It’s confirmed by David Ornstein that William Saliba season is over due to chronic back injury and it doesn’t help that we have lost Tomiyasu.
The injuries God have decided that Man City will win the league this season. Therefore, despite the bad luck we must be pleased with Mikel Arteta and the team for giving us a title challenge which was unexpected surprise.
The lesson for next season is to strengthen our bench because we are going to play twice a week in the CL and the league including Cup runs.
COYGs
Big Will OUT?
posted on 24/4/23
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 22 minutes ago
comment by Kobbie The King Mainoo (U10026)
posted 3 hours, 12 minutes ago
Your defence has been crap without him this season. Shame as it’s cost you the title you’d think.
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We draw the games not because Holding was at the back. We lost control of these games because of individual brain farts that we havent seen before.
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Yeah because Holding wasn’t playing.
posted on 24/4/23
comment by Kobbie The King Mainoo (U10026)
posted 39 minutes ago
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 22 minutes ago
comment by Kobbie The King Mainoo (U10026)
posted 3 hours, 12 minutes ago
Your defence has been crap without him this season. Shame as it’s cost you the title you’d think.
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We draw the games not because Holding was at the back. We lost control of these games because of individual brain farts that we havent seen before.
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Yeah because Holding wasn’t playing.
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Holding is only an excuse for some.
posted on 24/4/23
comment by BO$$™ (U6401)
posted 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
Think it's to put white back at CB and play Tierney at RB.
Such a shame we lost both Tommy and Saliba to season ending injuries in the same game. Talk about bad luck as Tommy could easily have been put in a CB or RB.
In hindsight if Arteta didn't really care about the Europa league he should have played Holding and kiowr as the CB in both games.
He also doesn't rest Saka enough who's looked Jaded. Even the game he was on the bench against Leeds he still being him on when it was 3-0. I was like what are you doing just leave him out.
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I would rather we play Nelson as RB than Tierney who is just erratic
posted on 24/4/23
Wasn't really holding fault that Partey had a double brain fart against West Ham and then against Southampton.
Wasn't holdings fault Ramsdale had a double brain fart against West ham and Southampton.
Them alone cost us 4 points.
Plus for some reason the team just couldn't string any sort of passes together after 30 mins in the Pool and West ham games.
posted on 24/4/23
comment by BO$$™ (U6401)
posted 7 minutes ago
Wasn't really holding fault that Partey had a double brain fart against West Ham and then against Southampton.
Wasn't holdings fault Ramsdale had a double brain fart against West ham and Southampton.
Them alone cost us 4 points.
Plus for some reason the team just couldn't string any sort of passes together after 30 mins in the Pool and West ham games.
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Exactly that has happened.
Yes of course I would prefer Saliba at our back. I know Holding doesnt fill anyone with full confidence as he is a player who's decision making isnt the best.
He is a good squad player to have. That's it.
To make him the scapegoat for three draws doesnt feel right.
posted on 24/4/23
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
comment by BO$$™ (U6401)
posted 7 minutes ago
Wasn't really holding fault that Partey had a double brain fart against West Ham and then against Southampton.
Wasn't holdings fault Ramsdale had a double brain fart against West ham and Southampton.
Them alone cost us 4 points.
Plus for some reason the team just couldn't string any sort of passes together after 30 mins in the Pool and West ham games.
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Exactly that has happened.
Yes of course I would prefer Saliba at our back. I know Holding doesnt fill anyone with full confidence as he is a player who's decision making isnt the best.
He is a good squad player to have. That's it.
To make him the scapegoat for three draws doesnt feel right.
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You can’t blame Holding for the dare I say “loss”, while we haven’t lost in 10 games, some fans have already given up. Stylistically Holding doesn’t suit our successful style this season. The players are erratic because they seem to nurse him throughout the game. Watching the heat map for Southampton game, one can see Partey was stuck most of the game there I wonder why?
posted on 24/4/23
Partey was mainly playing right-sided CB and leg huge gaps in the middle while also we were missing “unmissable” Xhaka.
posted on 24/4/23
Is Saliba's contract still finishing at the end of next season? I'm finding conflicting info online.
We really can't afford to lose him on a free if that's the case. We probably brought him into the fold a year too late as well, that final loan season in France he was likely already significantly better than the CBs we used
posted on 24/4/23
Our build up from the back is what suffers the most when he is out
posted on 25/4/23
comment by Randomer (U5245)
posted 1 day, 1 hour ago
Shameless of Arsenal fans to complain about injuries
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What was that again? I can't here you being so far down there ?