Quote Originally Posted by 7sisters View Post
Fair points. I?m still looking at the squad and leaning more towards optimism but only on the basis that they stop dropping like flies. We can?t achieve continuity with the current level of injury rotation.
If history shows Arteta blowing what was perceived as an unassailable lead in the league, plus a CL exit, the board won?t be left with much choice at the end of the season.
The injuries are part of the lack of trust. What trust he does have is invested in a small group of players and his resulting reluctance to rotate leads to overloading. Then the untrusted replacements come in rusty and with few minutes under their belt. 2 games a week for them is likely to overload then quickly- hence Ben White.

I don't think any lead in November is unassailable- particularly a lead that is almost eradicated by one draw and one defeat.

I'd say Arteta has until end of next season. If we are still trophyless at that stage then a discussion needs to take place.

My biggest concern at the moment is the transfer business. Did Arteta want Eze and Gyokeres?