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Theo Walcott names the five best young Premier League players including two Arsenal stars
Theo Walcott has named the best five young players in the Premier League on current form (Picture: BBC) Theo Walcott believes Arsenal’s emerging teenage talents Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly are currently among the five best young players in the Premier League. The Gunners’ recent good form has, in part, been propelled by the injection enthusiasm and energy provided by the two latest gems to emerge from the club’s prolific Hale End Academy. Both players were on the scoresheet in Sunday’s landmark 5-1 thrashing of Manchester City and Walcott his delighted to see his former teammate, Mikel Arteta, begin to put his faith in the next generation. ‘Ethan Nwaneri for me has started of his career very handsomely,’ the former England winger told BBC Sport. ‘Myles Lewis-Skelly has come into his own, they’re players who are here to stay at Arsenal and it’s great to see young talent coming through. ‘It’s very similar to the Arsene Wenger era when he used to bring young talent, so Mikel Arteta is doing something right and the academy too.’ The Arsenal pair are far from the only youngsters to be lighting up the league this season with Brighton’s Carlos Baleba and Ipswich’s Liam Delap also impressing Walcott, while he also believes Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez will be firmly on Liverpool’s radar come the summer. Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly both got on the scoresheet in Arsenal’s 5-1 win over Man City (Picture: Getty) He said: ‘Carlos Baleba at Bright and Liam Delap who is a bit similar to and old school No.9 like Harry Kane. He always is a threat in behind and cuases defenders all sorts of problems. It’s not just that. It’s his attitude, he likes to work hard, gets a lot of goals. ‘Put him in a team, and no disrespect to Ipswich, that’s going to provide him a lot more chances but he’s going to have a very, very successful career. Not just for his club but for his country as well. ‘Finally, Kerkez, he’s a player I wouldn’t have fancied playing against because he can defend but also attack. He’s got pace and I’m sure Liverpool will be looking for a left-back at some point to replace Robertson.’ Chelsea are keeping tabs on Ipswich striker Delap (Picture: Getty) Milos Kerkez with Arne Slot after Liverpool beat Bournemouth (Shutterstock) Lewis-Skelly, meanwhile, has dominated the headlines following his first goal for Arsenal on Sunday but rather than focus on the finer points of a superb individual effort, the fallout has largely centered on his celebration. While the decision to imitate Erling Haaland has angered some pundits, former Arsenal skipper William Gallas believes the teenager was fully justified in giving City’s goal machine a taste of his own medicine. He told Prime Casino: ‘What a performance from a boy who has turned into a man. The Haaland celebration, the zen thing? We know he did it because of what Haaland said about him at the end of the match earlier in the season. ‘Who the F are you,’ Haaland said, well he knows now, that’s for sure. It was a bit provocative, but that is the spirit of the rivalry. ‘The Arsenal players will have remembered what Haaland did. Everyone is now talking about Lewis-Skelly, and rightly so because he had a great game against City. He was defending very well against his opponent. When you score in a big game, and at the end you win that game, everybody is going to speak about you. Myles Lewis-Skelly imitated Erling Haaland after his goal for Arsenal against Man City (Credits: REUTERS) ‘His performances, not only against City, but whenever he has played have been excellent, but maybe he was flying under the radar a bit. That’s why for me, as a defender, it was always important to defend very well, but at the same time if I had the chance, I wanted to score because I know people are going to speak about me. ‘So that’s why people are now talking about Myles Lewis-Selly. It’s the same with Gabriel – when he had a good performance and he scored, everybody speaks about him. The young boy, Lewis-Skelly, I think he’s on the right path. He still has to improve, that is for sure. ‘He still has to improve his football, and to be the number one for a long time, because we’ve seen it happen to so many young players before, after one season when people speak about you, the media praises you, you can be a little bit more relaxed and lose your focus. ‘Football changes very quickly. There’s always a player ready to take your spot, and they are really hungry to be in the first team, so that’s why he has to keep his focus as much as he can.’
Theo Walcott believes Arsenal’s emerging teenage talents Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly are currently among the five best young players in the Premier League.
The Gunners’ recent good form has, in part, been propelled by the injection enthusiasm and energy provided by the two latest gems to emerge from the club’s prolific Hale End Academy.
Both players were on the scoresheet in Sunday’s landmark 5-1 thrashing of Manchester City and Walcott his delighted to see his former teammate, Mikel Arteta, begin to put his faith in the next generation.
‘Ethan Nwaneri for me has started of his career very handsomely,’ the former England winger told BBC Sport.
‘Myles Lewis-Skelly has come into his own, they’re players who are here to stay at Arsenal and it’s great to see young talent coming through.
‘It’s very similar to the Arsene Wenger era when he used to bring young talent, so Mikel Arteta is doing something right and the academy too.’
The Arsenal pair are far from the only youngsters to be lighting up the league this season with Brighton’s Carlos Baleba and Ipswich’s Liam Delap also impressing Walcott, while he also believes Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez will be firmly on Liverpool’s radar come the summer.
He said: ‘Carlos Baleba at Bright and Liam Delap who is a bit similar to and old school No.9 like Harry Kane. He always is a threat in behind and cuases defenders all sorts of problems. It’s not just that. It’s his attitude, he likes to work hard, gets a lot of goals.
‘Put him in a team, and no disrespect to Ipswich, that’s going to provide him a lot more chances but he’s going to have a very, very successful career. Not just for his club but for his country as well.
‘Finally, Kerkez, he’s a player I wouldn’t have fancied playing against because he can defend but also attack. He’s got pace and I’m sure Liverpool will be looking for a left-back at some point to replace Robertson.’
Lewis-Skelly, meanwhile, has dominated the headlines following his first goal for Arsenal on Sunday but rather than focus on the finer points of a superb individual effort, the fallout has largely centered on his celebration.
While the decision to imitate Erling Haaland has angered some pundits, former Arsenal skipper William Gallas believes the teenager was fully justified in giving City’s goal machine a taste of his own medicine.
He told Prime Casino: ‘What a performance from a boy who has turned into a man. The Haaland celebration, the zen thing? We know he did it because of what Haaland said about him at the end of the match earlier in the season. ‘Who the F are you,’ Haaland said, well he knows now, that’s for sure. It was a bit provocative, but that is the spirit of the rivalry.
‘The Arsenal players will have remembered what Haaland did. Everyone is now talking about Lewis-Skelly, and rightly so because he had a great game against City. He was defending very well against his opponent. When you score in a big game, and at the end you win that game, everybody is going to speak about you.
‘His performances, not only against City, but whenever he has played have been excellent, but maybe he was flying under the radar a bit. That’s why for me, as a defender, it was always important to defend very well, but at the same time if I had the chance, I wanted to score because I know people are going to speak about me.
‘So that’s why people are now talking about Myles Lewis-Selly. It’s the same with Gabriel – when he had a good performance and he scored, everybody speaks about him. The young boy, Lewis-Skelly, I think he’s on the right path. He still has to improve, that is for sure.
‘He still has to improve his football, and to be the number one for a long time, because we’ve seen it happen to so many young players before, after one season when people speak about you, the media praises you, you can be a little bit more relaxed and lose your focus.
‘Football changes very quickly. There’s always a player ready to take your spot, and they are really hungry to be in the first team, so that’s why he has to keep his focus as much as he can.’
