Arsenal youngsters win international tournament
The Arsenal u15s have won the Next Gen Cup in Beijing, winning every single game at the tournament to lift the trophy. Photo via arsenalyouth. wordpress.
comThe Arsenal u15s were in Beijing earlier thi...
Arsenal youngsters win international tournament The Arsenal u15s have won the Next Gen Cup in Beijing, winning every single game at the tournament to lift the trophy. Photo via arsenalyouth. wordpress.
com The Arsenal u15 s were in Beijing earlier this month, playing in the Next Gen Cup , the first time the tournament has been held in China. The tournament was contested between Premier League Academy sides and top Chinese youth teams , kicking off on April 3rd and concluding last weekend. Arsenal academy coach Craig Smith led the team, accompanied by both his coaching staff and Gunners academy manager Per Mertesacker – who was on his last tour with the academy before his summer exit.
The English teams involved on this occasion were Arsenal, Aston Villa, and Wolves , joining four Chinese academy teams and the Hong Kong China u16 Elite Selection Team at the tournament. The eight sides involved were split into two groups, with the group winners facing each other in the final. Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images Arsenal were drawn in Group A alongside Aston Villa, Shijiazhuang Gongfu , and the Beijing FA , and they racked up the wins in the group stage.