Arteta will have loved that track back he did that went out for a corner.
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Will prove to be miles ahead of Maitland over the coming years
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It Painsme Maitland-Niles to see @SRCJJ opinion on Nwaneri 
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You think so? AMN is doing a good job in France I donāt see that MLS is significantly more talented than him
Damn, you really rated AMN like that?
I was a fan lol but heās doing a really good job at Lyon now.
Him and MLS both have that calm and composed nature you canāt teach that
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Arteta could have used AMN a bit more. I remember we went a whole half a season without giving him any meaningful minutes. If he had given him games here and there, he would have been in the squad right now imo as a backup fullback and a midfielder.
AMN was the goat at penalties for us iirc, and whilst heās had a few good games for us, I donāt recall him putting in a performance that was as good or better than what MLS did vs. Spurs.
https://x.com/PhantomnAFC/status/1222795842102362112
Respect Ainsley please.
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The original Bull
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Xhaka, AMN and Iwobi as a midfield three is the stuff of nightmares lol
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Always disliked AMN, maybe irrationally so in the end but felt he was just a bit of a cock who didnāt work hard enough to establish himself in a position.
Seemed to always want to play midfield despite not having the talent for it at the top level and didnāt make the full back spot his own when we had poor competition for places.
Great pens but a player who rubbed me the wrong way (oi oi 
) and Iāve never looked back.
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AMMās cool and composed nature often worked to his detriment. He could be lackadaisical in possession and wasnāt press-resistant either. MLS is a bigger talent than AMN.
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I liked AMN but he was (understandably) very hot and cold in performances. Something MLS is clearing (so far) easily. Not all his fault though bigger issue is we never found a proper role for him either. He played in all sorts of positions and MLS is coming through in a quite frankly a much much better and much more stable team.
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Not sure what all the fuss is suddenly about AMN. He had a couple of decent performances for us but was no where near the level required to get into the team, and that was back then. Pleased he is doing well, but not in the same league as Saka, Nwaneri, or MSL, or even ESR for that matter IMO.
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Agreed. Thereās a lot of revisionism regarding ex-players. Everyone bar Auba (before he was trash), Saka, Gabriel and Martinez was crusty AF imho.
A balanced, well thought out view as always.
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Thank you, I always try my best
Trademark finish from Ethan. Unreal Aura.
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Doubling down on this.