Iceman10
Established Member
Good win for the NLD with a positive approach. No buts warranted.
Imagine having the balls to drop your captain and best player for this NLD.
And then you drop that performance.
My manager.
Yeah, will be interesting to see if there's any fallout from Auba. It's a tricky one though, I'm genuinely not sure 'tactical reasons' works when it's your captain / best player in the NLD. It's either drop him and be honest or don't imo.Tbf the only thing I felt Mikel did wrong was talking about it being disciplinary pre-match. Much rather he kept it quiet and just came out with some tactical reason nonsense and that would’ve been that.
Feels that’s an aspect of his management career he really needs to improve.
Tbh he won so it doesn't matter, thats how it works in football as sad as it is sometimes. But he made a power move and it paid off. Kudos to Arteta.Yeah, will be interesting to see if there's any fallout from Auba. It's a tricky one though, I'm genuinely not sure 'tactical reasons' works when it's your captain / best player in the NLD. It's either drop him and be honest or don't imo.
So we clearly don't have a captain at the moment
Auba: flaky and not really a leader
Laca: doesn't start most games
Xhaka: fans still hate him
Other regulars
Leno: I guess could be an option but doesn't seem a leader to me
Gabriel: English not good enough
Holding: not starting
Luiz: too old
Bellerin: not starting
Mari: not starting
Cedric: doesn't seem a leader
Tierney: maybe?
Partey: not playing well enough
Saka: too young
Ødegaard: on loan
ESR: too young
Pepe: doesn't seem a leader
Willian: too old
Not many to choose from here. Should we make Tierney club captain?