Thursday, 3rd April, 2014
Arsenal starlet Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has revealed that the key to fulfilling potential is confidence, with the young winger dubbing it "massive".
Oxlade-Chamberlain has taken another step forward in his development this season, on occasion being played as a central midfielder by boss Arsene Wenger.
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And when it comes to continuing to push on with his development, the England international is sure that confidence is truly the key.
"The massive thing is confidence and belief in yourself to then take yourself to the next level", he told Arsenal's official site.
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"Confidence is a massive, massive part of it and when you're a young lad coming into the team and maybe you're in and out of the team, learning your trade, and when you do start to become more established, you can almost relax a bit more and just enjoy playing the game.
"And you're not so worried about what the older professionals are thinking about you."
The 20-year-old missed a large part of this season through a knee injury, but has clocked up 12 appearances in the Premier League for the Gunners so far this term.
Oxlade-Chamberlain is under contract with Arsenal until 2018.
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