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[BBC] Watch The Oberserver's Rory Smith and former Premier League striker Chris Sutton disagree on Arsenal and manager Mikel Arteta's use of youngster Max Dowman. "They confronted the hype around him in the summer," Smith told BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club. "Arteta has taken it quite slow since them.
It's been quite smart. His name has been around for a few years. "He's been training with the first team for around nine months.
He's had a chance to develop physically. It means when he does start to get Premier League minutes you have a player who is much more ready for it than if they had thrown him in straight away or waited much longer. " "I don't necessarily agree with that," added Sutton.
"I suspect it was just a case of it felt like the right time. I don't think they waited for this particular moment and this was part of the plan. Arteta was just thinking of the best way to win games in that moment.
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