"I love what Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke have been doing, Collymore said. I think I wrote in this column that I was a bit unsure about Madueke and whether he had the ability to step up, and Eze was obviously very late in the day, was touted to go to Spurs. But my word, I love wide men that go on the outside of a full-back five or six times a half, drive the opposition's back four back towards their own goal, whip it in, and then anything can happen."
"The thing that I love the most is that Madueke has played himself into form with England, and that's then got him into the Arsenal team perhaps earlier than he expected with injuries. And now he's saying to Bukayo Saka, I want to take your place for club and country. And I think that's a very old school, really noble thing to do. It's a competitive environment. And for me, if you were to pick a team now to go into match number one of the World Cup next summer, I would pick Madueke over a fit Saka."
Arsenal signed Noni Madueke from Chelsea and Eberechi Eze from Crystal Palace this summer. Both signings have produced strong early performances and settled into the team. Madueke offers direct runs down the right flank, often beating full-backs and delivering crosses into the box. That approach can better serve strikers such as Viktor Gyokeres at club level and Harry Kane for England by creating more crossing opportunities. Bukayo Saka tends to favour cutting inside to shoot, while Madueke focuses on wide play and supplying teammates. Madueke’s England form and Arsenal minutes have positioned him as a viable starter ahead of a fit Saka.
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