Arsenal: 3 primary tasks for Emile Smith Rowe next season

Arsenal's English midfielder Emile Smith Rowe (R) vies with Crystal Palace's Ivorian striker Wilfried Zaha (L) during the English Premier League football match between Crystal Palace and Arsenal at Selhurst Park in south London on May 19, 2021. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by Frank Augstein / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by FRANK AUGSTEIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) /

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Arsenal’s English midfielder Emile Smith Rowe is helped from the pitch after picking up an injury during the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Arsenal. (Photo by TIM KEETON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) /

2. Keeping Fit

It is not Smith Rowe’s fault he was overused following his introduction into the team. None of the points in this list are anything remotely close to Smith Rowe’s ‘fault’. And in regards to injuries, they too are not of his doing.

Some players’ bodies will struggle throughout their careers. Kieran Tierney is someone who it’s feared will be injury struck until the day he retires even if those he’s sustained are not connected to one another and dislocated shoulders, for example, are just rotten luck.

As for Smith Rowe, it’s more on the manager than it is on him to stay fit.

Noticeable last season were the periods where he was a world-beater and shining brightest on the pitch only to suffer a niggling issue one or two games later. One game prior to being ruled out it was clear he looked heavier in his legs and less mobile across the turf, then when he’d return from a setback would be at the outstanding level he’d set himself.

It happened often and was a mixture of his usage and his body being physically able. Strengthening the right areas when in the gym and taking care of his body, which is undauntedly already is, will help contribute to a more free-flowing campaign.

The lack of European football will also help. FA Cup and Carabao Cup matches will be further chance for him to recover until the, hopefully, the latter stages, therefore a collective effort to ensure he’s Premier League ready every week is crucial.

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