I don't mind the idea of a "hit and hope" for the title if that's what the winter is trying to be.
I'd maintain our chances are still very low given City's strength, but they may never be better. Add goals and get lucky with injuries and we might get close.
None of the top players in both our past or elsewhere are treated like that. The top players for the most part play every minute of every game.
I'm all for signing players to give us more options, but not because Saka needs to be rested or subbed. Saka like any top player will need to learn how to play twice a week.
Salah is someone Saka could strive towards emulating and he played 10 more games than him last season. This whole overprotective idea that gets bandied around needs to die a quick death.
daredevil none of our top players in the past started playing so many games in a row at such a young age without it affecting them. Only ones I can think of playing a large number of games at 17/18 and the continuously into their 20s were Fabregas and Wilshere. The latter has retired due to his injuries and the even Fabregas was affected quite a bit from the 2008/09 season onwards.
Not every player is a machine like Messi and Ronaldo starting so young and going strong into their mid to late 30s.
Players don't all follow the same trajectory. Some start early and finish early, others start later and finish later and a rare few last an eternity. Saka is a top player today and should be treated as such. Our reliance on him is because he's one of the best in the league and he's delivering. It makes no sense to scale back his role in the team.
He's also nowhere near the number of games Fabregas and Wilshere (first season) played. The former broke 50 games two seasons in a row and Wilshere was 1 shy of it. In contrast, Saka played 43 games last season. That's nothing. If people are getting concerned today when we're not even in the CL, then you might as well hire a therapist for next season cause his game time will be going up.
Extremely well written analysis of Mudryk. If people are still not convinced about him after reading this then nothing will.
I think he will be a starter for us. Martinelli can play at CF
Start of the thread here:
I like that he is similar to Mitoma and Kulusevski which is exactly what we needed.
After this thread and your ITK stuff I'll be so disappointed if we don't sign him. 
Well chuffed we’re getting him. Will be a total weapon at away games against the big 6
—————--——Partey
————-Saka—————-ESR
—Nelson———Martinelli——Mudryk
Imagine trying to defend against that
this kid will be dynamite for us
Looks mint, but will be a tough choice given we really need a striker more than a backup WF in the here and now.
A lot of links...still not convinced.
Reckon this gets done before Jan, which would be a new thing for us. Always envious of teams who get their business done beforehand and wonder why we can't do the same.
Gotta love Arsenal twitter
Excited about this player, hopefully we don't overpay and be able to make another signing in the window.
Guy looks so quick, since Theo can't remember us having someone with that kind of pace. With us having options out wide he won't be under pressure to perform straight away.
Interesting choice of tattoos...
Mudryk seems to really want to be here, which feels slightly unfamiliar. Arsenal hasn't held this kind of allure in years, we're in danger of becoming a big club again.
Feels like there's an almost daily drip feed of stories at the moment.
I wonder if there is some advantage Edu has with Shakhtar Donetsk with all of the Brazilian connections. Could be the reason why this is our preferred deal.
I'd love to know what the thinking was in the summer re Neto vs this chap. By all accounts Neto was first choice and probably would have been significantly more expensive. 4 months later and we seem to have little interest in the former and are going all in for this kid.
Clearly the right choice, but it's funny how much things can change in such little time in football.
