Beaglehole: A Real Winning Mentality
- Leicester City's Development Squad face Arsenal at Meadow Park in Borehamwood on Friday (7pm kick-off)
- It will be the Foxes' second group stage outing in the Premier League International Cup
- City's youngsters have won 12 of their last 13 matches in all competitions
- Live coverage of the match begins at 6:45pm on LCFC TV
Monday's 1-0 success at Brighton & Hove Albion in Premier League 2 Division 1 was City's 12th win in 13 matches ahead of a trip to Arsenal in the Premier League International Cup on Friday.
Despite only having played one fixture in Group A, the Foxes are second in their pool, while Villarreal, Dinamo Zagreb and Arsenal have all contested more fixtures at this stage in the competition.
Previewing the clash - which will be available live on LCFC TV from 6:45pm on Friday - the Club's Senior Professional Development Phase Coach outlined the importance of recovery work.
"We look forward to all the games and it’s a different test," Beaglehole said ahead of the Under-23s' second match in five days. "I hope it’s a lot better conditions than [Monday] night!
"It’s another great game for us in a matter of days. The thing is now it’s [about] getting the recovery. We’ve lost one or two players out [on loan] now, the squad’s got a little bit smaller.
"So, we’ve got to make sure that they recuperate and they’re ready for Friday. I think Matty James deserves a big pat on the back.
"I thought he was fantastic [on Monday]. Again, he’s had so many injuries. He’s been brilliant in the dressing room and the lads have got a lot of respect for him and the staff have."
Goal: Brighton & Hove Albion U23s 0 Leicester City U23s 1
Josh Eppiah slotted home the winner in the opening minutes at the Amex Elite Performance Centre in a 1-0 victory over Brighton on Monday night.
Seeing Leicester's youngsters go on such an intrepid run of results has delighted Beaglehole and he believes it is a testament to their mentality, both in games and training.
"The boss (Brendan Rodgers) keeps talking about a winning mentality and these lads have certainly got that at the moment," he added.
"It’s a great start to the calendar [year] and to be in all competitions at the moment… again, we didn’t have the best of starts and we’ve dug in.
"We’ve worked hard and a lot of people deserve a lot of pats on the back."