..
By the state of them you didn't give them up easily :p
jwaldman11
21 Jun 2005, 11:36 AM
Not to completely derail this but it is to bad that he is not more attractive....... but good for him for getting national attention! ;)
Yep. Third post and the whole thread's gone to hell already. I can hear MT stomping into the room now. ;)
johno
21 Jun 2005, 12:03 PM
Our Italian is better than yours!
Seriously though... how is the boy progressing? I've not heard much about him recently, but last I checked a few months back he was tearing the reserves up... is he almost ready to make the leap?
surfcam
21 Jun 2005, 12:06 PM
Our Italian is better than yours!
Seriously though... how is the boy progressing? I've not heard much about him recently, but last I checked a few months back he was tearing the reserves up... is he almost ready to make the leap?
Haven't heard too much lately, but I'd like to see him get some first XI starts to build up his experience. It is a different game in the reserves.
Miles Brasher
21 Jun 2005, 12:10 PM
I would think that 1st team footbal is still a year away... depends on how hes progressing physically I guess
Bergkamp_4_ever
21 Jun 2005, 12:33 PM
Saw him first hand in a reserves match in December (got to meet him as well):
4th picture from the left
http://www.arsenalamerica.com/new/index.php?module=photoshare&func=showimages&fid=3
Obviously, he's got to put on some size. I'm about 6ft & 175lbs, so my guess is he's about 5'11 & 150lbs (I'm actually on a higher step). He's always been a prolific goal scorer at every level & his bio is pretty impressive:
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player?id=43134&cc=5901
I'm actually looking foward to him & Cesc possibly coming to Montreal in 2007 (we're one of the host cities for the under-20 World Cup). Wonder if AW will make the trip to scout some new tallent. :D
phishy
21 Jun 2005, 12:35 PM
damn he has a stupid smile..
machu picchu.. cool~
definitely on my list of places i plan on seeing.
leepyswetr
21 Jun 2005, 12:49 PM
It is a different game in the reserves.This is true. Cygan typically is only responsible for one goal a game, but in the reserves, he's good for two!
surfcam
21 Jun 2005, 01:52 PM
now you're comparing the championship with the premiership.. :eek:
he's 16 year old striker, i doubt wenger will play him against the likes of west brom, bolton and everton.
No, you missed the point. You were talking about playing his playing poor against a physical championship side yet giving him a break. I was saying that the premiership is a higher level and can be more physical, thus, if he is getting the crap knocked out of him by a championship side, I doubt he is ready for a first XI premiership start. Stop trying to make it look as if I am too stupid to understand football and read the post.
rgrayson
21 Jun 2005, 01:53 PM
Well this thread has developed well... anyways. Lupoli plays for the reserves so those are the only numbers you can count on.
In the reserve league he played 20 matches and scored 19 goals. Pretty darn good if you ask me.
Arturo failed to score in the final game at Derby but ended a prolific first season at Highbury as top scorer in the Reserve League. The young Italian pipped Aston Villa's Luke Moore to the honour after scoring 19 in 20 starts for the second string.
Total, according to arsenal.com, Lupoli played 30+2 and had 27 goals.
billyireland
21 Jun 2005, 01:54 PM
Sorry Rick, I refuse to acknlowedge you or your stupid authority (:D), because I'm going to (briefly) drive this thread further off topic by giving an interesting fact.... which member of ArseAm is Luke Kelly? Because he shares the same name as a legendary Irish singer who was a member of The Dubliners (they wrote The Irish Rover & Dirty Old Town, if anybody knows those songs). The guy was one of the most punk people even before punk was a trend, and wound p drinking himself to death 10 odd years ago. For a second there I thoughthe was sitting under a 'Guinness' sign :D. Kind of along the lines of Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, etc...
So anyway back on topic... it's funny that a ear ago the general concensus around here seemed 'yes! We got Lupoli!' while over us United fans seemed to be thinking 'well, at least we got Rossi, he has a lot of potential', and now the opinions have switched. That said, Lupoli can turn out to be a quality player.
surfcam
21 Jun 2005, 01:54 PM
Well this thread has developed well... anyways. Lupoli plays for the reserves so those are the only numbers you can count on.
In the reserve league he played 20 matches and scored 19 goals. Pretty darn good if you ask me.
Total, according to arsenal.com, Lupoli played 30+2 and had 27 goals.
Seems like he is on the right track though!
mad theory
21 Jun 2005, 01:58 PM
No, you missed the point. You were talking about playing his playing poor against a physical championship side yet giving him a break. I was saying that the premiership is a higher level and can be more physical, thus, if he is getting the crap knocked out of him by a championship side, I doubt he is ready for a first XI premiership start. Stop trying to make it look as if I am too stupid to understand football and read the post.
championship is without doubt more physical than the premiership, not only that but it's harder for a 16yr old new to the english game to play in.
i'm pretty sure he would of done better against a midtable premiership side.