A 3-1 victory for #AFCU23 over Manchester United 👏 ⚽️ Balogun (1, 40) ⚽️ Patino (90+2)#PL2 🏆 pic.twitter.com/INiePZgPHC— Arsenal Academy (@ArsenalAcademy) September 11, 2021
Another U23 brace today: Full-time: Chelsea Under-23s 1-6 Arsenal Under-23s⚽️⚽️⚽️ Biereth⚽️⚽️ @Balogun ⚽️ Salah Oulad M'Hand What a win for our under-23s, who were reduced to 10 men after 35 minutes 🤯 pic.twitter.com/qq2sh5hH67— Arsenal Academy (@ArsenalAcademy) September 19, 2021
Too good for the U23, not good enough for Arsenal. You'd think they'd be more eager to send guys out on loan after ESR's meteoric rise. Frustrating to see as an Arsenal fan.
Who knows, maybe the kid likes living in London too much to get sent out to the Midlands or Scotland. There are a ton of reasons the kid isn't out on loan that we will never hear about. Thankfully he's at least getting on a gameday roster here and there.
Arsenal sucks at loaning players. It's a long-term problem they have, so I'm assuming it's their issue unless I see evidence to the contrary.
Maybe they don’t want to grow up to be their cross town rivals who have a “loan army”. As I recall they loaned out Zelalem a few times didn’t they?
Yeah, to the Scottish and Dutch second divisions. Like I said, they are awful at loaning players out. Serge Gnabry to Tony Pulis's West Brom is the most egregious example. It all results in underdeveloped players who then can't be sold on for more than peanuts because they don't have worthwhile professional resumes. It obviously drives me crazy. It's terrible player and financial management.
I remembered Musah said something he is a London boy. Then thinking about Musah didn’t see anything in Arsenal in his future and got away to Spain.
Starts for the U23s: 🚨 Introducing your #AFCU23 team news... 🏟 Emirates Stadium🆚 @OfficialBHAFC 🕖 7pm (UK time)📺 https://t.co/VGxoqWdFcK🏆 #PL2 pic.twitter.com/3PsAvTZj4U— Arsenal Academy (@ArsenalAcademy) October 1, 2021 Scores (rebound from his PK miss): BALOGUN! 💥Flo converts on the rebound after his initial penalty is saved 👏🔴 1-0 🔵 (14) | LIVE https://t.co/l2yjijDAhy 📺 pic.twitter.com/SxxA3NKBum— Arsenal Academy (@ArsenalAcademy) October 1, 2021 And again (PK): BALOGUN AT THE DOUBLE! 🔥Our No 11 wins a penalty and makes no mistake with the finish ✅🔴 3-0 🔵 (65) | LIVE https://t.co/l2yjijDAhy 📺 pic.twitter.com/QWC856g9ev— Arsenal Academy (@ArsenalAcademy) October 1, 2021
My goodness. Stop it, Balogun 🥵 https://t.co/X5aFQ1ZtaB— Orange Slices (@sliceofsoccer) October 1, 2021
Ridiculously good. And we like young American-eligible strikers a lot around here! Just don't do that move on Roy Keane...
Started as captain for U23s: ✅ #AFCU23 team news v Everton… XI: Okonkwo, Alebiosu, Monlouis, Rekik, Ogungbo, Lopez, Patino, Salah, Olayinka, Biereth, Balogun (C)BENCH: Ejeheri, Swanson, Akinola, Butler-Oyedeji, Ideho #PL2 🏆 pic.twitter.com/xgLAHwaQ8n— Arsenal Academy (@ArsenalAcademy) October 22, 2021 Scored the game winner: FT | #AFCU23 4-0 #EFCU23 🤩 ⚽️ 37’ Balogun ⚽️ 74’ Salah⚽️ 78’ Alebiosu ⚽️ 90+2’ Swanson Well played, lads 👏#PL2 🏆 pic.twitter.com/kOA69J9Gut— Arsenal Academy (@ArsenalAcademy) October 22, 2021
Yesterday I checked and FB was buried at the bottom of page 6. A YA at Arsenal would have received a hell of a lot more attention 3 years ago (we are spoiled). Yes, I know not much has happened with him recently and Arsenal isn't good right now (not to mention the fact that he seems to be more interested in England than in us). But still. Hope he gets called back up soon. He didn't show much the first time around, but he's really been lighting it up for the U23s.
ReSigning with Arsenal was a dumb move. He should’ve gone to Germany as bundesliga teams were interested. Now he’s stuck in this limbo. Needs a loan in January.
🚨 TEAM NEWS! 🇩🇪 @Bernd_Leno in goal 🇪🇬 @ElNenny starts in midfield 🇧🇷 @G_Martinelli01 up front#CarabaoCup— Arsenal (@Arsenal) October 26, 2021 On the bench for a cup match with Leeds.
Scored the game winner for U23s: FT: #LUFC23 2-4 #AFCU23 ⚽️ 24’ Salah-Eddine ⚽️ 47’ Norton-Cuffy⚽️ 55’ Balogun ⚽️ 85’ Lopez #PL2 🏆 pic.twitter.com/5S1yhwvm6I— Arsenal Academy (@ArsenalAcademy) October 29, 2021
Folarin Balogun for Arsenal U23s in the Premier League 2 this season:✅7 games⚽️9 goals🅰️2 assists📊directly involved in a goal every 52 minutes2nd best goalscorer in the history of the league. Simply too good. pic.twitter.com/QaV3YLUnpi— Football Talent Scout - Jacek Kulig (@FTalentScout) November 1, 2021
Starts for the U21s in Papa John's Trophy: ✅ Introducing your #AFCU21 team news... 🇪🇸 Lopez at left wing back 🏴 Taylor-Hart in midfield 🏴 @Balogun captains the side @PapaJohnsTrophy 🏆 pic.twitter.com/4W2Rp3fWfV— Arsenal Academy (@ArsenalAcademy) November 2, 2021
He scored in the 56th minute, but the Young Guns were eliminated from arguably the greatest tourney on the planet thanks to the unforgiving nature of PKs.
Started for the reserves: Introducing your #AFCU23 team news... 💪 Norton-Cuffy starts again 👀 Henry-Francis in midfield 🔥 Balogun and Biereth up top #PL2 🏆 pic.twitter.com/1aqj5P1lY6— Arsenal Academy (@ArsenalAcademy) November 6, 2021 Scored a very late equalizer with all 3 goals scored in added time: WOW! WHAT A COMEBACK! 😱Trailing by three goals deep into stoppage time...No problem for #AFCU23! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/RH41PkoITR— Arsenal Academy (@ArsenalAcademy) November 6, 2021