It's essentialy what the Europa league is to top champions league quality teams you play the kids early on and if luck has it and you get to the latter stages you can then start playing the big boys and have yourself a trophy.
It all boils down to last summer transfer window though
A striker, winger and midfielder and the league was arsenals but we'll never know what was going through wengers mind ozil on deadline day with arsenals resources is unforgivable