Quote Originally Posted by 7sisters View Post
It does irritate to know that we?re one of Europe?s richest clubs and yet we?ve found ourselves in a situation where, at the business end of the season, a club like Palace offers a greater current threat upfront, meanwhile, our main competitor finds Nunez surplus to requirements.
Is it all down to pox luck with injuries,
or does squad management play a role ? How much notice have we had about the brittle physicality of Jesus over the years, while at the same time, massively over playing Saka.
We partly reap what we sew.

Eddie, late subbed in the 86th minute, and getting on the scoresheet.
Three of the four forward injuries are muscle injuries so they are in the possibly preventable pile.

We knew we were short up front in the summer. He let four players leave and only brought in Sterling. We knew Sterling was a gamble, and we knew that Jesus generally misses around a third of a season. So it was a gamble from the off.

It hasn't paid off, but as I have said all season it isn't why we wont win the league. Our overall performance levels haven't been good enough since day one and our tactical focus hasn't been right. Arteta has a lot to unpick over the summer.