Young Arsenal star Myles Lewis-Skelly is developing into quite the press resistant stud in the middle of the park, joining a stacked group of midfielders that includes Ballon d’Or candidate Declan Rice, new star Bruno Guimaraes, and the borderline world class Spanish duo of Martin Zubimendi and Mikel Merino.
Of all those five great players, Merino is the one whose greatness tends to go the most underrated, even after winning the World Cup and Premier League with all the clutch goals, including two more clutch ones in a recent UEFA Nations League win over Croatia.
Any chance we can get to hype up Merino, who was class in La Liga for Real Sociedad alongside Zubi before Mikel Arteta wisely snapped him (and then Zubi himself) up, we will take it.
And it sounds like MLS is the same way. When asked who the most underrated player on Arsenal is, the England international didn’t hesitate to praise Merino, via Arsenal News Channel:
“The most underrated? Mikel, Mikel Merino. 100 per cent, man. That guy there, I don’t feel like he gets the credit he deserves. Even today, I was speaking to him about how he scores so many goals because I want to learn and add that to my game. The way he sees football, it’s really good to learn from. He should get the props he deserves.”
Guys, can we give this guy his props? He’s been amazing for years now, no matter the team.
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THE TRIVELA EFFECT
Purveyor of footy since the 90s. Favor the Premier League and old school Serie A with a touch of Bundesliga. More than a touch. Professional writer for 20 years, covering every sport but now focused on the Premier League and world football. You won’t be able to guess my favorite team.