Darsig
Member
Player:Saliba
Exactly. People forget how young he actually is. And for all intents and purposes he has been one of our best players the first half of this season. He's a good lad and some healthy competition will do him good. Starting him when he's not playing well isn't doing him any favors.I want to be fair to him as well. Given that he started his career with us with some injuries and then wasn't a consistent starter until the second half of last season, I think there's a good chance that his body is just hitting a bit of a wall. He doesn't seem to have that burst we're accustomed to seeing and that's natural for a young player after their first really drastic uptick in minutes played. That's where Arteta needs to do the right thing by him and make him understand that it's not a punishment but an opportunity to regroup and be better able to contribute in the run in. Trossard should be starting. He offers a lot more variety in the ways he can hurt you.