Last paragraph. Frankie's also mentioned in 2nd-to-last paragraph: http://www.arsenal.com/sportsappcon...e&type=com.sportapps.news.NewsItem&id=3527975 More discussion on the Yanks Abroad forum: https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31880 Pretty eventful for reserve match - Freddie made his return, Simek played the entire match, and Aliadiere scored from a David Bentley free kick, something I expect we'll see much more of in the future. Rick, did you ever track Simek down for an interview?
Indeed, I did interview Frankie. A very nice young man. I'll check in with my editor at Arsenal to see if it's going to run. If not, I will post on arsenalamerica.com I'm very excited about Frankie's progress, he's getting significant time in the reserves. My concern is that many young players at Arsenal seem to slip away to other teams at lower divisions, never to be heard from again. This may be a bit cynical, but perhaps being an American will help Frankie. It couldn't hurt to have an American in the squad if you wanted to establish yourself in the States.
Simply getting a run with the reserves seems a big deal to me . How old is he? 17, 18....to get a run with some big names is impressive for a lad so young.
man everytime i see the simek name i think of my friend who also plays soccer. maybe i should ask him if any cousins play for arsenal.
Andy Exley from AFC said he was turning my interview over to the boys at arsenal.com for possible running. I'll post it on ArseAm next week.