Nelson’s gonna play when the cups come. And Vieira can probably play in a pinch. You just don’t not play the best RW in the world though. I doubt we’ll like, ever rotate Saka out in the league.
Saka has played the full 90 too often, in my opinion. We need someone with a smilier profile to sub in for him at around the 65th minute mark against teams like Everton. Pepe is heavily left-footed to a fault but he could give a decent match to Saka’s one-on-one and striking capabilities. Nelson and Vieira are also decent options but, I’d prefer that Arsenal have an outright left-footed RW as Saka’s sub.
@coygsu I know. I was just being silly since your wrote smilier though I’m pretty sure you meant similar.
I worry about burnout too but it’s a pretty hard sell to make to a top player to say you’ll be back up to Saka when you know that means you won’t play that often. Not many top players will want to do that. So i see the challenge in having a suitable backup for Saka.
I still think Nelson is pretty much as good as we can get for that. And he’s got potential to improve enough to challenge Saka for the spot tbh — though if he gets to that point he might leave to start lol.
@Astrealix agreed. I think his being a hale end boy makes it more palatable to him to be a back up to Saka - doing his part for the good of the club. That’s a unique attribute for someone willing to be a backup to Saka.
Nelson’s gonna play when the cups come. And Vieira can probably play in a pinch. You just don’t not play the best RW in the world though. I doubt we’ll like, ever rotate Saka out in the league.
Saka has played the full 90 too often, in my opinion. We need someone with a smilier profile to sub in for him at around the 65th minute mark against teams like Everton. Pepe is heavily left-footed to a fault but he could give a decent match to Saka’s one-on-one and striking capabilities. Nelson and Vieira are also decent options but, I’d prefer that Arsenal have an outright left-footed RW as Saka’s sub.
@coygsu @Astrealix i don’t think there’s anyone smilier than Saka in world football
That’s not the main concern. Saka burning out is the main concern.
@coygsu I know. I was just being silly since your wrote smilier though I’m pretty sure you meant similar.
I worry about burnout too but it’s a pretty hard sell to make to a top player to say you’ll be back up to Saka when you know that means you won’t play that often. Not many top players will want to do that. So i see the challenge in having a suitable backup for Saka.
I still think Nelson is pretty much as good as we can get for that. And he’s got potential to improve enough to challenge Saka for the spot tbh — though if he gets to that point he might leave to start lol.
@Astrealix agreed. I think his being a hale end boy makes it more palatable to him to be a back up to Saka - doing his part for the good of the club. That’s a unique attribute for someone willing to be a backup to Saka.
That damn smile…