Country: Iceland
I’ll be honest - Never heard of him until that goal went viral. Rather not get hyped over a good strike against Atletico Madrid but haven’t seen anything of him to make statements like his not ready, or will struggle to get into the first team.
I can’t recall seeing him play in preseason games under Wenger so if Emery has found a diamond in the rock he deserves full credit.
Looking forward to seeing more of him..
Wenger and the whole staff was fully aware of Smith-Rowe mate! Lets not use this as another "Wenger suck and did nothing right and Emery is spotting all the good things" thread!
In interview Emery implied that Smith-Rowe was recommended probably by previous staff that he is a big talent. He says on Arsenal.com this:
“First of all the club have given me a young player with a present and future in this club,” he said. “Emile is one of the club’s recommendations to come on tour with us and I am very happy with him."
https://www.arsenal.com/news/moment-emile-smith-rowe