Clrnc wrote:
Is it me or Flobs standards has been raised this season on most players
I'm really excited about the potential of the team and I recognize what an incredible job Arteta has done to be get us here in such a relatively short period of time. The system prioritizes the collective rather than the individual, yet you can see how individuals are able to elevate the collective. Partey, Martinelli, Saka, Saliba, Odegaard, Jesus, Zinchenko, even Xhaka are players who when on form make a clear difference to the quality and effectiveness of our football. The challenge is consistently achieving or maintaining their periods of peak form.
I accepted and stopped criticizing many of our players in the past because it was just getting overwhelming and contributed to the negative atmosphere that had previously plagued the club. But you guys would regularly hear me bitch about some of our best - Ozil, Auba, as recentish examples. Not because they lacked quality. There's not much you can do about that. But because I felt they were capable of much more if only they put in the effort.
These days I feel like the effort is there, but the consistency of quality (basically by this I mean how is the player interpreting and executing their role?) is what is a bit questionable. Just a bit. Fortunately, the system helps cover for that, and we are able to carry on even when one or two individuals are in periods of slump, or physically missing. We are great at adapting!
We can be sooo good though, if the players continue to improve as individuals (or if the right quality players are brought in and are integrated at the right time). We can be the best team in England for the next 5-7 years. Truly dominate. The potential is there - and that's what I want to see realized.
