JAKARTA - Initially, the spotlight seemed to shine on Bukayo Saka who became an important actor in Arsenal's 3-0 win against Monaco in the Champions League, Thursday, December 12, 2024, early in the morning WIB. Apparently, Myles Lewis-Skelly also stole the show.
The match made Lewis-Skelly's debut with the Gunners in the Champions League after being promoted to the first team at the start of this season.
The injury storm that hit Arsenal's defense made Mikel Arteta finally play Lewis-Skelly from the start.
The Arsenal academy dropout was tasked with filling the left-back post and playing the game for 64 minutes before being replaced by Jurrien Timber.
Lewis-Skelly has played the position of left-back several times as a substitute in all competitions.
In fact, Lewis-Skelly has a real defensive midfielder position. However, it proved that the player was versatile.
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Not without reason why the spotlight was also focused on Lewis-Skelly. Apart from being 18 years old, he is mature in defensive attributes, a solution amid Arteta's crisis of defenders.
After the match, Lewis-Skelly did not want to be late with the spotlight on him. He told him that Arteta's trust in him was the fruit of his desire to continue learning from his seniors.
One of the names he has inspired so far is Bukayo Saka, the main actor in Arsenal vs Monaco's victory with two goals and one assist.
According to Lewis-Skelly, Bukayo Saka had a similar journey, leaving Arsenal's academy as a teenager and becoming the Gunners pillar.
"(I) follow Bukayo. He has that mindset, he has everything. I've learned a lot from him and I want to keep learning," Lewis-Skelly said briefly.
Whoscored also gave a high value to his performance for an hour and a few less at 7.03.
That figure put him in eighth place in the assessment of all Arsenal players in that match.
He has only lost a few to goalkeepers David Raya, Thomas Partey, Jakub Kiwior, Mikel Merino, Kai Havertz, and Gabriel Jesus.
Lewis-Skelly even has value above captain Martin Odegaard, William Saliba, Declan Rice, and Gabriel Martinelli who play starter.
This slick assessment cannot be separated from 53 touches with 95.7 percent accuracy of successful passes and one tackle of success.
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