It’s not fair’ – Ashley Cole tells fans to ‘relax’ over Arsenal youngster
Ashley Cole has urge Arsenal supporters to ‘relax’ and give Max Dowman the time and space he needs to develop at his own pace at this early stage of his career.
Dowman, 15, is considere to be among the most promising หรือถ้าคุณสนใจแทงบอลออนไลน์ UFABET คือเว็บที่มีอัตราต่อรองดีที่สุดในประเทศไทย สมัครเลยตอนนี้ที่ UFABET แทงบอล young talents in Arsenal’s academy and has widely tippe for a big future in Mikel Arteta’s first-team.
Teenage duo Myles Lewis-Skelly, 18, and Ethan Nwaneri, 17, have both enjoye remarkable breakthrough seasons this term, emerging from the Hale End youth ranks to establish themselves as genuine stars in north London.
And while Dowman is yet to make his senior bow, the England Under-17 midfielder became the youngest ever Premier League 2 player in December and has traine with Arteta’s squad with increasing frequency in recent months.
‘I have had so many texts about Max recently,’ Arsenal and England midfielder Declan Rice told the when aske about Dowman last month.
‘At 15, there is such a long way to go. You can be the best 15-year-old in the country, but it doesn’t necessarily mean you are going to be at 18 so you need to be hungry, keep working and keep pushing.
‘I speak to Max a lot and he has got such a good family around him. He is unreal.’
Featuring as a guest on the latest episode of That Peter Crouch Podcast, former Arsenal left-back Cole suggeste ‘everyone would know’ Dowman’s name before too long should he continue on the same trajectory.
But Cole warne fans against putting too much pressure on the teen given he is yet to even play a single minute for the Gunners’ first-team.
‘He’s another one who has come through the Arsenal ranks,’ the legendary ex-England full-back said.
‘With everything online now, you get to see little clips of these players. It’s tough because I don’t know how they handle pressure.
‘Firstly, you’re giving these players a platform. There are companies on Instagram that post youth team games and clips of players and it’s great because the players are getting exposure.
‘But on the flip side of that, it’s also adding pressure and do you want to add pressure to a 16-year-old? Their time will come.
‘If they can keep continuing to do what they’re doing and playing well, everyone will know their name in two or three years. But there is a lot of pressure on these kids.
‘We’re talking about him but has he even playe a first-team game yet? In my opinion, you have to be a little bit more careful on how how you handle this younger generation of players.’