{"id":2890,"date":"2026-03-28T13:19:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T13:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=2890"},"modified":"2026-03-28T13:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T13:19:07","slug":"max-dowman-told-to-quit-arsenal-as-soon-as-possible-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=2890","title":{"rendered":"Max Dowman told to quit Arsenal &#8216;as soon as possible&#8217; | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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He\u2019s not even third choice left-back now \u2013 [Piero] Hincapie and [Riccardo] Calafiori ahead of him in a Wembley final.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He was a midfielder in the youth team and got to a Youth Cup final in midfield.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Even with [Martin] Zubimendi looking like a League One player, [Declan] Rice\u2019s numbers are shocking and [Mikel] Merino injured. Lewis-Skelly isn\u2019t going to get a look in there, he\u2019s third choice left-back.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He\u2019s surely on his way.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>On the treatment of Nwaneri, Durham added: \u2018He\u2019s [Dowman] also seen another youth team product Ethan Nwaneri used to boost Arteta\u2019s ego \u2013 \u2018look at me, I play young players\u2019 \u2013 and yet in their title season he\u2019s sent to Marseille with no recall clause which is total disrespect.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266516751.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27450913\" alt=\"Arsenal v Everton - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Dowman became his side\u2019s youngest ever goal scorer (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018So Max Dowman needs to take a look at these things and realise that he\u2019s just another tick in Mikel Arteta\u2019s box.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s all about Arteta, it\u2019s not about Dowman and if he stays there, Arteta will keep signing right wingers for money until Max Dowman realises Arteta is just not that into him. That\u2019s the reality of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018[Bukayo] Saka is playing like me this season. He\u2019s never going to be dropped. [Noni] Madueke played in the cup final like he didn\u2019t even know what a football was. They are both ahead of Dowman on that right hand side.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Arsenal were sinking fast in that cup final. Embarrassed on the big stage. They needed something special and yet Arteta did not bring Max Dowman on.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He didn\u2019t bring on the true starboy that saved Arsenal in the Everton game in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266810600.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27486771\" alt=\"Arsenal v Everton - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Dowman stole the show at the Emirates on Saturday (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Here\u2019s the thing, the cup final proved what a lot of people think \u2013 Arsenal aren\u2019t that good.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They\u2019re going to win the title, not because they\u2019re special, they\u2019re winning it because City have been below standard, Chelsea are a ridiculous football club, Liverpool have had an impossible situation to deal with since last summer and Man United stuck with [Ruben] Amorim for far too long.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So Dowman can look at Nwaneri being told he\u2019s not going to get a game at 10, they\u2019d rather spend big on [Eberechi] Eze or play [Kai Havertz there which is ridiculous.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Look at Lewis-Skelly going backwards in his career. He even got into the England team and Arteta just discarded him and he\u2019s not going to go to the World Cup.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>And in a final plea to Dowman, he said: \u2018Max Dowman don\u2019t follow their path. Forget who your family supports, that\u2019s irrelevant now. Think about your career, go find a stage your talents deserve.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Barcelona, Real Madrid, wherever it is. 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