INSIDE HALE END | Episode 4 | Talent Identification

If you've ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at our world-famous academy, then Inside Hale End will offer unprecedented insight into the quest to develop future first-team stars.
Our new six-part documentary series - presented by adidas x Arsenal - follows the paths of our under-15 and under-16 squads last season, taking an in-depth glimpse into their lives and what it means to be an aspiring footballer.
For the first time, cameras were allowed on-site to follow academy manager Per Mertesacker, under-15s coach Adam Pilling and the under-16s' Adam Birchall as they help the next generation plot a course from Hale End to London Colney, thanks to their first professional contract.
The first three episodes are now available on Arsenal.com for our Members to watch, with the following three episodes will be released on Tuesday, September 12.
Presented by adidas x Arsenal
Want to see more behind the scenes? Check out All or Nothing: Arsenal, available on Amazon Prime Sport now
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Enjoy match highlights, training and behind the scenes to get closer to the likes of Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Emile Smith Rowe, Vivianne Miedema, Gabriel Jesus, Alex Zinchenko, Leah Williamson, Kim Little, Mana Iwabuchi, Jordan Nobbs, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Kim Little, Gabriel Martinelli, Aaron Ramsdale, Beth Mead, Ben White and more.
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[@brendanroe8604]

The influence Bakayo has had on the academy is clearly immense

[@PowrAl]

Maldini looks a proper baller. And quite a few of the other lads have bright futures ahead of them. Hope they understand how much hard work and determination they need to bring every day to become one of the 1%ers.

[@Wakereu]

Definitely agree with you. Hope he succeeds at Arsenal and make it to the senior team

[@fraxy7446]

Confused why he got dropped from his previous team/s from these clips, he looks like the perfect player to take a longer term chance on.

[@joemckenzie2599]

@@DavidSmith-gq3mv i was in the same league as him for the last 3 years he just didnt have great players around him

[@titusmaggy]

His body language looks similar to Maguire.

[@sloht4061]

Please carry on this series. It's honestly so good to see and watch the club instill the DNA of this wonderful team into the youth and see their pride, hard-work and determination to achieve what our star boy,Emile and Nketiah have.

[@seanbjelland7487]

As a former CB myself, I love seeing young, physical, intelligent defenders get the praise and development opportunities they deserve! Our academy has been excellent in developing young attackers/wingers & midfielders, but it would be nice if we saw more defenders work their way up to the first team - hopefully Maldini can be one!

[@michaelvanryn7142]

love that comment about nketiah walking in with his head down. one of the most confident players in the first team now i think

[@truegunner7223]

For me an Arsenal player excels on and off the pitch. I feel Patino is the next one ....everything about him exudes excellence.

[@Doggomorph]

There's three in my opinion you should know which 3

[@spoopy8514]

Fr,he’s been really impressive so far on loan at Blackpool!

[@steve13191]

yep off the pitch like thomas rapey

[@edd..e]

the 3 are all out on crucial loans and I hope Patino, Balogun and Norton Cuffy can all break in to the first team squad next season.

[@Abidon88]

Maldini is a tank, good luck young man!

[@teesweets9361]

Maldini is a beast 🔥

[@virupakshawalla5734]

He has the name to inspire him.

[@RUBEN6724]

Ethan the 10 here is the boy who got his debut today. Nice🎉

[@everythingfootballwithbeejay]

That Maldini broda is solid!!!!!!......Buh can't help buh notice he looks a lot like Harry Maguire 😂😂

[@faysalharoun2899]

Nwaneri just made his Debut, woww

[@Mrlonefighter]

11:20 is this the same Ethan that made his debut for the senior team vs Brendtford? Mad. Credit to Hale End and the Academy, making us proud

[@AFCKingDavid]

Yep

[@TheKharisds]

As an Indonesian Gunners, I cant help but smile seeing my two worlds collide through football! Go Arsenal! Go Indonesia! 🥺

[@hsavage626]

Indonesia raya!!!

[@fajarsuharta6026]

Go Arsenal, juara tahun 2023 ini dan seterusnya langganan juara

[@ericccf1225]

We need more INSIDE Arsenal content like this.

[@HamidKhan-qq5zk]

Arsenal are definitely a club who welcome people from all background. Also, shows they are a club based in a very diverse settings

[@celticcheetah6371]

My family have supported Arsenal since the 1920s. My Grandad found a sense of belonging from supporting club - he was a Jewish refugee kid who barely spoke English, and being an Arsenal fan was very important to him. Two generations later, we’re all still Gooners, and I love that connection with the past and the fact it lets me be part of a something where everyone is welcome, no matter what their race, religion or background. COYG.

[@KumbaIvor]

I'm keeping an eye on Maldini and Alexei. Those boys are special.

[@JoeMamma0000]

Looking forward to watching this, excellent series! Great to see Arsenal pushing this kind of content.

[@btorun]

If your a CB and your name is Maldini, you already made it bro

[@juliussizza1438]

Proudly Ugandan 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 support arsenal 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@pakosouthpark]

the Maldini kid reminds me of Ruben Dias, same attitude in defending. A lot of work needed and could have a great future!

[@baileythesocalledbear6052]

These are wonderful, I love getting to know our younger players 😍

[@ethiozare8001]

All Our youth project workers deserved respect. Thanks for your day to day continues hard working mentality. COYG!💪

[@fimashavin]

The next future will brighten from these guys. May God give them strength as Bukayo emerged from the academy.

[@LYCHEEZROXORZ]

Andddd.... Ethan just became the youngest ever player in the top division of English football! 👏

[@jolomendez6338]

Steve Leonard legend! My best coach! Always made sure I got home safe 🙏🏽

[@bittobryan57]

So much dedication and purpose is put into moulding them right & this has proven to nurture great talents over the years. Well done Arsenal, hopefully some day my son gets a scholarship at Hale End 😆

[@briannakisisa5636]

The excitement I have watching these is wild

[@sncaz1767]

maldini looks class

[@charlesnyong8437]

Alexis, Maldini, Louis, Zach are foundations of the team. Team still need a potent striker tho.

[@donbismo]

Wow he's a solid player, can't wait to see him plays for the senior squad in the future

[@fikayomitobiloba4199]

Wow, Arsenal keep it up with producing young guns. What a club

[@theidealengineer]

Love this series

[@solitarysuccess892]

Maldini low-key reminds me of Saliba

[@dominicsmith8732]

the song at the end is so good. but also this content is amazing

[@basketburger]

Maldini is a beast 🔥🔥🔥

[@aaronabberz]

Really want to build something like this in my community , thanks for the inspiration

[@mustafasaidi7965]

Since Arteta joined Arsenal i see massive change in the team

[@kojoapea-kubi430]

Refreshing to see hoe the players are nurtured through the ranks... the work ethic is obviously drilled in early on and the motivation is the reward of playing in the first team... obviously for these boys seeing saka, esr, patino, and now ethan nnwaneri is a big motivational factor. If they work hard they will make it... we'll done afc... love this club...

[@amezingweeder2939]

Maldini looks like young harry Maguire His Leicester days

[@rebeccawatson1941]

Leicester days I felt it

[@MitzProductions]

I've watched all 6 of them. I thought it was better than the All of Nothing. Brilliant!

[@abontop-]

it wasnt better come on now

[@ronsil5582]

Maldini got a BIG future if he keeps is head down and works for it. Proper defender!!!

[@jameshawe7499]

One of the greatest Arsenal players I have ever seen said Remember who you are, what you are and who you represent” you think that before you put on that famous Top you won’t go far wrong!!!! Our club THE ARSENAL are pure class!!! R.I.P Rocky never forgotten #7 forever with us

[@AG-io5wr]

Love this.

[@VailingGoose]

Lets go you young gunners.

[@thabompala6524]

This is lit!!

[@nightowl1596]

Hale End Series > All or Nothing Series

[@JustMediocrePrshanth]

ETHAN NAWANERI IS THERE NO10 HE IS LOVE IT

[@Ryan._.Felix25]

Whose here after Ethan’s debut

[@hassansattar8595]

Ah I found ethan nwaneri

[@Lach1234]

The BFG himself, Per!

[@awakenthegreatnesswithin]

Wilshire was such a good player

[@epikman270]

We have our own Maldini

[@dumisanitshuma8182]

Best Academy in the world

[@maxinemuhammad5979]

Fantastic view of a Top class academy ❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿love

[@gooner8david]

Awesome stuff 👏 keep it up young guns. The future is bright.

[@MrVoicemailGuy]

Damn if Nwaneri can make the Starting XI then we could def use Luis and Maldini as backup to our current CBs. They look solid at the back especially Maldini... The guy looks like an absolute beast and has all the characteristics of a gritty, no-nonsense defender

[@dwanger99]

lol hell no all of those players are still years away from being ready

[@kieranm8026]

Coach is like Bas driving round. "I've ad more scraps than youv had hot dinnas"

[@nicholasl8537]

Omg mate maldini is sickkkkk🔥🔥🔥

[@allmooddesignsco.537]

That lil midfielder in the under 16s though 🙌🏽

[@philipfredrick6051]

Pls 🙏 episode 5

[@usmanmusa8118]

Give us some training videos. it's long we've seen our beloved Gunners

[@onyejiikechukwu6185]

Who's that Chelsea goalie? They should after him too. There's no reason he shouldn't be playing for us. If Chelsea are foolish enough to release him though. Insane amount of diverse talent around England at this level. Insane.

[@JurgenFlop]

Zac is our Bellingham

[@gbubemia]

It's not easy to become a good footballer. I appreciate what these boys are doing. I wish them and our football club the best!

[@alexwint8764]

Wait that Maldini lad is 16?👀 he looks cold!❄️🥶🥶🥶

[@MadEasy86]

WE'VE! GOT! SUPER! ADAM BIRCHALL!!! HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEEEED!! MALDINI AT THE BACK! ETHAN IN ATTACK! HALE ENDERS ON THEIR WAY TO COLNEY!!!!!

[@Sui_Generis0]

Saka did well in GCSEs but he didn't get straight 9s and he didn't do A-levels

[@scarlettwidow7]

Mertesacker's accent...dang😯

[@nemz86]

Maldini looks like a proper hardcore defender man.

[@chitchatarsenal224]

How to win in next matches 1. Please go to gym 2. Please go to gym 3. Please go to gym 4. Please learn how do shoot from out of the box 5. Heading ball exercise 6. Finishing exercise 7. Tiki taka exercise

[@muhammadhilmyabdillah8059]

Big up Garuda Select 🦅

[@DeterminedFC]

yeah respect to them but they even lost to the arsenal community team

[@arscora]

14:05 lol That was something 😂

[@AhNeeMay]

Every season, please and thank you :)

[@gabrieloseji8634]

I miss bench cam .. what happend to BENCH CAM ❤

[@miko25ful]

whens the next episode?

[@steve13191]

no player spread his legs in the box(19) and beg like a good girl to referee(31) than bukayo saka. truly generational

[@traida111]

Id love to see Maldini having a go with the main team. Give him a go, lol. Somewhere down the line eventually he could be some backup on the bench

[@a.c.slater573]

Too short he needs a couple years growing, CB is very physical.

[@traida111]

@@a.c.slater573 he's already a beast, i think exposing him early, even if just a one of, for a few minutes, would do massive for his confidence

[@williamfrancis5546]

Arsenal youth team 🙌 are looking 👌 good 👍. Arsenal rocks 🏆 🙏 🤲 🕍 🪨 🎸.

[@emiriorafif8225]

ADA INDONESIA COY 🇮🇩 🇮🇩 🇮🇩

[@lawrenceoluwasegun9051]

That Maldini guy is hot 🔥

[@giolupo5675]

Hello how do I go about contacting the Academy to look at my son on Instagram to start?

[@idman2069]

Cheeky piece of editing with the Nketiah part (around the 6:28 mark) 😂

[@ijbajoo]

Maldini is class

[@dazureee]

maldini is a real talent

[@Creative90467]

Remember the name: Ethan

[@edwinmayanja0462]

Watching from uganda

[@choparchives4377]

Maldini is proper. Remember that name 🗣

[@idman2069]

Maldini reminds me of Harry Maguire

[@nvfvdn2608]

give this Maldini boy a blank cheque

[@mo3037]

That Ethan guy looks promising Maldini too

[@Charleslimited]

Can't help but think what if we had these kind of facilities and set up here in Africa,how many world beater would be produced from this continent

[@powertale7164]

The parents literally doing project maldani

[@alfiecunningham7863]

See you in first tm maldini

[@only1bobz]

that maldini looks like a rolls royce at the back.

[@kakumiriziabbey7423]

❤️❤️💪🙏

[@jasonkarue1984]

5:06 that looks like Jeremy Lynch

[@luvuyoolifant6574]

Maldini with that Harry Maguire physic lets hope he is tactically better than him

[@virupakshawalla5734]

Maldini looks years ahead physicality wise. They may catch him up. He could injure kids lol.

[@jogigonzalez1]

Hi

[@bismanugraha5513]

vs Garuda Select