Per Mertesacker inspires Arsenal youth team to win over Chelsea
Arsenal u18 head coach Adam Birchall has revealed that Per Mertesacker gave the team an inspiring talk before Tuesday’s win over Chelsea.
Arsenal u18 head coach Adam Birchall has revealed that Per Mertesacker gave the team an inspiring talk before Tuesday’s win over Chelsea.
Arsenal’s u18s defeated Chelsea on Tuesday in a comeback victory thanks to goals from Marcelo Flores and Mazeed Ogungbo.
Sam Greenwood scored yet another free-kick on Saturday, bagging his second goal for an Arsenal academy team in two days.
The Arsenal u18s have been eliminated from the u18 Premier League Cup following defeat to Chelsea on Saturday.
Luke Plange scored in his second competitive appearance for the Arsenal u18s against Chelsea on Saturday, but the Gunners lost 2-1 on the day.
Sam Greenwood scored another goal on Friday to keep his strong form for the u18s going, but he also impressed supporters with some nice close control.
Arsenal took a step closer to the u18 Premier League title with victory over Chelsea on Friday, comfortably easing past their London rivals 3-0.
On Friday night Arsenal play the first leg of their FA Youth Cup final against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, with the return leg at home on Monday.
Second-half goals from Conor Gallagher, Harvey St Clair and Mason Mount have helped Chelsea u18s win the u18 Premier League trophy following a 3-0 win against Reading on Friday evening.
Arsenal u18s’ title aspirations have been left hanging by a thread as they suffered a 3-1 away defeat against Chelsea on Tuesday afternoon.
Edward Nketiah continued his red-hot goalscoring form with his 10th goal at u18 level this season while Joe Willock equalised from the penalty spot shortly afterwards.
Goals from Josh Benson and Jordi Osei-Tutu were not enough to stop Chelsea from ending the u18s unbeaten start to the new season at Cobham.