Ainsley Maitland-Niles Archives: 02/2018

Charlie Nicholas thinks Arsenal’s youth players are being punished for the first-team’s failures, and I can’t say I disagree with him.

Arsenal suffered a poor 2-1 defeat to Östersunds FK on Thursday night, which was disappointing despite the aggregate result putting the club in the next round.

Arsenal play Östersunds FK in the second leg of their round-of-32 tie on Thursday night, and with a cup final at the weekend, you can expect changes to the starting lineup.

The CIES Football Observatory haven’t named any Arsenal players on their list of the 50 most promising u20 prospects in Europe.

Maitland-Niles’ journey from striker to left back has taught him a number of the skills that he uses today.

Arsenal’s January signings should make useful additions to the squad, but there are still other areas that need addressing in the summer. Could any academy players fill the gaps?

In Arsenal’s win over Östersunds FK, Ainsley Maitland-Niles played as a central midfielder. Arsene Wenger says it’s the 20-year-old’s ‘natural position’, so why do we see him there so rarely?

Arsenal put in a professional display to win 3-0 away in Östersund on Thursday night. Although the team never really hit top gear, a couple of individual performances shone through.

Aisnley Maitland-Niles has looked back on how he joined Arsenal’s academy, and the effect it had on his career. 

Arsenal will offer Ainsley Maitland-Niles a new contract, according to ESPN.

Arsenal players past and present have received a number of nominations in the 2018 edition of the London Football Awards.