alexafc12 wrote:Doing very well apparently.
Of course he is AMN is a top player, should be our starting right back but Arteta has his favourites unfortunately
by KG3 » Sun Feb 28, 2021 7:33 pm
alexafc12 wrote:Doing very well apparently.
by Callum » Sun Feb 28, 2021 7:41 pm
KG3 wrote:alexafc12 wrote:Doing very well apparently.
Of course he is AMN is a top player, should be our starting right back but Arteta has his favourites unfortunately
by Power n Glory » Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:34 pm
Callum wrote:KG3 wrote:alexafc12 wrote:Doing very well apparently.
Of course he is AMN is a top player, should be our starting right back but Arteta has his favourites unfortunately
I think the issue is Maitland-Niles has made it clear he doesn't want to play as a full-back.
by Callum » Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:41 pm
Power n Glory wrote:Callum wrote:KG3 wrote:alexafc12 wrote:Doing very well apparently.
Of course he is AMN is a top player, should be our starting right back but Arteta has his favourites unfortunately
I think the issue is Maitland-Niles has made it clear he doesn't want to play as a full-back.
Is that speculation or has there been a recent interview from him or Arteta saying he didn't want to play there?
by Power n Glory » Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:08 pm
Callum wrote:Power n Glory wrote:Callum wrote:KG3 wrote:alexafc12 wrote:Doing very well apparently.
Of course he is AMN is a top player, should be our starting right back but Arteta has his favourites unfortunately
I think the issue is Maitland-Niles has made it clear he doesn't want to play as a full-back.
Is that speculation or has there been a recent interview from him or Arteta saying he didn't want to play there?
It's long been speculated, and Maitland-Niles has made comments in the past indicating he wants to play in midfield. He also turned down loan moves to better sides in January so he could go to West Brom and play in midfield instead.
by DiamondGooner » Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:50 pm
Power n Glory wrote:Callum wrote:Power n Glory wrote:Callum wrote:KG3 wrote:alexafc12 wrote:Doing very well apparently.
Of course he is AMN is a top player, should be our starting right back but Arteta has his favourites unfortunately
I think the issue is Maitland-Niles has made it clear he doesn't want to play as a full-back.
Is that speculation or has there been a recent interview from him or Arteta saying he didn't want to play there?
It's long been speculated, and Maitland-Niles has made comments in the past indicating he wants to play in midfield. He also turned down loan moves to better sides in January so he could go to West Brom and play in midfield instead.
Are there any recent sources or something concrete that isn’t just speculation? Wanting to play in midfield is one thing but I find it hard to believe he's ruled himself out from playing there for Arsenal. When speaking of his move to West Brom, AMN says he's just happy to be playing regular football in the Prem. He last appeared for us in January playing RB and then LB but was dropped again after a poor performance at LB. Seems like he'll play anywhere but doesn’t have the managers backing.
by Power n Glory » Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:16 pm
DiamondGooner wrote:Power n Glory wrote:Callum wrote:Power n Glory wrote:Callum wrote:KG3 wrote:alexafc12 wrote:Doing very well apparently.
Of course he is AMN is a top player, should be our starting right back but Arteta has his favourites unfortunately
I think the issue is Maitland-Niles has made it clear he doesn't want to play as a full-back.
Is that speculation or has there been a recent interview from him or Arteta saying he didn't want to play there?
It's long been speculated, and Maitland-Niles has made comments in the past indicating he wants to play in midfield. He also turned down loan moves to better sides in January so he could go to West Brom and play in midfield instead.
Are there any recent sources or something concrete that isn’t just speculation? Wanting to play in midfield is one thing but I find it hard to believe he's ruled himself out from playing there for Arsenal. When speaking of his move to West Brom, AMN says he's just happy to be playing regular football in the Prem. He last appeared for us in January playing RB and then LB but was dropped again after a poor performance at LB. Seems like he'll play anywhere but doesn’t have the managers backing.
............ actually, there were two to three clubs wanting loan AMN, I think it was Newcastle, West Brom and Leicester.
AMN chose West Brom because the other teams wanted him to play Fullback and he didn't want to.
That's been reported in the media apparently from sources within the club / close to the deal.
He's a good example to any young player because by coming here he's shown that he wants to play games, that's important to him.
“He could have gone to Leicester or Southampton and others were in for him too” says Allardyce “ but he's desperate to play and that's why we are a good fit.
“It’s fantastic to have the opportunity to play regularly in the Premier League,” he told the club’s in-house media channels.
“Their messages give me the energy and the drive to keep on going every single day. We’re in a tough situation at the moment, but I wanted to be a part of the fight.
I wanted to grit my teeth and get down and dirty and see I come out of it. I want to come out on top of it and I want the club to come out on top of it.
“Hopefully I’m a player who can help this club survive in the Premier League. There’s always an opportunity. It’s about having the right structure and the right players around you.
Sam [Allardyce] has done that when you look at the last four days of the transfer window. The biggest achievement for me this season here at West Bromwich Albion would be the club staying up.
“Anything more than that and I would be chuffed. I’ve met everyone now. Everyone is very welcoming. It’s no nonsense in training. Get in and get down and dirty straight away. I can’t wait to get going.”
by DiamondGooner » Sun Feb 28, 2021 11:20 pm
by swipe right » Mon Mar 01, 2021 12:22 am
by Ach » Thu Apr 01, 2021 10:26 pm
Arsenal's versatile 23-year-old Ainsley Maitland-Niles expects to leave the club this summer after finishing his loan spell at West Bromwich Albion. (Telegraph)
by KG3 » Sat Apr 03, 2021 12:58 pm
by thebigbangtheo » Sat Apr 03, 2021 3:40 pm
thebigbangtheo wrote:Callum wrote:Best case scenario now is that he does well for West Brom and we're able to attract a bigger bid than we received from Wolves last summer. I don't think he'll ever be good enough to play in midfield for us and he doesn't seem too interested in playing as a full-back.
I pretty much echo the same sentiment apart from the issue of him having the ability to play in midfield.
In that I did use to watch a lot of those u18's & u23's video reels from AFC, I seem to remember him bossing the midfield in some games to the extent of appearing as though he was a couple of years older than the other lads on the pitch and nothing was an issue for him.
If anything, the nonchalant way he scored that winning penalty in the shoot-out merely epitomised his cool and unrushed style of play in the middle of the pitch.
by Ach » Sun Apr 04, 2021 8:44 am
by Highbury Hillbilly » Sun Apr 04, 2021 3:11 pm