The key thing for me is we get as many of our players back as quickly as possible and then manage their players minutes wisely. No overplaying Saka, Rice and Odegaard. Havertz can cover as a 10 or play as the CF. Madueki is a great option on the right. Jesus can cover any of the forward positions. Martinelli deserves more playing time based on his cameos this Season already.
Chelsea are no threat ! Liverpool have been found out. City I still don't think cut it - Haaland is dragging them forward so while he continues they will be nipping at our heels for sure.
Hell No. We need to stop this foolishness. Chelsea are in NO WAY a threat in the title race. Yes we have spent a jazillion dollars, but its mostly on kids whose value we can inflate and then sell on in 3-4 years time to bag a profit. We have a decent side, but if our owners were serious about a title push, they'd have signed Guehi, Donnarumma and Isak, not Gittens, Joao Pedro and Garnacho. (Both lists of 3 players collectively cost around the same) Thats not to diss those players we did sign, they are all good players (at least Pedro and Garnacho are, not sure on Gittens yet), but it was an obvious sign that our owners are not in this for the titles. We have no big name CB in the Saliba or Van Dijk mould. All we have are kids and journeymen. Levi Colwill and Cucurella are decent players but the rest of the players who can play in the back 4 are far from convincing. And dont even get me started on our keepers! You aint winning no league title when your keeper options are Sanchez and Jorgensen.....it just aint happening. Top 4 and a pot is best we can hope for. No with Liverpool out of the picture, City are your main rivals in the title race. You can never count out Pep, he always finds a way to evolve his squad. They had a large transitional season last year, but seem to be getting toward something like a decent team again. The main difference is Arsenal look different to me this year, they seem to have a determination, probably caused by being bridesmaids 3 years in a row. You are deffo favourites for me, but you cannot count out City.....but Chelsea Nah, we may flirt around the top for a bit, but by March I wager you and City will be AT LEAST 10-15 points ahead of us, if not more.
WTF else would you play Havertz? He is a 10, thats where he plays. He aint no striker and he sure as **** aint a wide forward. As for him being class, as the bear stated. Yes, I agree, if that class is "inconsistency 101"
I guess it depends on what you mean by a 10. If you mean 10 as in support striker I can accept that inasmuch as Bergkamp was a 10 and he was a support striker, but Bergkamp was creative, Havertz isn't, so that comparison fails. If you mean 10 as in traditional 10/CAM (think Ozil, Aimar, Maradona) then absolutely not. The context in which the original comment was made by theBear intimates 10 as in replacement for Odegaard who has traditionally been our CAM/10. If he isn't there the next best choice is Eze who is the closest thing we have to a 10 anyway, moreso than Odegaard who I feel is more of a box to box midfielder than Eze who is more attacking midfielder due to his industry. You are 100% right though Havertz is neither a striker or a wide forward, he is also no midfielder, ultimately I think he is an attacking midfielder cum forward, he doesn't fit any traditional box/roles, but he is good at what he does, when deployed in that hybrid role.
