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title: "Jonker – It was a matter of patience"
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author: "Liam Grubb"
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published: "2015-10-21T16:11:44Z"
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# Jonker – It was a matter of patience

Arsenal U19s were victorious in their recent UEFA Youth League game against Bayern Munich and their head of youth, Andries Jonker [believes that patience was the key to the result.](https://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20151021/jonker-it-was-a-matter-of-patience)

It was a brace from Alex Iwobi which  ensured that the youngsters maintained their 100% start to their Youth League campaign at Meadow Park.

![Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readarsenal.com/readarsenal/2015/10/4827624181.jpg)

Reflecting on the performance, Jonker said that Arsenal started well.

> *Bayern had to beat us, basically we were the better team overall but Bayern were more dangerous in the first half so it was a matter of patience.*
>
> *It was not easy, but we had a good start at the beginning in the first 20 minutes which was okay. We were the better team without creating a lot of chances but after that we made it difficult for ourselves.*

What makes the win even more impressive is the fact that numerous key players were absent due to being at the FIFA U17 World Cup.

![Stanley Chou/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readarsenal.com/readarsenal/2015/10/480787298.jpg)

Jonker is fully understanding of the talent he has at his disposal.

> *We are very aware we have fantastic players in this age group. One 15-year-old boy up top and nobody is seeing the difference. We have good players that can handle this level and this is a good feeling.*

Next up for the U19s in the Youth League is a return trip to Bayern Munich on the 4th November.