Arsenal Youth Archives: 10/2018

Arsenal have launched @ArsenalAcademy on Twitter in another move that lifts some of the secrecy that surrounded the club’s operations for the two decades under Arsene Wenger.

Matt Macey made an impressive double save in Plymouth’s 4-1 victory over Scunthorpe United at the weekend, as the side begin to turn their fortunes around with him in goal.

Lee Bowyer has explained to the media why Krystian Bielik came off at half-time in Charlton’s 1-0 defeat to Rochdale this weekend.

Arsenal are advertising for a new u15 coach.

Reiss Nelson caught the eye once again on Saturday, helping loan side Hoffenheim to take the lead in their 4-0 derby victory over Stuttgart.

Arsenal academy coach, Deren Ibrahim, has left his role to take up a full-time position with Charlton Athletic.

Joel Lopez took a break from the Arsenal u18s this past week, to help Spain to progress to the next round of the UEFA u17 Championship.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles played 68 minutes for the Arsenal u23s on Friday, as he continues his recovery from a fracture he suffered in August.

Zech Medley made Arsenal’s Premier League squad on Monday against Leicester City but didn’t travel to Portugal for the Europa League clash with Sporting Lisbon, which may have left some fans confused.

Daniel Ballard is making a name for himself at centre-back with the Arsenal and Northern Ireland youth teams, particularly when it comes to goal-line clearances.

Hoffenheim manager Julian Nagelsmann has given a frank assessment of Reiss Nelson’s loan spell so far, insisting that the 18-year-old still has lots of room to improve.

Reiss Nelson has been named in WhoScored’s u21 European Team of the Week, after his performance at the weekend against 1. FC Nürnberg.

Tolaji Bola could be in line to travel with the first-team squad to Lisbon on Thursday, thanks to the injury struggles of fellow left-backs Nacho Monreal and Sead Kolasinac.

England manager Gareth Southgate is ‘keeping an eye’ on Reiss Nelson as he considers handing the Arsenal teenager his full international debut.

Ken Gillard has taken charge of the Arsenal u18s, taking over from Kwame Ampadu after Thierry Henry poached the Arsenal man for his backroom team at AS Monaco.

Stephy Mavididi has scored his first goal in Serie C for Juventus’ B team, netting in a 51-minute appearance against Siena on Sunday.

Reiss Nelson’s market value has shot up after his recent performances for Hoffenheim, as the Arsenal loanee starts to make his name in senior football.

Reiss Nelson scored a brace for Hoffenheim on Saturday to turn the game in their favour and his stats in the Bundesliga so far are certainly eye-catching.

Lee Bowyer had a lot of praise for Krystian Bielik after Charlton’s win over Barnsley on Saturday, but he also had rather worrying news on the injury front.

Folarin Balogun scored a hat-trick against Reading in the Arsenal u18s’ 4-2 win on Saturday, and he’s starting to look too good for the lower youth levels.