Country: England
Player:Saliba
It's too easy a criticism, 'we've got the players, but they're just can't be arsed'.Biggest issue now is still cultural. Look at the names in our squad, pedigree. It's still good enough to be between 4-6.
They've downed tools, lead by the senior players and the only way to fix it is to turn over a large portion of the squad.
The job is enormous. We will need some luck to do it quickly
Take Luis, he was always doing stupid things throughout his career, they were just further apart when he was young and now he's ageing and slowing down he's doing it more. Probably why Chelsea let him go.
But Luis is a decent man and has always given everything. He didn't give 2 goals away against City because he can't be arsed. Same with Mustafi and Sokratis who are equally rash. It's in their makeup. And having 3 like that together is just criminal.
Look how Xhaka reacted to fan criticism. That's a guy who cares. But he's not mobile enough, can't pass a player and again prone to rashness. To me Lacazette looks desperate for a goal and is over thinking and snatching at chances, as strikers out of form often do. But he runs back and tries hard to retrieve the ball.
Özil is the only one that maybe p!ssed by the way the club is treating him and downing tools, but I'm not even sure about that. The way he plays makes him look laid back and always has done.
Many years later, lots of players, and 3 managers on, 'the players are bunch of bottlers who need a rocket up their arses' has taken up too much bandwidth. Our problems are clearly more complex and deeper.