Myles Lewis-Skelly might grow to be the subsequent Ashley Cole for England.
That is the view of talkSPORT’s Scott Minto, who additionally believes the 18-year-old might maintain down the left-back spot for at the least a decade.
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Lewis-Skelly obtained a primary England call-up final week and made an prompt impression on his worldwide debut, which noticed the Three Lions beat Albania 2-0.
The Arsenal teenager scored their opening objective within the World Cup qualifying victory on Friday evening and made historical past by doing so.
It marked one other strong efficiency all through his first season in senior soccer, and he is already been linked to an England legend.
Cole is a three-time Premier League winner with Arsenal and Chelsea, and earned 107 caps with the Three Lions.
He’s thought to be one of many all-time greats at left-back, and talkSPORT’s Minto believes Lewis-Skelly might go on and match him.
“You recognize me Faye, I am not one to make massive headline statements,” the previous Chelsea defender stated on the Saturday Session with Faye Carruthers.
“However I believe he will be England’s left-back for the subsequent decade stroke 15 years. You recognize I do the All Entry podcast with Sam Matterface and Alex Criminal, I do it each Thursday with them.
“We have spoken a couple of instances about him and clearly it is my place, so I’ve an opinion about numerous completely different positions.
“However I’ve one thing clearly particular a couple of full-back however most positively a left-back. Now, he is a midfielder, and I really assume that helps him lots.
“So he’ll need to decide in his head as to, does he… is he within the Arsenal first crew simply to play video games proper every now and then finally grow to be that midfielder? Or is he comfortable to be a left-back for the remainder of his profession?
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“If he is comfortable to be a left-back for the remainder of his profession, I genuinely assume with the power that he is obtained and if he is in a position to hold his ft on the bottom and keep motivated, he will be England’s left-back for the subsequent decade.
“He will be like an Ashley Cole, whether or not he will be nearly as good as Ashley Cole we’ll wait and see, however I believe he is obtained the attributes to.”
Minto added: “He is obtained all the power on the earth. I imply, he is sharp, he is fast, he will get ahead, he can defend.
“And as soon as he realises learn how to defend in a one-on-one scenario, I genuinely assume this child may very well be completely good. And in modern-day soccer the place gamers, full-backs are being requested to maneuver into midfield and be that inverted midfielder, that is his place.
“He is residence to that, he is pure to it, so each field is ticked for him. If he can simply keep match, keep motivated, ft on the bottom, we talked concerning the household that he is obtained…
“As a lot as you say Luke Shaw, by no means match. Ben Chilwell, I really like him, I really like watching him play, that left-back efficiency towards Manchester Metropolis within the Champions League closing, should you watch it, and I used to be watching him, the best way he saved Riyad Mahrez so quiet, he was sensational.
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“However that was a very long time in the past now and he has harm issues. The remainder, I am sorry, even with Lewis Corridor, I believe he is forward of the sport for the time being.”
Lewis-Skelly has made 26 appearances and began in 9 Premier League matches for Arsenal this season.
He performed 90 minutes in England’s win over Albania that noticed Thomas Tuchel get off to a profitable begin as supervisor.
The Three Lions return to Wembley on Monday evening with their subsequent qualifier towards Latvia, stay on talkSPORT.