Bradley Ibrahim, Coby Small and Jimi Gower have been spotted training with the Arsenal first-team ahead of their upcoming clash against Sporting CP in the Europa League, as reported by Jeorge Bird.
In recent weeks, a number of youngsters have trained with the senior team including Amario Cozier-Duberry, Salah Eddine-Oulad M’Hand, Kaleel Green and Mauro Bandeira to name a few.
As Arsenal aim to beat Sporting CP in the Europa League Round of 16 on Thursday, Bradley Ibrahim, Coby Small and Jimi Gower have been seen training with the big boys.
Bradley Ibrahim, Coby Small & Jimi Gower seen in Arsenal training pre-Sporting CP
Interestingly, Jack Wilshere, who is currently the head coach of the Gunners U18s side named Ibrahim and Gower as players that are naturally gifted enough to execute things “you can’t coach.”
While the former is a tenacious midfielder, the latter is an elegant No.8 while Small is a central defender.
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Now, the trio of Bradley Ibrahim, Coby Small and Jimi Gower have been pictured training within the Arsenal senior setup ahead of their contest against Sporting CP, as also reported by youth football expert Jeorge Bird.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is already planning for the future
The club have benefited from their academy in the past couple of years, with Bukayo Saka emerging as a bona-fide superstar, Eddie Nketiah saving their blushes in the title race during Gabriel Jesus’ injury and Emile Smith-Rowe’s vital contributions over the years.
Considering the number of young players at Arsenal that have been in first-team training such as Bradley Ibrahim, Coby Small and Jimi Gower ahead of the clash against Sporting, Mikel Arteta is already looking ahead to the future.
While Edu Gaspar has ensured that the league leaders operate incredibly smartly in the transfer market, it does no harm to closely assess future in-house solutions that could aid the side for the next decade.
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