Young talent Max Dowman is becoming a feverish name at Arsenal, when always leaving a mark in the last friendly matches. Witnessing the advancement of Dowman, former player Perry Groves did not hesitate to compare him with superstar Lionel Messi.
Groves described Dowman as a player who owns a special skill, which cannot train: “I have heard the boy since he still played at Hale End Academy.
Then first watching Dowman played live in the match against Man United at the FA Youth Cup, I was really overwhelmed. He has a interrupted shadow that makes the defender miss and lose direction. It is like when you think you just overcome the opponent, but they turn around, suddenly accelerate and leave you behind. In terms of playing style, Dowman is very similar to Messi. Dowman also favored his left leg, small physique, great balance. I don't say he will reach the same level as Messi, because it is one of the greatest players in history, but the similarity is clear. That will be the perfect model for Dowman ”.
Recently, according to Defensa Central, President of Florentino Perez and the leadership of the Spanish Royal team identified Dowman as a potential goal for the future.
Dowman made a strong impression in the color of Arsenal youth teams with tactical, technical, speed, bold as well as rare calmness at their age. Recently, this player came on from the bench in the friendly match of Arsenal to win Newcastle and quickly left a mark when earning a penalty to help captain Martin Odegaard scored a 3-2 victory.
With only 30 minutes on the field, Max Dowman proved his huge potential. In addition to the 11m fruit brought to Arsenal, Max Dowman also surprised people with statistics such as the accuracy of the pass of 100%, 2 successful dribbles, 2 accurate crosses and 75% of the victory in the dispute phase. When Arsenal lost to Tottenham in Hong Kong, Dowman also created moments that made fans “patted their thighs black”.
If he continues to prove himself in the rest of Arsenal's 2025/26 season preparation, the rookies of the London Club and the pillars should be concerned about it. Simply because Max Dowman is ready to replace them even though they are very young.
Meanwhile, with Real Madrid, they are willing to buy Dowman to serve the youth team. The coaching committee and sports directors believe that young British young players can completely integrate into the current young training system, thereby becoming a new star of world football.
However, Real Madrid can encounter competition from many other big men in Europe. Besides, coach Mikel Arteta must have a plan to use Dowman. Bloody lessons from the loss of tomorrow's stars that have not collected any money in recent times will force Arsenal to calculate more in the Dowman case.
