Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino has said that teenage sensation Max Dowman shares striking similarities with Lamine Yamal. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
Hailing the youngster’s fearless mentality and unbelievable talent, Merino tipped the Arsenal academy product to shine at the highest level.
He, however, added that integrating such a young talent requires a delicate balance of encouragement and reality checks.
His words, “Yeah, I would say there are some similarities in terms of their character. They don’t care about the spotlight, they thrive when pressure is at the highest, they are always up for the challenge and they are not shy at all – even facing the biggest names in the game, so they are very similar.
The good thing with these kind of players – Lamine and Max – is that they are special talents, but at the same time they are very humble. They are always keen to learn and listen to the veterans. That is priceless.
So, we are very happy to have him, but at the same time he knows that we are here to help him and sometimes even if we push him a little bit, he knows it’s for his own good. He is a very good kid.
He is a big talent, and we have to take care of him. We have to keep pushing him. He needs to keep learning – eyes and ears open always. There is still big room for improvement in a lot of areas and he knows that, so we are going to be by his side trying to get him to his best level.”
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