Ogogo – “Barnet Move Is Good Opportunity For Me”

Arsenal defender Abu Ogogo admits his loan move to League Two side Barnet is all about seizing the opportunity to gain regular first team football, as the versatile prospect makes the short switch across North London for the next month.

Ogogo, who will wear the number 26 shirt for The Bees, is expected to start against Notts County on Saturday just 48 hours after sealing the transfer. The move all came about after an injury to regular defender Joe Devera, and Abu is keen to take full advantage of the move.

”Youth director Liam Brady suggested that a taste of first team football with a league side would be good for me.”

It’s been a crazy few months for the 19-year-old. He appeared to be on his way out of the club after a failed trail with Nottingham Forest, but an outstanding performance at left back for the Reserves two weeks ago saw him named on the substitutes bench for the Carling Cup fixture against Wigan.

He was also highlighted by Arsene Wenger as one with a bright future, and the loan spell looks set to mature his blossoming talent. Indeed, Ogogo is no stranger to his new home, as Arsenal’s Reserves share Underhill for their home games, something which was picked out by the tenacious prospect.

“I have played many times at the ground with Arsenal reserves and love the atmosphere of the place.”

Young Guns will keep you updated with Abu’s progress during his loan spell, as we do with all the other loanees.

Article By – J.Sanderson

~ by Gooner Chris on November 13, 2008.

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24 Responses to “Ogogo – “Barnet Move Is Good Opportunity For Me””

  1. Excellent news for Abu its a much needed experiance boost.Hope he does well!!!

    ken said this on November 14, 2008 at 2:08 am

  2. this lad has small probablity to break through here

    dan said this on November 14, 2008 at 7:10 am

  3. J, is it true dudu is back? setanta has reported bout this

    http://sport.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2008/11/13/Premier-League-Eduardo-back-in-training/?facets/sport-space/football/great-britain-locale/

    saqafie said this on November 14, 2008 at 7:22 am

  4. J.Sanderson

    Can You Write a article on , Wenger post match interview for the villa game were he talks about carlos vela , and jay simpson journey thanks

    Emirates General said this on November 14, 2008 at 11:44 am

  5. What?

    Nacer Barazite said this on November 14, 2008 at 1:48 pm

  6. He looks like Diarra

    Bob said this on November 14, 2008 at 2:16 pm

  7. True. Apparently Wenger sold Diarra to make way for Abu.

    Nacer Barazite said this on November 14, 2008 at 2:52 pm

  8. Hello Mr. Sanderson. It’s Arsenal Russian Speaking Supporters Club. Your articles are well-spoken in our country, but not all people are speak a good English here. That’s why we ask your permission to use your writing-materials for writing articles into Russian. We keep references of primary source always.

    Dreamcast said this on November 14, 2008 at 4:31 pm

  9. J.Sanderson

    Do you have any comment regarding Arsene’s optimism for players like Hoyte, Gibbs and unusually Simpson? Many has written Simpson off but it seems Arsene has plans for him. He described him as a good goal scorer and powerful.

    Howard said this on November 14, 2008 at 6:10 pm

  10. j.sanderson, i was watching charlie nicholas on sky after thr match and he was saying how good the youngsters and jeff stelling asked him what youngsters to watch out for.he said the usual candidates such as wilshere,ramsey and co and then he said that there are two or three irish youngsters who werent playing that will make it big in the game.do you have any idea or information on who he might be on about.i would say conor henderson is one

    irishgunner said this on November 14, 2008 at 7:45 pm

  11. was j told to take down player profile’s by AFC

    ajg said this on November 14, 2008 at 8:51 pm

  12. good luck abu. Sure he will really impress there

    randall86 said this on November 14, 2008 at 9:14 pm

  13. Yeah I thought about that too.. Where’s the player profiles? And how come that the site isn’t accesable at all time? About 4/5 times a day it can’t be opened and I’m redirected to a Google-site where it says the link is broken? anyone else with this experience?

    lurtzz said this on November 15, 2008 at 11:38 am

  14. Well, I’ve experienced the same problem too.
    But I think we should give J a little more time.
    He has something new coming up for the site I think.

    kevlinefm said this on November 15, 2008 at 3:54 pm

  15. out of topic…they did it again…another disappointed performance…the CC kids could hv done better

    dav said this on November 15, 2008 at 5:17 pm

  16. hope the move does him good..

    just listening to arsene wenger’s comments after the villa defeat…and he seems really down…ive never seen him like dis…like he was lost for words lol.

    ‘in arsene we trust’….but get it together mate!!!

    Phader said this on November 15, 2008 at 8:24 pm

  17. irishgunner

    http://young-guns.org/2008/06/02/young-guns-profile-cormac-hegarty-charlie-mann/

    Oliver Nicholas – Arsenal Conor Henderson cormac-hegarty

    ajg said this on November 15, 2008 at 9:09 pm

  18. Ogogo played in Barnet’s 4-0 home loss today. Barnet actually had more shots on target than the other team. I don’t know how well Ogogo played.

    Bloodbore8 said this on November 15, 2008 at 9:34 pm

  19. ajg
    thanks man

    irishgunner said this on November 16, 2008 at 12:31 am

  20. Any of you guys seen Luke Freeman’s new facebook photos? from a party showing him clutching a beer can and out of his face, is this the reason why not many English kids come through our system and Wenger keeps on going abroad? Our kids drink and do drugs, you wouldn’t expect this from someone like Freeman who was highly regarded enough by Arsenal that they paid £200,000 for him as a 15 year old..

    What are your thoughts?

    and heres the link:

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4909701&view=album&id=571300077&ref=nf#/photo.php?pid=4909701&view=album&id=571300077&ref=nf

    Gooner4Lyf said this on November 16, 2008 at 12:14 pm

  21. Oliver Nicholas is not at Man City

    peter said this on November 16, 2008 at 1:37 pm

  22. Eduardo back in training ;)

    Can anyone tell me some other good arsenal blogs? I know there are a lot of links on the side but which ones are worth visiting.

    dariusptaylor said this on November 16, 2008 at 3:21 pm

  23. Young Guns is back guys. :)

    Gooner Chris said this on November 16, 2008 at 6:43 pm

  24. dariusptaylor- I’m going to be really biased but try Arsenal Column. Also I like GoonerTalk, Arsenal Spot is well written, Analysis is decent, A Cultured is good and Academy looks good if only I understood French.

    The Brain said this on November 16, 2008 at 7:29 pm

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