Max Dowman is the phenomenon everyone has been talking about in England in recent days. At 15, the young Arsenal's offensive midfielder made extremely noticed appearances in the first team and his future seems radiant. However, it is always complicated to place such high expectations on a young player and Dowman will have to be particularly well supervised.
Among the Gunners, everyone is very vigilant about this. Gabriel Heinze, the former defender of Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique de Marseille, is part of the staff of Mikel Arteta and is particularly complimentary to the British adolescent. The declaration of “Gaby”, which often participates in training with the pros, about Max Dowman is short but quite telling. “The kid is special. I haven't seen something comparable since Messi. And as an argentinian, I am not saying that lightly ”.
At what age will it start with pros?
A video of Max Dowman snatching the ball from Gabriel Heinze, 47, during a training session turned on the networks. We see the young Londoner there with a lot of physical and technical facilities.
Will Mikel Arteta launch Dowman in the big bath in this first League season? Or will he just make him taste the field in a League Cup or Carabao Cup match? In any case, the boy is looking forward to the slightest opportunity. Lionel Messi, since Heinze dared the comparison, made his debut in official competition with Barça at the age of 17 and 3 months.
The first appearance of Max Dowman should arrive a little earlier than that, like someone a little more contemporary than “La Pulga”, a certain Lamine Yamal …
