Pretty much agree fully with this besides the spelling of Myles, though I think the high standards on him is probably a good thing. All the other players you’ve mentioned have already developed to be near or at their peaks, at least in terms of mentality. Myles is still young, we cannot afford for him to think “good enough” is okay, so Arteta puts the pressure on more.
But also definitely there’s a part of it which is that Arteta has too much of that Barca / Pep gene and wants to play more controlling and horizontal than suits the squad / the demands of certain teams like Brighton and PSG. Albeit there’s definitely a selection bias from me here given those are the two main games we’ve lost in a bad way recently.
Also, I wonder if Ben White’s drop off has to do with it. Timber is great but he’s no Benny Blanco overlapping Saka. And obviously Saka’s injuries have made a difference too.
Or, yknow, Martinelli…
Pretty much agree fully with this besides the spelling of Myles, though I think the high standards on him is probably a good thing. All the other players you’ve mentioned have already developed to be near or at their peaks, at least in terms of mentality. Myles is still young, we cannot afford for him to think “good enough” is okay, so Arteta puts the pressure on more.
But also definitely there’s a part of it which is that Arteta has too much of that Barca / Pep gene and wants to play more controlling and horizontal than suits the squad / the demands of certain teams like Brighton and PSG. Albeit there’s definitely a selection bias from me here given those are the two main games we’ve lost in a bad way recently.
Also, I wonder if Ben White’s drop off has to do with it. Timber is great but he’s no Benny Blanco overlapping Saka. And obviously Saka’s injuries have made a difference too.