This is the last season of Arsene Wenger at Arsenal, experts say without being too wrong that it is more the players than Wenger who have disappointed this season. If some players might be out of the next team season, others could be even more important and take a larger part of team rotation.
Here we’ll talk about a relative unknown player (at least for non-Arsenal fan) came into this rotation and confirmed his consistent performances : Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
Born in Goodmayes, London, Maitland-Niles is a product of Arsenal Hale End Academy having joined the club at the age of 6. Though his name is difficult to say, this young player is easy to watch either technically or tactically. He signed his first professional contract in October 2014 being one of the youngest player playing for Arsenal, having broken into the U21 side as a 16-year-old.
Already impressing
Being loaned to Ipswich Town during the 2015-16 season under Mick McCarthy, who really appreciated the player, Maitland-Niles already impressed in a competitive environment: in Premier League he was clearly in the team rotation as we can see on the graphic below. Moreover he plays an important role in early stage of Europa League with 8 games in the starting eleven.
He won the U20 World Cup with England but he will probably not be at the World Cup, the step being a bit too big for this young player.
no doubt on-loan winger Ainsley Maitland-Niles will become an Arsenal first-teamer in the future
Then-Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy on Maitland-Niles.
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