Hopefully the first of many European trophies he’ll be lifting
He may not end up being world class but his future should be bright. He isn’t reliant on his size, physicality, speed and I can see him maturing into an incredibly talented player who just gets better with age. I just hope he can remain patient and continue to develop with us.
The one thing which will probably annoy me is that I don’t really see him breaking into a consistent part of the England team. He’s good, but Foden is better, and I wouldn’t be confident with an ESR-Rice-Bellingham midfield for international football - unless we can prove it works at Arsenal lol
Yea, there are just too many options who are just a step ahead of him at this point.
We might be able to with a Jorginho/Rice/ESR mid trio. A backline of Tomi/Gab/Saliba/Timber (inverted RB) and would be able to make up for any defensive liabilities created and give ESR a little more freedom to push forward.
The trio up front would always include Saka and Jesus but the LW position would depend on where Rice and ESR play. (ESR/Trossard or Rice/Marinelli).
I’m curious to see if Arteta favours a consistent line up and style or if he will get more creative and experimental given the array of options he has available.
Champion!
