Bolton and Preston. These were the sacrificial victims of Ethan Nwaneri in 170 minutes played in the Carabao Cup. But between class and movement on the pitch, I scoring of the Arsenal attacking midfielder born in 2007 is literally mind-boggling: 3 goals in two games, against all limits of precociousness and free rein to football on canvas painted by the English player. That goal scored for the momentary 2-0 in the last cup outing, to remove the cobwebs from the corner, pure ecstasy for the fans of Gunners.
And obviously also for his coach, Mikel Artetawho had this to say about the young talent in the squad: “I can talk about how good he is at the moment. At 17, being in the position he is in at one of the biggest clubs in Europe sums up where he is. He is surrounded by right people. My prediction will be very positive. It’s rare to see such talent at 17, it’s true” – the words taken from BBC.
A talent, indeed, that he is deserved several calls to the first team reported by the Spanish coach: “We didn’t do it (play, ed.) because it was a gift, we saw a path for him and we wanted to show him our trust. I think the most important thing is to push him. Once you push him, you have to grab him from behind. When you see this talent, you have to push him. He has to see that he can fly and not clip his wings. This shows that there is a path in the environment and that there are other players to follow.”