Arsenal’s teenage left-back Myles Lewis-Skelly wants to grasp “the road is admittedly skinny” if he’s to keep away from disciplinary points throughout his profession, says supervisor Mikel Arteta.
The 18-year-old has been booked twice and despatched off twice since January.
He was additionally substituted within the first half of Tuesday’s 7-1 Champions League win at PSV Eindhoven after amassing a yellow card, after which getting into laborious and late on dwelling defender Richard Ledezma shortly afterwards.
“A lesson to be taught for him for positive. We’ll assist and assist him. The road is admittedly skinny in sport and he wants to grasp that,” mentioned Arteta.
“It wasn’t the second to take any danger. He is very clever, he is extraordinarily demanding of himself. He is a perfectionist. He is obtained an excellent surroundings round him – he is right here to be taught as effectively.”
Lewis-Skelly, who made his senior debut through the 2-2 draw with Manchester Metropolis in September, has had an eventful begin to his Arsenal profession.
In addition to scoring a superb particular person aim within the 5-1 thrashing of Metropolis within the return fixture in January, he was controversially dismissed when Arsenal performed Wolves at Molineux – a choice later overturned after his team-mates battled to a 1-0 win.
He was once more proven a crimson card in February as Arsenal’s title hopes have been dented with a 1-0 dwelling defeat by West Ham.
Arteta, who takes his aspect to Previous Trafford to face Manchester United on Sunday (16:30 GMT), recommended Lewis-Skelly must weigh up the percentages higher when getting into for tackles sooner or later.
“It is advisable dominate the area you might be defending,” added Arteta.
“What’s the degree of publicity that you’ve? Is the opponent dealing with you or not dealing with you? What’s the likelihood to win that ball and when you need to decide to sure duels?
“Then you need to apply defensive ideas [which] are very clear. In case you do not try this at this degree it is a large drawback.”
