@timstillman_ I love you Tim! Following all the way from Canada since the early 2010s. Been the voice of reasoning for Arsenal supporters for many years. Thank you for everything and enjoy it, weβve waited so long for this β€οΈ
@Blahovic@timstillman_@ThatGooner See I can see the reasoning of wanting to get Gyokeres up to speed with the side. Sure he couldβve spared him some minutes here and there but without actually knowing the data, itβs hard to say how predictable his injury was. Heβs been a fairly robust guy his whole career
@Blahovic@timstillman_@ThatGooner And our squad wasnβt that good at the time. I think this season, Mikel has done a considerable amount of rotation compared to past seasons. Ben White is the only time heβs really done something egregious with his squad management.
@timstillman_@Blahovic@ThatGooner City have used the same backline for something like 14 out 15 games? Pep has essentially used a group of 14 players in the last two months. I donβt see proactive changes being done by him this season?
@Blahovic@timstillman_@ThatGooner Isnβt this just the consequence of competing for big trophies every season? Your best players are always going to play. The effort and intensity goes up when every game matters.
@timstillman_@Blahovic@ThatGooner The Athletic had a good piece about sprints and intensity going up in the PL. Itβs not a coincidence that muscle injuries across the league have gone up at the same time
@MaxRadwan@NaphTor MLS has been dealing with pain all season no? He had completed 90 minutes midweek. I wouldβve just played MLS instead as well but I donβt think Arteta had many options. Someone was going to be put at risk either way.