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There’s a lot of agendas at play here tbh, even I have admitted Pepe isn’t a 72 mil player.Let me ask a question.
You've missed the game yesterday and you see that the match actually ended 2-0 or even let's say 1-0.
If you'd looked at only the starting line up, I'd say it wouldn't be unfair to guess the scorer was likely:
1. Aubamayang
2. Pepe
3. Saka
4. ESR
In that order. In fact when you think of end product and goals specifically the first names that come to my mind are Aubameyang then Lacazette then it's Pepe for me when he's been given a run in the team.
Sure, look he ain't a 72 million pound player, not in any market.
BUT I just don't believe he's a failure or doesn't fit us. I think our whole attack has been largely dogsh*t, timid and lacklustre.
Put him in a flowing attack and he'd get a lot more goals.
He’s 2nd at club in goal contributions to date however, despite not being first choice. That’s right Pepe - not Aubameyang, not Saka, not ESR and this is not to knock them as I like them all but I am making a point.
Pepe isn’t ideal but he’s not the reason why Arsenal is in the toilet. That 72 mil could have been anybody - the same lot would be trying their best to scapegoat them for whatever weird reasons, mainly to make excuses for the worst Arsenal manager in history.