Throughout the season, we'll be catching up with our young Gunners to find out more about their route to our academy. This week, James Sweet discusses how he ended up playing for the team he supported, and his emotions after being named on the first-team bench for our League Cup tie at Brentford.
I grew up in south west London around Wimbledon and football became my passion early on. I started playing at the local park at the age of four, joining training sessions organised by my dad’s friend. I also played for my primary school’s football team at Bishop Gilpin and we were a really good team.