Does Dowman need to learn to control his temper?!
Oct 29, 2026
I'm going to say to myself, the only way I'm going
to stop this guy is to do this, is to wind him up.
And I might get a reaction out of him that throws him off his game.
A couple of the youngsters have learned a serious lesson today, right?
It's a lesson to Max as well.
We love Max Dallman. He's a great player.
But you're going to get this, Max.
It's what we see Saka get week in, week out.
When all these guys like Yardman
and that say he's got to play every week.
And you see a manager like Arteta say,
no, let me manage him a bit.
These are the reasons why, right?
Because today, don't get me wrong,
he was getting...
The challenges were awful.
Rough treatment and no protection from the referee.
You're always going to get that rough treatment,
and particularly in games like this.
But, Max, you've got to keep your head,
because there's going to be defenders
that are nowhere near on your level
that are going to say to myself,
The only way I'm going to stop this guy
is to do this, is to wind him up.
And I might get a reaction out of him that throws him off his game.
So that's the lesson that Max has to learn tonight.
And that is why sometimes you see Arteta saying,
let me manage it a bit.
Let me not just get carried away with too much of the hype.
But he's still an unbelievable player.

