The Arsenal under-18s' run to the FA Youth Cup semi final has been pretty remarkable. 22 goals across just four matches would be enough excitement for most, but back-to-back comebacks against Watford and Cambridge in the past two rounds have show there is a sense of determination to underpin the drama.
With talents like Lino Sousa, Reuell Walters, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Ethan Nwaneri and Amario Cozier-Duberry in this squad it's hard to escape the feeling that something exciting is brewing in the Arsenal academy set up right now. Their captain Bradley Ibrahim certainly agrees.
“There’s something special in this group," he tells football.london after their last gasp 3-2 victory over Cambridge United. "A lot of teams in the situations we have been in for the past few rounds of the Youth Cup would bow out and not go until the end but this team has something special about it. We believe that we’re going to get the next goal. If we keep that and keep going we can hopefully win the competition.”
