Saturday 20th August 17:30
Vitality Stadium
by Angelito » Sat Aug 13, 2022 5:38 pm
by coolaa » Mon Aug 15, 2022 6:52 am
by Arsenal Tone » Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:47 am
by elkanofan » Tue Aug 16, 2022 1:12 am
by coolaa » Tue Aug 16, 2022 4:55 am
Arsenal Tone wrote:I'd be tempted to rest Saliba whilst his confidence is high. This should be a straightforward win with Tomiyasu at right back and White back in the middle. We don't want to overplay a 21 year old too early in the season or he'll end up like Wilshere and co.
Also, if he makes another mistake it'd be harder to rotate him as people would say he was 'dropped' rather than 'rested' and his confidence might drop.
by Arsenal Tone » Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:53 am
Cos he's 21 and it's a long season.coolaa wrote:Arsenal Tone wrote:I'd be tempted to rest Saliba whilst his confidence is high. This should be a straightforward win with Tomiyasu at right back and White back in the middle. We don't want to overplay a 21 year old too early in the season or he'll end up like Wilshere and co.
Also, if he makes another mistake it'd be harder to rotate him as people would say he was 'dropped' rather than 'rested' and his confidence might drop.
Center backs rarely have to run, why rest?
by Power n Glory » Tue Aug 16, 2022 7:43 am
by Ach » Tue Aug 16, 2022 7:52 am
by #ST » Tue Aug 16, 2022 7:55 am
Ach wrote:He's played 2 games
He's fine. Dropping him after an OG would destroy his confidence.
If he had a stinker of a game after that OG then fair enough. He didn't.
On we go
by UFGN » Tue Aug 16, 2022 8:20 am
#ST wrote:Ach wrote:He's played 2 games
He's fine. Dropping him after an OG would destroy his confidence.
If he had a stinker of a game after that OG then fair enough. He didn't.
On we go
Would be very Arteta like though. 'Ben White is my first choice/self picked CB, Tomiyasu is fit so off goes Saliba'. I can totally see him have that thought process.
Im just happy the media are hyping him up too so Arteta will look like a real clown if and when he drops him.
by #ST » Tue Aug 16, 2022 8:25 am
UFGN wrote:#ST wrote:Ach wrote:He's played 2 games
He's fine. Dropping him after an OG would destroy his confidence.
If he had a stinker of a game after that OG then fair enough. He didn't.
On we go
Would be very Arteta like though. 'Ben White is my first choice/self picked CB, Tomiyasu is fit so off goes Saliba'. I can totally see him have that thought process.
Im just happy the media are hyping him up too so Arteta will look like a real clown if and when he drops him.
If Tomi is to make a comeback then one of Gabi, White or Saliba will have to be dropped, and let's not pretend Leicester was a good defensive performance. It wasn't.
I wouldn't drop Saliba next match, but he must be as accountable as the others.
by UFGN » Tue Aug 16, 2022 8:30 am
Arsenal Tone wrote:I'd be tempted to rest Saliba whilst his confidence is high. This should be a straightforward win with Tomiyasu at right back and White back in the middle. We don't want to overplay a 21 year old too early in the season or he'll end up like Wilshere and co.
Also, if he makes another mistake it'd be harder to rotate him as people would say he was 'dropped' rather than 'rested' and his confidence might drop.
by CaptGooner » Tue Aug 16, 2022 12:02 pm
Ach wrote:He's played 2 games
He's fine. Dropping him after an OG would destroy his confidence.
If he had a stinker of a game after that OG then fair enough. He didn't.
On we go
by Highbury Hillbilly » Tue Aug 16, 2022 1:45 pm
by alexafc12 » Tue Aug 16, 2022 8:18 pm