Arsenal under-21s head coach Mehmet Ali shared his thoughts following our Under-21s' 2-1 defeat to Chelsea on Friday night.
Despite taking an early lead through Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, goals from Donell McNeilly and Brodi Hughes turned the match in Chelsea's favour.
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"I thought it was a really good game of football. Both teams went toe-to-toe, and we saw some excellent performances from a few of our lads, as well as from many of Chelsea's players. We had some big chances in the first half that we didn’t capitalise on.