Clrnc wrote:
goon wrote:
Nah, if he’s not going to play send him out on loan to the Championship. Linked with Brentford, I think that would be a good move. Playing a game every three weeks doesn’t work for a centre back, if you want him to develop into a starter he needs to play every week.
I'm just curious, he can't be that far off in quality from what people are watching in Ligue 1. I have never watched him in full before, but based on people who watched his full games say against Lyon and PSG everyone is raving about it and he got MOTM if I'm not wrong. Why does he suddenly need game time again to go up another level? Ligue 1 is of higher quality than Championship. Like I watched Gabriel and he instantly made an impression, no surprise it was easily translated to performances here barring some tiny mistakes that comes with new players.
Something don't add up. Like what jones said you don't suddenly go from a top talent to be behind Sokratis Mari and Mustafi here
I think it comes down to the manager.
This was Arteta answering a question on where Saliba can make an instant impact back in July, before he came to train here:
"As a young player he had a really difficult season with injuries that he has had but again it is part of his process," Arteta added.
"I know how high the expectations are on him for next year but we have to bear in mind the age that he is at and what he has done in the past.
"I will make sure that we create the right environment for him so that he can keep growing as a player."
I think someone like Wenger would have thrown him in, but I don't think Arteta has even been keen on the idea of throwing in a 19yr old with barely a seasons worth of first team games under his belt in a really demanding position.
It's not about being better than our 3rd or 4th choice centre back, it's about the quickest route to making him a starting centre back.
