{"id":8220,"date":"2026-04-27T08:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=8220"},"modified":"2026-04-27T08:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:39:11","slug":"marseille-boss-slams-ethan-nwaneri-again-as-arsenal-forward-is-left-as-unused-substitute-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=8220","title":{"rendered":"Marseille boss slams Ethan Nwaneri again as Arsenal forward is left as unused substitute | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ethan Nwaneri was left as an unused substitute in Marseille\u2019s 1-1 draw with Nice (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Marseille head coach Habib Beye defended his decision to name Ethan Nwaneri on the bench for the side\u2019s clash with Nice, claiming the forward needs to \u2018give way more in his day-to-day commitment\u2019.<\/p>\n

Arsenal sent Nwaneri on loan to Marseille in January with a view to securing the 19-year-old regular first-team minutes after he had struggled for game-time in the first half of the season.<\/p>\n

The highly rated teenager \u2013 a product of Arsenal\u2019s Hale End academy \u2013 enjoyed a dream debut across the Channel, doubling Marseille\u2019s lead with a superb strike in the side\u2019s 3-1 victory over Lens in Ligue 1.<\/p>\n

But Nwaneri has failed to kick on in the intervening months, making just two further starts in the French top flight, with six of his nine league appearances coming off the bench.<\/p>\n

The uncertainty above Nwaneri at Marseille has done little to help the youngster\u2019s situation either. Roberto De Zerbi left his role as manager just weeks after the attacker\u2019s arrival, subsequently taking over the reins at Tottenham.<\/p>\n

De Zerbi was replaced at Marseille by former Newcastle and Senegal defender Beye, who is still yet to hand Nwaneri a single start across any competition.<\/p>\n

With Nwaneri starting on the substitutes bench for an 11th game in succession against Nice on Sunday, the newly appointed Marseille boss provided some insight into the reasons for his decision.<\/p>\n

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Nwaneri has made his three league starts for Marseille (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The teenager needs to give \u2018way more\u2019, says Marseille boss Beye (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018He\u2019s a quality player, but he has to give us way more in his day-to-day commitment,\u2019 Beye told L1+.<\/p>\n

\u2018Other players gave way more.\u2019<\/p>\n

Nwaneri was left as an unused substitute in the contest, which ended 1-1 after Elye Wahi cancelled out Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg\u2019s opener with a late penalty to silence Marseille\u2019s Stade Velodrome.<\/p>\n

The result ensured Marseille remained sixth in the Ligue 1 table, three points behind fifth-placed Rennes ahead of their trip to Nantes next weekend.<\/p>\n

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Nwaneri failed to start for Arsenal in the first half of the campaign (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nwaneri received a similarly strong warning from Beye at the start of the month after Marseille had suffered a 2-1 defeat away to Monaco.<\/p>\n

\u2018Ethan has great qualities, he\u2019s a great talent who needs to adapt to the intensity of Ligue 1,\u2019 Beye explained.<\/p>\n

\u2018We saw that when he came on against Lille, he scored but when we analyse his performance overall there are still aspects of his game that need to be much stronger in terms of counter-pressing, his defensive efforts to win the ball back.<\/p>\n

\u2018He seems like the ideal replacement in Mason [Greenwood]\u2019s absence but we also have the opportunity to change our system and our playmaking, so we have several choices and choice with quality players.<\/p>\n

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The young attacker is regarded as one of the most promising English talents (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018Ethan is a young player who needs to understand, arriving at Marseille, he comes from the\u00a0Premier League, from a big team in the Premier League but he also arrives in Ligue 1 at a very, very high level club and inevitably the adaptation takes a little time.<\/p>\n

\u2018What\u2019s very good is that he scored for the national team. Sometimes with the national team, you get playing time, and that\u2019s very positive for us.\u2019<\/p>\n

Arsenal\u2019s decision to loan Nwaneri out to Marseille has received some criticism amongst the fanbase, especially after Mikel Merino suffered a potentially season-ending foot injury.<\/p>\n

\u2018When January came around, I had already stated players shouldn\u2019t be going out on loan when we\u2019re competing in all four competitions,\u2019 ex-Arsenal and England full-back Nigel Winterburn told\u00a0PariuriX.com\u00a0when asked about Nwaneri\u2019s departure on loan.<\/p>\n

\u2018You keep them all unless a player is really asking to go out on loan. You don\u2019t do anything. You never know what\u2019s going to happen with the squad.<\/p>\n

\u2018We let Nwaneri go out on loan and all of a sudden, Merino gets injured, so you need to be careful.\u2019<\/p>\n

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