Arsenal legend fires warning to Mikel Arteta over Ethan Nwaneri

Arsenal legend fires warning to Mikel Arteta over Ethan Nwaneri

Arsenal legend Ray Parlour has fired a warning to Mikel Arteta over not enjoying wonderkid Ethan Nwaneri an excessive amount of at such a younger age.

The England Underneath-21 worldwide, who solely just lately turned 18, has loved a memorable breakthrough season for the Gunners, displaying himself to be one of the vital thrilling younger skills in Europe.

Nwaneri has already performed 29 video games for the Arsenal first-team this season, scoring eight objectives and offering one help in complete to this point.

There’s certainly extra to come back from {the teenager}, however Parlour is anxious that he may develop into like Jack Wilshere and play an excessive amount of at a younger age.

Wilshere additionally broke into the Arsenal first-team after rising up from the membership’s academy, and Parlour admits the previous England worldwide clearly grew to become too necessary for Arsene Wenger’s aspect too shortly.

Arsenal should be cautious with how they handle Ethan Nwaneri

Ethan Nwaneri seems to be on earlier than Arsenal’s sport at PSV (Photograph by Justin Setterfield/Getty Photos)

Younger gamers want cautious managing, although, so Arteta wants to ensure he doesn’t put an excessive amount of stress on Nwaneri at this stage of his profession, or it may find yourself costing him with damage issues afterward.

That’s exactly what occurred with Wilshere, and it could be an terrible waste if it occurred once more with one other fantastic expertise like Nwaneri.

“You need to play to your nation at any time when you’ll be able to, there’s little question about that and I’m positive he’s the identical,” Parlour instructed the Metro.

“As a lot as you need to do effectively to your membership you additionally need to develop within the Underneath-21s and get into the senior group.

“However it’s a must to have plans for younger gamers they usually do typically want resting. You may return to Jack Wilshere again within the day – he’d develop into too necessary for the membership when he was 17 and Arsene Wenger needed to play him each week as a result of he was that good.

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“That’s a great downside to have however you additionally have a look at how issues ended for Jack and don’t need to repeat that.”

He added: “As a teenager, you simply need to be on the market enjoying each match,’ the previous Gunners title winner added.

“For those who’re enjoying effectively and scoring objectives like he’s you’ll be able to’t anticipate the following sport. You attempt to push your self all the way in which. Arsenal can nonetheless handle his minutes and take him off when he’s carried out the enterprise within the first 60 or 70 minutes.

“There’ll be plans for him however all you’ll be able to hope is that he retains growing and dealing laborious and he can develop into a famous person which might be incredible for England and Arsenal.”