Yet again, at the home straight of a season, the team is out of legs.
We have flogged the likes of Rice, Odegaard and Kai worse than a rented mule and are now paying for their fatigued displays.
Has Arteta fallen out with Partey; why then has he hardly played since Luton.
Why did we pay £34million for Vieira and have him rot on the bench when he should take the burden off Odegaard in certain games.
Then there are the Nelsons, ESRs, Elnenys who hardly ever play and just make up the still pictures at training
It certainly does not seem Arteta is learning any lessons in this regard especially considering his inane remark that top players should be able to play 60 games in a season.
On to Wolves on Saturday. Hopefully the core of 14 players he has run into the ground can still muster a final kick toward the finish line.
Rotation Rotation Rotation
posted 2 weeks ago
Absolutely no excuse for failing to sub these guys off when we're cruising a few goals up in games. Or when playing in dead rubbers in European group stages.
Understand starting them for virtually every meaningful game though, Arteta has got results doing so. I'd absolutely prefer and hope we start properly rotating though, it's a skill like many others and the best managers do this at the right time.
posted 2 weeks ago
comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted 3 hours, 30 minutes ago
It's the lack of subbing that mystifies me as an outsider looking in. Rice and Saka for example average 83 minutes per appearance.
There's been plenty of games where Arsenal have been 2/3/4 goals up where you could sub them out sooner and give them a break.
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I never understood why Arteta didnt give Ramsdale the second half to give him game time when we were 5-0 up at half time against Sheff Utd when he knew Ramsdale had to play the next games against Brentford as Raya couldnt play
posted 2 weeks ago
Arsenal players who started 40 matches this season:
1. Gabriel
2. Saliba
3. Ødegaard
4. White
5. Rice
6. Saka
7. Havertz
Man City players who started 40 matches this season:
0.
posted 2 weeks ago
I think we are all agreed this is a huge problem - unfortunately nobody around Arteta has the b@lls to give it to him straight - too many ‘Yes Men’ protecting their jobs.
posted 2 weeks ago
LB, LW and striker are the only positions with rotation. If Timber had been fit it is fair to believe he would be in that list as well. And if Jesus had stayed fit would he also have started 40 as well?
Which basically means the only position he rotates out of rotation choice is LW.
posted 2 weeks ago
comment by Tu Meke (U3732)
posted 4 hours, 24 minutes ago
Arsenal players who started 40 matches this season:
1. Gabriel
2. Saliba
3. Ødegaard
4. White
5. Rice
6. Saka
7. Havertz
Man City players who started 40 matches this season:
0.
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That’s crazy
posted 2 weeks ago
comment by Tu Meke (U3732)
posted 4 hours, 25 minutes ago
Arsenal players who started 40 matches this season:
1. Gabriel
2. Saliba
3. Ødegaard
4. White
5. Rice
6. Saka
7. Havertz
Man City players who started 40 matches this season:
0.
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Really? That's insane. What about Liverpool?
posted 2 weeks ago
comment by Bats Uncensored (U18355)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Tu Meke (U3732)
posted 4 hours, 24 minutes ago
Arsenal players who started 40 matches this season:
1. Gabriel
2. Saliba
3. Ødegaard
4. White
5. Rice
6. Saka
7. Havertz
Man City players who started 40 matches this season:
0.
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That’s crazy
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The top 6 I'm fine with but Havertz getting over 40 starts is crazy
posted 2 weeks ago
Havertz hasn't had 40 starts for Arsenal
posted 2 weeks ago
Aye looked it up, 37. But still even without Havertz on that list, its crazy