Quote Originally Posted by Peter View Post
Or does it just suggest that the other two centre forwards aren't fully fit?

And what does it say that he takes him off with half an hour to go when we need a goal?

It is ok that he doesn't touch the ball much. Centre forwards generally don't. And it is ok that he isnt scoring. We've created virtually nothing for him.

He just doesn't look very good or do anything particularly well. That is worrying.

He'll get better. But let us not be under any illusion here- he really, really needs to.
No one is questioning that he needs to get better, some are questioning whether it is sensible to call him sh1t and write him off after 21 matches.

And Merino could have played up front against Bournemouth and Liverpool, Arteta chose Gyokeres.

Arteta sees him in training every day and knows rather more about football than AWIMB.