Ethan Nwaneri (Enfield, 2007) and Myles Lewis-Skelly (Islington, 2006) play by heart. They arrived at the Arsenal (2015) and together they have burned stages: from sub 9 to the first team.
They are so intimate that Arteta has sacrificed Lewis-Skelly to change with Nwaneri, to which Premier’s rules-still are not of legal age-do not allow to change in the first team’s locker room.
“There is a special chemistry between them. Having someone close to having that confidence, that security, that link, especially now that they are still in different locker room, is a luck. They are very fortunate to have each other,” says Arsenal’s coach.
There is a special chemistry among them. They are fortunate to have each other
Mikel Arteta
A society that in 1-7 against the PSV crystallized over the green. Nwaneri took advantage of a Lewis-Skell Center to put the 0-2 in 21 ‘and, immediately, he ran to thank his’ dance partner’.
Minute 21.
A combination with ‘Prize’. It is the first time that two English players under 20 are associated to produce a goal in the Champions League. There are more, Nwaneri (17 years and 346 days) became the third youngest player to score in the Champions Ko phase. Bojan Krkic and Jude Bellingham overcome him.
Hence the praise, once again, by Joe Cole: “He is the most exciting young player in England and, perhaps, of Europe. He does not need to go through the Sub 21. He is an English player for the next 10 or 15 years. I would be surprised that Tuchel did not include it in the following list of the absolute.”
Nwaneri is the most exciting young player in England and, perhaps, in Europe
Joe Cole
Lewis-Skelly was not so lucky before the PSV. The ‘Gunner’ canterano, who had seen a yellow in 24 ‘, was replaced by Calafiori in 35’ … to prevent him from being expelled. “I already had a card and when there is so much noise and you play away from home, I didn’t want to run any risk,” said Arteta to justify the change.
Lewis-Skelly had a card and didn’t want to run any risk “
Mikel Arteta
The ‘Captain’ Odegaard also defended the change: “Lewis-Skelly took the substitution very well. He knew it was complicated when you have a yellow card after a hard foul. He took it well and we will help him. He will also learn from it.”
Surely learn. In Arsenal a society of (much) future was born: Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skellly. Matt two ‘Cañoncitos’ has Arteta!