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Smallest squad with at least 4 players who are almost guaranteed to spend half the season injured.
The squad really is underdone for this season.
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Squad Analysis 24/25
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The squad really is underdone for this season.
Country: South Africa
Saka is that player for us, he'll surpass Salah in time if he is managed well and remains injury free through his career.
What we need to do for Saka this season is get him into the box more. Not only to get a chance at goal but to drag those defenders to create that space for others to attack. He is our X factor and probably our most important player next to Ødegaard.
Still not enough to topple City though. We would need a collective effort this season, and everything to go for us to win the league. The first one will always be the hardest.
avenellroad
John Radford’s son
Have we got enough players in the squad who can come in out of the cold and drop a 8 or 9/10 performance when needed? Jorginho did this for us at times last season (Liverpool home game springs to mind).
Rarely have I seen anyone truly surprise me with a performance to say ‘Look I’m here, you should be picking me in the starting 11 for the next game’. Seems like a lot of them don’t have an incentive to do or play any better because of the way Arteta has managed this squad.
Rarely have I seen anyone truly surprise me with a performance to say ‘Look I’m here, you should be picking me in the starting 11 for the next game’. Seems like a lot of them don’t have an incentive to do or play any better because of the way Arteta has managed this squad.
Rex Stone
I am a man and I’m relentless
Country: Wales
Player:Nwaneri
Fully agree with his Havertz point. He’s not a full striker to me and will never be that 20-30 goals a season guy.
We need a pacy striker - be it Isak, Sesko, Openda or that Swedish plumber from Lisbon.
They’ll open up so many better opportunities for Martinelli and Saka to get their numbers up.
<<reed>>
Lidl Tir Na Nog
What is this waffling from Wengz? The answer is King Kano obviously.
Batman
Hard on crime, soft on Stan
Country: USA
Player:Saliba
Teams have won trophies with Kai Havertz. The same cannot be said about Harry Kane.
RunTheTrap
Says Aesthetics Merchants, but really means Trilly
I saw this on X and thought it would be fun to do here. Which player do you think best fits each description?
Overatted player:
Underatted player:
Overhated Player:
Best Player:
Worst Player:
I'll go first.
Overrated player: Havertz. I won't forget the “most complete striker in the league” nonsense that some of you spewed.
Underrated player: Gabriel for non-Arsenal fans but within our fanbase I would say Ben White.
Overhated Player: Martinelli. He's upgradeable but the criticism he gets verges on disrespect. The issue with Nelli is that he is not as good as Saka, who is regarded as one of the best wingers in the world. It's like your mum comparing you to your cousin who got straight As and studied medicine. Being angry at me for not being as intelligent as my cousin doesn't warrant ridicule.
Best Player: Saka.
Worst Player: It's a three-way fight between Jesus, Zinchenko and Sterling.
Edit: I replaced Kiwior with Jesus because Kiwior has at least given us some decent performances in the last twelve months, unlike the Gingerbread man.
Overatted player:
Underatted player:
Overhated Player:
Best Player:
Worst Player:
I'll go first.
Overrated player: Havertz. I won't forget the “most complete striker in the league” nonsense that some of you spewed.
Underrated player: Gabriel for non-Arsenal fans but within our fanbase I would say Ben White.
Overhated Player: Martinelli. He's upgradeable but the criticism he gets verges on disrespect. The issue with Nelli is that he is not as good as Saka, who is regarded as one of the best wingers in the world. It's like your mum comparing you to your cousin who got straight As and studied medicine. Being angry at me for not being as intelligent as my cousin doesn't warrant ridicule.
Best Player: Saka.
Worst Player: It's a three-way fight between Jesus, Zinchenko and Sterling.
Edit: I replaced Kiwior with Jesus because Kiwior has at least given us some decent performances in the last twelve months, unlike the Gingerbread man.
Riou
Mikel… Is this real?
Country: Northern Ireland
Overrated player: Declan Rice
Underrated player: Gabriel
Over hated Player: Bukayo Saka (some of the stuff you see from oppo fans is just bizarre considering how good and likeable he is)
Best Player: Martin Ødegaard
Worst Player: Declan Rice (in context of everything, this is correct)
Underrated player: Gabriel
Over hated Player: Bukayo Saka (some of the stuff you see from oppo fans is just bizarre considering how good and likeable he is)
Best Player: Martin Ødegaard
Worst Player: Declan Rice (in context of everything, this is correct)
Country: Bangladesh
Player:White
No agenda detecte…
Ah no wait. Never mind.
(I pretty much agree with all of @RunTheTrap ’s picks, although I feel bad for him that his mum thinks he’s thick, that must have been tough)
Riou
Mikel… Is this real?
Country: Northern Ireland
Rice is DEFINITELY our most overrated player, but I am open to changing the worst player one to show I have no agenda!
On a completely unrelated note, who is your favourite current player in the side...
Country: Bangladesh
Player:White
Yeah I’ll accept overrated but worst is ridiculous
I’m not sure I like any of them in that way
. Saka is our best player, I’d put Ødegaard and Saliba just behind him and your buddy soft boiled just behind them. The last player I really “liked” was probably Özil. These guys now, they’re efficient and hard working and all that but they don’t have the sauce. You can predict what they’ll do like 9 times out of 10. Calafiori might have sauce tbf but it’s way too soon to call.
I might have to go for Ben White just coz of the shíthousery you know. That’s mad for so many reasons...
Riou
Mikel… Is this real?
Country: Northern Ireland
Country: Bangladesh
Player:White
Actually @RunTheTrap my most overrated player is probably Trossard not Havertz.
Number of times I had to argue with AM when everyone said he should be starting… although I think that era is over now.
Number of times I had to argue with AM when everyone said he should be starting… although I think that era is over now.
Country: South Africa
Overrated player: Gabriel
Underrated player: White
Best player: Ødegaard
Most hated: Zinchenko
Worst player: Kiwior
Underrated player: White
Best player: Ødegaard
Most hated: Zinchenko
Worst player: Kiwior
Sulosky
Well-Known Member
Country: Finland
Overrated player: Partey
Underrated player: White
Best player: Ødegaard
Most hated: Rice
Worst player: Sterling
Underrated player: White
Best player: Ødegaard
Most hated: Rice
Worst player: Sterling
Maybe
You're wrong, no?
Overrated player: Havertz
Underrated player: Trossard
Best player: Saka
Most hated: Trossard
Worst player: Martinelli
Underrated player: Trossard
Best player: Saka
Most hated: Trossard
Worst player: Martinelli
Macho
Thinks he's better than Havertz.
Country: England
Overrated player: Rice and Havertz, Havertz far more egregious.
Underrated player: Our back 5 in general minus Saliba.
Overhated Player: City Boys for sure (Jesus and Zinchenko).
Best Player: Saliba/Ødegaard/Saka, wouldn't go out of my way to debate any of these 3 over the other.
Worst Player: Genuinely I don't think there are any bad players at the club, I will go with Kiwior though.
Underrated player: Our back 5 in general minus Saliba.
Overhated Player: City Boys for sure (Jesus and Zinchenko).
Best Player: Saliba/Ødegaard/Saka, wouldn't go out of my way to debate any of these 3 over the other.
Worst Player: Genuinely I don't think there are any bad players at the club, I will go with Kiwior though.
Dennis_Bergkamp_10
Established Member
Country: Netherlands
Player:Ødegaard
Overrated player: Rice.
Underrated: Havertz, for all the hate he's getting. 13 goals, 7 assists while coming here on zero confidence and people wanting him out is an amazing return.
Best player: Ødegaard. Just ahead of Saliba and Saka.
Most hated: Zinchenko.
Worst player: at the moment it might be Gabriel Jesus.
Underrated: Havertz, for all the hate he's getting. 13 goals, 7 assists while coming here on zero confidence and people wanting him out is an amazing return.
Best player: Ødegaard. Just ahead of Saliba and Saka.
Most hated: Zinchenko.
Worst player: at the moment it might be Gabriel Jesus.
Maybe
You're wrong, no?
I find this interesting tbh as we've had a player who was on similar numbers but played only half of the minutes that Havertz was given with a significantly worse team around him. This is an amazing return for one guy; for the other, he was public enemy number 1, never good enough, and got banished by the club.
Think Havertz is not underrated, he is fine as a CF and everyone can agree with that, it's just that he is overrated by his fans, making the other camp hate him more
Dennis_Bergkamp_10
Established Member
Country: Netherlands
Player:Ødegaard
I find this interesting tbh as we've had a player who was on similar numbers but played only half of the minutes that Havertz was given with a significantly worse team around him. This is an amazing return for one guy; for the other, he was public enemy number 1, never good enough, and got banished by the club.
Think Havertz is not underrated, he is fine as a CF and everyone can agree with that, it's just that he is overrated by his fans, making the other camp hate him more
This is the part why I think he's underrated. A lot of people don't think he's fine. Also when he came here, he was a 65m flop, Chelsea fans laughed at us. He didn't hit a barn door with those tippy-tappy exercises in the USA in pre-season. He started as a midfielder and didn't do very good. Which wasn't good for his confidence either. Then he got that penalty at Brentford to get him off the 007 memes and whatnot.
He did very well last year and a lot of people still don't agree on that.
