{"id":79077,"date":"2023-09-28T18:27:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T18:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/?p=79077"},"modified":"2023-09-28T18:27:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T18:27:00","slug":"arsenal-star-emile-smith-rowe-opens-up-on-his-relief-after-first-start-in-499-days-and-admits-he-had-a-lot-of-doubts-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/lifestyle\/arsenal-star-emile-smith-rowe-opens-up-on-his-relief-after-first-start-in-499-days-and-admits-he-had-a-lot-of-doubts-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal star Emile Smith Rowe opens up on his 'relief' after first start in 499 days and admits he 'had a lot of doubts' | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
EMILE SMITH ROWE has overcome his crisis of confidence and is finally ready to make his mark at Arsenal.<\/p>\n
The young midfielder admits he was crippled by doubt as he struggled to nail down a regular place in Mikel Arteta\u2019s team.<\/p>\n
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But a change of attitude has sparked fresh belief in his ability and now he is determined to show that all that early promise was not just a flash in the pan.<\/p>\n
Wednesday\u2019s Carabao Cup win at Brentford was Smith Rowe\u2019s first start in 499 days for Arsenal.<\/p>\n
And though he was unable to last the full 90 minutes, he still took enough encouragement from his performance to believe that his fortunes are about to change for the better.<\/p>\n
Last season was a virtual write-off for the frustrated 23-year-old after he was sidelined for three months by a groin operation and was then unable to force his way back into a team fighting for the Premier League title.<\/p>\n