Captain wrote:Tambourine Man wrote:I just hope beyond hope that Arteta does actually turn out to be some sort of a genius and this Frankenstein squad he is assembling comes together and makes us competitive again. But I can't see it and it is more likely that this time next summer the new DoF and manager are left disassembling the mess Edu and Arteta have created. Hope I'm wrong.
Why is it a Frankenstein squad?
Seems to have two players in all of the normal positions - pretty standard really.
At a glance, we have 3 RB's (potentially 4 if you count AMN) all of whom have been deemed to be not good enough. Potentially 5 CB's now if you include Tomiyasu whilst our best prospect is out on loan. 3 LB's. That's 12 senior players (one on loan) for 4 positions in the squad when we have no Europe. If we play 5 at the back, we then have only one spot for ESR/Odegaard who are arguably two of the best attackers in the squad. We have one reliable CM and he's always injured. Our big money attackers have phoned it in. The squad is a mish mash of nothingness. Just random parts put together with seemingly very little thought or structure.
Edu and Arteta could have done a much better job with the resources available to them and focused their spending on key areas instead of blowing close to 100m on defenders and a keeper. It just does not make sense.