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It's been a good season in terms of results for the Arsenal under-23s. Having only stayed in the Premier League 2 by the skin of their teeth last campaign, this time out they will likely finish third having been in the title race for much of the early stages. But as he looks back on his first season in charge Kevin Betsy is not over concerned with where his team have ended in the table. Breeding a winning culture is, of course, important but for the 44-year-old, it's the way his side have gone about doing things that is far more important.

“The playing style for us is fundamental," he says. "We benchmark ourselves against the teams in the division and bringing a new playing style to the players, the evidence is on the grass. We’ve looked at the data and stats and we’re up there with the top three possession teams in the league, we finished second to Man City in goals scored. (It’s) a phenomenal attacking team we’ve created this season.

"Those two (possession and goals scored) are really high level stats. Passes per