The Arsenal U23 side won the EPL2 title this season and there were over 40 players used in the competition. The Gunners sealed the title with a 3-1 away win at West Ham last month with Nelson opening the scoring and Nketiah netting twice, once in each half, to make sure of the points. This […]
Category: Arsenal Youth
Which youngsters are likely to be promoted from the Arsenal Academy next season?
Arsene Wenger used to be widely known as the manager most likely to promote youngsters to the first team after training them in ‘the Arsenal Way’ at the academy, but in recent there has been more focus on buying readymade stars as the pressure on winning has become more intense. But conversely that has led […]
Can these five starlets take Arsenal back to the top
Do Arsenal’s next generation have what it takes to step up? In the Premier League era, few clubs have earned as impressive a reputation for bringing through young talent as Arsenal. The Gunners’ Academy has produced the likes of Jack Wilshere, Alex Iwobi and Ashley Cole, and continues to turn out some of the most […]
Wenger still looking to promote from the Arsenal Academy rather than buy?
As the winter transfer window approaches with Arsenal playing today to leapfrog Liverpool into the Top Four where we belong, Arsene Wenger has already confirmed “90%” that he will not be bringing in new players to improve the squad. He maintains that he intends to stick to his “philosophy” of promoting youngsters that have come […]
Arsenal need more youngsters like Maitland-Niles
Arsenal’s reputation as the team that brought more youngsters through their academy and nurtured them to play ‘the Arsenal Way’ when they arrived to play in the senior side. This is not so true nowadays and Wenger’s wish, five years ago, of his “English Core” becoming world-beaters seems to have fallen by the wayside, but […]
Super-agent Raiola excited by 17 year-old Arsenal youngster
Mino Raiola has come out in the press to praise his client Donyell Malen, who is currently trying to work his way through the ranks at Arsenal. The agent helped to seal the Dutch youngster’s move from Ajax last year, and has now revealed his excitement in the future of Malen, who is currently playing for […]
PL and Bundesliga club’s captains closing on Arsenal moves
Arsenal are closing in on the signatures of Swansea City and Borussia Monchengladbach’s club captains this summer. The Gunners have been linked with the Swiss midfielder’s arrival over the past few months, and he recently said his goodbyes to the club after their final league fixture. Xhaka was seen hugging his coaching staff, and was […]
Arsenal youngster’s mum blamed for first-team restrictions
The Sun is reporting that Arsenal youngster loanee Ainsley Maitland-Niles has had his game-time restricted at Ipswich due an angry phone-call by his mother, and for once the paper appears to be telling the truth. The 18 year-old was enjoying an impressive season with the Tractor Boys, making 31 first-team appearances, but that all ended a few weeks […]
Reine-Adelaide keen to fight for Arsenal place
The 17 year-old Jeff Reine-Adelaide may have only arrived at Arsenal last summer, but he made an immediate impact when providing an assist against Wolfsburg in the Emirates Cup. Many observers thought that he was already good enough to join the first team squad, but Jeff himself knew that e sill had to fight for […]
Has Chuba Akpom blown his chance of becoming an Arsenal striker?
We all had high hopes of Chuba Akpom becoming the next in line to become an Arsenal striking legend after some great introductory performances towards the end of last season. Arsene Wenger even said in the summer that he would staying at the Emirates this season as extra cover for Giroud and Walcott, but whatever […]
Which of our loan players could help Arsenal right now?
Santi Cazorla’s injury at the weekend could be the final straw that broke the back of Arsenal’s Premier League campaign, with both him and Francis Coquelin both to miss at least the next three months of the season, not to mention the other seven Gunners currently in the treatment room. But the Gunners have just […]
Why it’s good for Arsenal to send youngsters on loan
Arsene Wenger has resisted all calls to buy a new striker or DM in this transfer window just gone, just as he did in the previous two summers, but one thing that Arsenal fans forget is that IF Wenger had bought a DM last summer then we would not have recalled Francis Coquelin from his […]
Arsenal’s great future is in safe hands!
The future of Arsenal by TJ It appears that Shad Forsythe has begun to work his magic with the reduction in “player days lost to injuries” and getting players back ahead of schedule. But that’s not the only significant change happening in the background. When Liam Brady retired, Wenger brought in Andries Jonker to head […]
YOUR team can play in the Arsenal Charity Shield tournament
Arsenal are hosting an 11-a-side charity tournament at their London Colney training ground on June 6th and you and your mates can compete in the 2015 Arsenal Charity Shield in aid of the Arsenal Foundation. Adult teams of all standards are invited to register to take part. Individual players and small groups are also welcome […]