Rice praises Lewis Skelly as a confident and fearless player
2025-03-27 09:37
Lewis Skelly, who came from Arsenal's youth training, made his England senior team debut in the World Cup qualifiers earlier and left a deep impression with his wonderful performance. England midfielder Rice said that Lewis Skelly's confidence and fearless mentality shocked his teammates.
In the match between England and Albania in the 2026 World Cup European qualifiers, the 18-year-old Lewis Skelly scored in the second half and opened the scoring for England. After Kane scored in the second half, England finally defeated Albania 2-0, and Lewis Skelly completed his debut for the England national team with a goal.
It is worth mentioning that in Arsenal's 5-1 victory over Manchester City in the 24th round of the Premier League, Lewis Skelly scored his first goal in Arsenal's first-team career in that key match.
Speaking of Lewis Skelly, Arsenal midfielder Rice said, "He is playing the same way for the national team as he did for Arsenal. He is confident, fearless and believes in his abilities."
"When he was talking to other players in the team, everyone was shocked by his confidence, but in a positive way. The way he performed on the court and how he handled himself under pressure was really impressive."
Rice continued, "Usually many 18-year-old players are a little shy when they make their debut for the national team and don't dare to talk much. But he is completely different in the locker room, and he is even actively communicating before the game. This is really impressive, and this is what makes him different."
"I followed him throughout the season and said early on that this young player would become a superstar in the future. He played really well in that game and scoring a goal made it one of the best days of his life."
In addition, with the end of this international match day, Arsenal will face Fulham at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League next week. Currently, Arteta's team ranks second in the standings with 58 points, 12 points behind Liverpool, so striving for consecutive victories will become the top priority for the Gunners.
