Afternoon from Riga!
What a great city this is. Plenty to see and do. And does is not yet over run with stag do’s. Would highly recommend those looking for a city break to look into the Latvian capital.
Tomorrow I continue my summer holidays with a flight to Slovenia and a visit to Ljubljana and Lake Bled.
A questionable source has claimed Arsenal teenager Chido Obi-Martin is on talks to join Bayern Munich having rejected an offer from Arsenal.
The replies to the Tweet were filled with so called Arsenal saying things like “Arteta has not given him the chance. He is right to leave“ and “this would give Arteta an eye opener”.
I am not sure how fans can criticise Mikel Arteta for not playing a 16-year-old kid.
Yes, Obi Martin is a talent, but he has not yet made an impact in the PL2 (U23 level). He is a kid and should be allowed to progress from youth team to senior football at the right pace.
We blogged recently about how Obi Martin is not yet ready for the first team, despite his goals at U18 level.
For fans to blame Arteta if he departs just shows they still have an agenda against the manager that has taken us so far already!
If Obi Martin does leave, he will not be leaving for first team football. He will not start regularly for Bayern Munich. They will likely loan him out for 2 seasons just like Arsenal plan too.
I hope he decides to stay on, but as with Omari Hutchison he will quickly learn that it is not Arsenal holding him back.
Too many young players are hyped up and want to run before they can walk. They are poorly advised by people looking to make a quick buck rather than prioritising a young players long term career.
The door is open for him to leave. I have seen better youngsters before depart and go on to do nothing. We need to stop pretending that every kid that comes through is going to be a superstar.
Aso we need to stop acting like we are the only club that may lose a teenage star in the making.
From Cesc Fabregas (Barcelona) to Paul Pogba (Man U), Jadon Sancho (Man City) and Jamel Musiala (Chelsea), many a teenager has failed to sign their first professional contract and gone elsewhere.
And ultimately, Obi Martin has only been with us for 2-years after we poached him from Denmark.
Keenos
She Wore A Yellow Ribbon 
At the moment, we have no idea whether he is the next Haaland or just the biggest kid in the playground.
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