DiabyKungFu Well, we've suffered a number of key injuries already this season and the baseline expectation from a lot of the fans is that we should still curbstomp every opponent we face. I think that's a good indication of our level of depth.

It's confusing that you make it sound like you don't agree with those fans, but at the same time still think it's indicative of our depth..?

    QuincyAbeyie It's confusing that you make it sound like you don't agree with those fans, but at the same time still think it's indicative of our depth..?

    I think we're really, really good. I think the folks who seem to want us to put up 3 xG every game are being a bit silly.

    Neto and Toney will be excellent, but we need to ship people out

    Neto is a must this January

    Toney maybe less so if Havertz can give us that different option up top.

      lorddulaarsenal

      Havertz is one of the worst finishers in the league going by G/xG ratio. Why would you want him regularly up front?

      He's not going to play as a 9 but I've noticed this season that he goes up alongside the 9 quite a lot (at goal kicks in particular, and sometimes when we're playing it around at the back) which I think is by instruction, Arteta wants to be able to stretch the opposition by having the option to go long.

        daredevil So we played Saliba through injury? Wonder what people think about that, and if they're consistent

        No, people only care and worry about Saka. Saliba is expendable so feel free to break him.

        This further proves Daredevil's point that Saka doesn't back himself and isn't elite because he didn't even bother playing against City while injured like Saliba did.

          daredevil

          No player is 100 percent injury free.

          Stop mummying them and let them play.

          Nadal played with no right foot and won French Open in 2022.

          For the record, I appreciate there are varying degrees of injury (for example Saka was clearly in the ‘red zone’ and shouldn’t have played v Lens). I’m no doctor but if it’s just a knock I think they can play esp if it’s a big game like Sunday was.