‘Frustrated? Our young players are in paradise’

ARSENE WENGER maintains Arsenal’s “young players are in paradise” having been given the opportunity to play for the first team so early in their careers.

The Gunners currently sit second in the Premier League heading into 2008, which could prove to be a vintage year for the north London club. However, there have been reports of frustration in the dressing room from some of the younger players at a perceived lack of regular first-team football – with the likes of 22-year-old Lassana Diarra, only signed from Chelsea during August, and Abou Diaby, 21, revealing they could consider a future away from Arsenal if things did not improve.

The Gunners boss, though, firmly believes everyone has to be content to bide their time, rather than complain about breaks not going their way.