First team players that need replaced

I thought Raya was good now? I know he had some early jitters with you lot but I thought he’d turned it round.

comment by palmers_spur (U8896)
posted 1 minute ago
I thought Raya was good now? I know he had some early jitters with you lot but I thought he’d turned it round.
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Looked dodgy at the start but has been better recently he won't be replaced.

comment by palmers_spur (U8896)
posted 1 minute ago
I thought Raya was good now? I know he had some early jitters with you lot but I thought he’d turned it round.
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Bar the pen shoot out vs Porto, I don’t understand his signing. Gabriel, Saliba & Rice have given him clean sheets. Is he an upgrade to Ramadale? Questionable. Is he better than Allison or Edison? Definitely not.

Raya is good at crosses but poor one on one.

comment by 50 No longer trusting the process (U1147)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by palmers_spur (U8896)
posted 1 minute ago
I thought Raya was good now? I know he had some early jitters with you lot but I thought he’d turned it round.
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Bar the pen shoot out vs Porto, I don’t understand his signing. Gabriel, Saliba & Rice have given him clean sheets. Is he an upgrade to Ramadale? Questionable. Is he better than Allison or Edison? Definitely not.
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He's certainly better with his feet than Ramsdale is he a big enough upgrade on Ramsdale to be worth it not really sure. There ain't many top goalkeepers out there as much as I dislike him I still can't understand why Martinez wasn't given the shirt such a poor decision.

Raya is not getting replaced, and I think he's good enough. We have far more important priorities.
Zinchenko wasn't nearly this bad last season (until the Anfield game), so not sure why his form has dropped off a cliff. Will probably be replaced by Timber when he's recovered match fitness.
Jorginho was never supposed to be a starter. Xhaka's departure and Havertz being a sheite replacement is the only reason he became a first team player. I expect us to make a signing here (been linked to Zubimendi and some other young talents)

Jesus is another one who was just not nearly this bad last season and I dont know what happened to him. He should still be in the squad, but we should be looking for a striker.

If Martinelli can rediscover last season''s form, I seen no reason to replace him. He's been our worst regular starter this season.

comment by palmers_spur (U8896)
posted 21 minutes ago
I thought Raya was good now? I know he had some early jitters with you lot but I thought he’d turned it round.
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Never rated him to be fair. A lot of his clean sheets are a result of the White, Saliba and Gabriel. He really doesn’t offer much at all. His footwork is nothing special or stands out from any other keeper. His shot stopping is on par with any other decent keeper - saying that he prone to getting caught way off his line and is often beaten. I don’t see what’s so special that or what he offers that other keepers can’t

Hoe about thr manager. Looks like.he has hit his ceiling

comment by The Goofy One (U16087)
posted 23 seconds ago
Hoe about thr manager. Looks like.he has hit his ceiling
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I think if we had decent depth to our squad and payers from the bench that could make a difference then Arteta would be doing a lot better.
Arteta downfall last season was because he ran his players into the ground and he’s doing the same again this season. We need depth

If Arteta doesn't trust this squad, that's his own fault. He's been here for nearly 4 full years/seasons now. That should be enough time to have built the squad he wants. If he still doesn't trust them, or is unsure on how to get the best out of them, then that highlights an area of managerial concern.

What was the point of signing Fabio Vieira for £35m if you're never going to use him? Why did you bother keeping ESR if you're never going to play him? Why give Nketiah such a lucrative contract if you now never want to use him anymore?

He's ran certain players into the ground, causing them to be fatigued, and because he barely uses his bench, the other players aren't match fit. So when they do come on, a lot of them don't look sharp. That's a horrible combination - some players fatigued, some players with no competitive sharpness.

Havertz has been a more useful signing than I thought, but spending £65m on him, I still maintain, was a ridiculous error of judgment. We didn't need him and he's not technical or capable of executing enough to fulfil that LCM role - which is why we had to move him up front. His most effective displays have been as a 9, even if he's not been amazing. So why drop him back into CM where he's not as effective?

Why have Jesus and Zincheko waltzed their way back in the team?

We can be annoyed at the players for underperforming last night, but the manager is the one who has cost us with his insufficient squad building and naive game management.