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How Arsenal’s Hale End academy is setting the Gunners up for success AND teeing England up for World Cup glory
How Arsenal’s Hale End academy is setting the Gunners up for success AND teeing England up for World Cup glory
Published on March 26, 2025 at 05:27 PM
How Lewis-Skelly could be Tuchel's secret weapon for England
ARSENAL'S Hale End academy might not just hold the keys to long term success for the Gunners, but could also be the secret ingredient to England finally ending 60 years of hurt.
Arsenal's Hale End academy has produced talent like Max Dowman, Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-SkellyGoalkeeper Tommy Setford is another future star
While more recently Bukayo Saka has become one of the first names on the teamsheet for England, and a regular contender for Premier League player of the season.
Now Arsenal are nurturing four new gems that could be the future of both England and Arsenal after shining on international duty over the past two weeks.
Myles Lewis-Skelly, Ethan Nwaneri, Max Dowman and Tommy Setford have the potential to form the spine of an England team that can guide the Three Lions to their first taste of success since 1966.
The 18-year-old was named Player of the Match for his eye-catching performance, and was given the nod for his second cap without hesitation by Thomas Tuchel on Monday against Latvia.
Tuchel has already “fallen in love” with the youngster from watching him in training over the course of a week.
He came into camp and showed straight away that it's so normal to fall in love with him. He's a top player. Amazing character and well deserved
Thomas TuchelEngland manager
While Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has shown his faith in the teenager by handing him 16 starts for the first team this season – including in games against Tottenham, Man City and Man Utd.
Many thought that Lewis-Skelly's best mate Ethan Nwaneri might be called up to the England first team during the international break too, but Tuchel opted against taking a risk on the rising star.
Myles Lewis-Skelly scored on his senior debut for EnglandLewis-Skelly put in a Player of the Match performance against Albania
Instead Nwaneri was given his first call-up to Lee Carsley‘s U21s side, having already represented England at U16, U17 and U19 in the past.
The attacking midfielder, 18, took that opportunity exactly as you would imagine – netting a goal on his full debut in a win over Portugal.
Emotional moment Myles Lewis-Skelly's family spotted going wild in Wembley crowd
It was a familiar sight, a delightful body feint to shift the ball onto his left peg and a curling effort found the corner.
Arsenal fans have seen Nwaneri do that multiple times already this season, in what is becoming something of a trademark move for the teen who has eight first team goals for the Gunners this term.
Lee Carsley gushed about the youngster's debut goal, saying: “Everyone knows exactly what’s going to happen but you cannot stop it.
“He took his goal so well, but what we have to keep remembering is he’s 18. It’s unbelievable.”
It's not unreasonable to think that will have been Nwaneri's first and last goal for the England U21 side.
Dowman spent the international break with the England U17s, where he played three games and registered a goal contribution in each one – including a spectacular solo run and finish against Northern Ireland.
While he regularly trains with the Arsenal first team and was even taken to Dubai for the Gunners' mid-season training camp, where he has certainly caught the eye of Declan Rice.
Declan Rice has given a glowing review of Max DowmanDowman scored a stunning solo goal for England U17s during the international break https://twitter.com/DailyAFC/status/1904836975426777520
Rice said this week: “Just wait until he hopefully gets into the team, the lads get to see him, because he is a special talent.
“Max is the best 15-year-old in the country. I have had so many texts about Max recently where people have watched him and said: ‘Wow, what a talent’. So he is one to watch out for.”
That wait is going to continue, with Dowman unable to play for the Gunners in the Prem due to age restrictions stating that a player must have turned 15 before August 31, 2024 to play in the league.
Dowman has already earned a reputation at youth level and, similarly to Jack Wilshere and Jack Grealish, is often on the receiving end of kicks from opposing players struggling to get close to him.
It seems almost inevitable that, on his current trajectory, Dowman will be part of the England senior team at some point in his career.
Arsenal's youth ranks don't stop there either.
Goalkeeper Tommy Setford, who is being guided through the ranks with the Gunners since a move from Ajax in the summer, is another name that could make the grade for England.
Setford, 19, has been playing with the Young Lions at U16, U17, U18 and now U19 level where he extended a run of three consecutive clean sheets for his country against Portugal on Tuesday.