Jakub Kiwior’s performance against Bolton proves what a quality squad Arsenal have now

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Though all the attention after the 5-1 win over Bolton is about Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis Skelly, Jakub Kiwior also deserves flowers.

So far this season, Kiwior has been unfortunate not to be considered for game time but finally earned his first Arsenal start of the campaign and put on an outstanding performance.

He was exceptionally sharp and slick against the League One side. Before starting against Bolton, Kiwior had only played 17 minutes of competitive club football.

Despite having not played much football prior to Wednesday night’s Carabao Cup match, he showed no signs of rust. His rapid passing and excellent defensive awareness reminded everyone of his abilities. He showed from his performance why Italian clubs wanted to sign him, but Mikel Arteta did not want to let him leave.

Arteta will be impressed and delighted with the Pole, and I believe he will play more going forward. If Arsenal want to win a big trophy this season, all Gunners must step up and perform. As much as we expect players like Bukayo Saka, William Saliba, and Kai Havertz to play important roles in Arsenal’s pursuit for glory, squad players will be critical to winning any trophies this season.

To save his top players for big games, Mikel Arteta needs to embrace squad rotation, and he did it beautifully versus Bolton. I hope he keeps it up; it simply reminds us of what a fantastic and quality squad Arsenal have now.

Sam P


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  1. He looked impressively secure. I think his lack of direction bias when receiving the ball is so underrated. He can receive from any direction. And he doesn’t take risky chances, so a superb deputy when needed. And with regular cup games time, he can be technically superb defender.

  2. Agree with the author.

    When I see posters saying that Kiwior should be sold, I wonder if ppl remember that when he was bought, he was seen as a work in progress.

    He seems to be progressing rather well to my mind.

  3. He played well. Let’s hope Arsenal can keep him.

    There was a report that he wanted to leave in the summer (with several Italian clubs interested) but agreed to stay on condition that if any came back with reasonable offers in January he could leave then.

    May only be speculation of course, but if correct then in a way his good performances may work against Arsenal keeping him in the end. We’ll see.

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