{"id":4401,"date":"2025-08-14T15:08:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T15:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/14\/unbelievable-max-douman-has-the-right-attitude-to-succeed-in-the-arsenal-first-team-under-mikel-arteta-says-teammate-mikel-merino\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T15:08:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T15:08:46","slug":"unbelievable-max-douman-has-the-right-attitude-to-succeed-in-the-arsenal-first-team-under-mikel-arteta-says-teammate-mikel-merino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/14\/unbelievable-max-douman-has-the-right-attitude-to-succeed-in-the-arsenal-first-team-under-mikel-arteta-says-teammate-mikel-merino\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Unbelievable,&#8221; Max Douman has the &#8220;right attitude&#8221; to succeed in the Arsenal first team under Mikel Arteta, says teammate Mikel Merino."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"atom-body\">\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<div data-testid=\"atom-body-paragraph\" class=\"text-onLight-02 break-words body-2 md:body-1\">As Arsenal prepares for the upcoming Premier League season, the appearance of Max Dowman during the preseason caught the eye, and the 15-year-old cameo was extremely excited for fans.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>The teenager made a fleeting appearance in friendly matches, but even with a few minutes limited, he was impressed with the players from a few years ago, and with his seniors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>Playing as an offensive midfielder, the English Academy star praises not only his skills and dribbling ability, but also his courage, confidence and dynamism that he believes in his gentle years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<div data-testid=\"atom-body-paragraph\" class=\"text-onLight-02 break-words body-2 md:body-1\">His influence has been made by certain experts with bold comparisons, and even seeing Douman up close, Gunners midfielder Mikel Merino believes the hype is justified.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;Yeah, he&#8217;s fine,&#8221; the Spaniard told TNT Sports. \u201cI mean, it&#8217;s amazing that he was doing at 3pm. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not easy to see a 15-year-old doing everything to a grown man.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>Merino considers Arsenal to be the perfect club to develop Dowman, and will make a breakthrough to the first team, pointing out examples of other young talent at the club&#8217;s Hale End Academy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>Following in Bukayo Saka&#8217;s footsteps, things like Ethan Nwaneri and Miles Lewis Skelly have moved to senior football in recent seasons, with Merino thinking Douman being ready to go the same path.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;The good thing is that he has the right vibe around him,&#8221; Merino said. &#8220;This is very important at this club. Not only he, but all the other players who are approaching the first team are doing really good things.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not only thanks to his qualities and talent, but it&#8217;s also the atmosphere that generates around the club, the way the academy prepares them, and how the first team challenges them to get better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<div data-testid=\"organism-media-card\" class=\"relative block w-full text-left\">\n<div class=\"w-full\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden h-full w-full\" data-testid=\"molecule-card-illustration\">\n<div data-testid=\"atom-card-picture\" class=\"wrapper-16-9 relative\">\n<figure class=\"card-hover-zoom absolute h-full w-full\">\n<div class=\"h-full w-full object-cover\" data-testid=\"blurry-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-transparent h-full w-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/imgresizer.tntsports.io\/unsafe\/1200x0\/filters:format(jpeg)\/origin-imgresizer.tntsports.io\/2025\/08\/12\/image-e86f85ad-a0e4-4573-98a6-a08dc6966c5d-85-2560-1440.jpeg\" alt=\"photograph\" data-testid=\"image-high-res\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-onLight-02 py-3 pr-3\" data-testid=\"media-card-caption\">\n<p class=\"caption-2\">&#8220;There&#8217;s a question mark&#8221; &#8211; Breakdown panel Gyoker discusses travel to Arsenal<\/p>\n<p class=\"caption-2\">Video Credit: TNT Sports<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>Merino also warned that there is a need to exercise patience when it comes to developing players, noting that while the tools and talent are clear, there is still work to learn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;Max is certainly an incredible player, but he&#8217;s only 15,&#8221; the Spaniard said. &#8220;So obviously, he has a lot to learn, a lot to improve, and I think he has the right attitude to do it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;He needs to learn, open his ears and want to hear what Gaffer says, what other players say, but obviously he&#8217;s an incredible talent like many of the players in the academy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"text-onLight-02 mt-10 mb-3 title-2 md:title-1\" data-testid=\"atom-body-h2\">&#8220;It was like a joke&#8221; &#8211; Merino in the role of striker<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>Amidst the crippling injury crisis last season, Arsenal had several options left in the area ahead, so gunner boss Mikel Arteta became creative in the team&#8217;s setup.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>This has led to Merino, the midfielder of trade, saying he will be deployed ahead of the center.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<div data-testid=\"atom-body-paragraph\" class=\"text-onLight-02 break-words body-2 md:body-1\">However, the risk quickly came to reward as Merino scored twice, scoring twice as he scored off the bench and scored twice in a 2-0 win at Leicester City in the Premier League.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<div data-testid=\"organism-media-card\" class=\"relative block w-full text-left\">\n<div class=\"w-full\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden h-full w-full\" data-testid=\"molecule-card-illustration\">\n<div data-testid=\"atom-card-picture\" class=\"wrapper-16-9 relative\">\n<figure class=\"card-hover-zoom absolute h-full w-full\">\n<div class=\"h-full w-full object-cover\" data-testid=\"blurry-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-transparent h-full w-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/imgresizer.tntsports.io\/unsafe\/1200x0\/filters:format(jpeg)\/origin-imgresizer.tntsports.io\/2025\/02\/15\/4098164-83100928-2560-1440.jpg\" alt=\"photograph\" data-testid=\"image-high-res\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-onLight-02 py-3 pr-3\" data-testid=\"media-card-caption\">\n<p class=\"caption-2\">Highlight: Super Sub Merino Bag Double Slows at Arsenal Cut Lead Top<\/p>\n<p class=\"caption-2\">Video Credit: TNT Sports<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>Surprisingly, Merino admitted that he had never played in such an advanced role before, explaining how he offered an interesting transition to British football following his transition from Real Sociedad the previous summer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>He continued: &#8220;Last year was a huge year. It was a very good thing on a personal level and even in a strange position for me, I was a striker I&#8217;ve never played before.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>\u201cI learned a lot from these new tactics that Mikel wants to implement, not only playing and adapting to the league. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;They were all new to me. 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