Max Dowman has no excuse but I got away with much worse in my Arsenal days
Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn thinks Max Dowman will learn from his red card against Fleetwood Town in the Carabao Cup. But he also feels the dismissal speaks to how football has become far less physical than in his own playing days. Dowman was shown the first senior red card of his career at Highbury Stadium on Wednesday night after reacting to a strong challenge from Fleetwood’s Harrison Neal. After Arsenal failed in their appeal, the 16-year-old will miss three games through suspension at a time when Bukayo Saka’s injury leaves the Gunners short of options out wide.
TL;DR
- Nigel Winterburn believes Max Dowman will learn from his red card.
- Winterburn feels football has become less physical than in his playing days.
- Dowman received his first senior red card after reacting to a challenge from Fleetwood's Harrison Neal.
- Arsenal's appeal against the red card was unsuccessful.
- The 16-year-old Dowman will miss three games due to suspension.
- This suspension comes as Arsenal faces a shortage of wide options due to Bukayo Saka's injury.