mpower2540
Well-Known Member
Doesn’t that depend on who we replace him with? Or is it a case of whoever we’ve got the manager will always hold us back in your mind?A select number of you complain about him non stop, but what happens when he’s eventually replaced and we’re still crap? Mock Giroud all you like but he went on to a better team which says more about us than him.
In any case I don’t feel like Xhaka even did much wrong, if anything Ceballos should have come on for Elneny sooner. Especially when it became clear that City were happy to coast.
We’re 10th place and didn’t expect much anyways we could have really gone for it and ended up with the same points. Arteta could have done more to shake things up himself, it’s not everyday personnel.
Personally I think midfield should be our number one priority this summer. When Partey has been in there you can see the difference a real proper midfielder can make. The drop off when he’s gone is terrible.
What baffles me is how year upon year we’ve never fixed our Centre midfield. We’ve always tended to have one player holding it together in the last 5/6 years. Santi, Ramsey for a bit till he had his usual injury breakdown and last season it was Xhaka. The level dropped each time, and the people that surrounded them were mostly poor or bang average. It’s no surprise to me since our midfield has gone to **** we’ve dropped further and further away.