""It's going to happen, he's going to have to learn as well when to release the ball, when to attract his starting position. Very similar to Bukayo in the beginning as well. "Those players are going to attract players, contact, attention and they have to be very smart when you want that contact and when you don't want it, and what you have to do to avoid it. "He's super smart, his football IQ, the way he makes decisions, the way he moves, he does it naturally.""
""He just gets up," Arteta stated. "[That is] very rare! Sometimes I get surprised emotionally how cool he can be. "I think it's about repetition. He's so used to it, that now he knows that let the referee deal with it and my teammates probably to defend me, and I will carry on playing.""
""At the beginning, they responded immediately -- kick him!" he joked. "That was the first one, and Max, to be fair, he was excellent, stood up, and got to the next one.""
Max Dowman, 15, has featured in two Premier League games and could become the club's youngest-ever starter against Port Vale. Opponents have subjected him to rough treatment, including nine fouls in the first 40 minutes for England Under-19s against Spain. He must learn when to release the ball and when to attract position-specific contact, a pattern similar to Bukayo Saka's early career. Dowman displays high football intelligence, calm decision-making and natural movement, scored for the reserve team, repeatedly recovers quickly from challenges, and receives defensive support from teammates while referees handle fouls.
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