A decade ago, the team that had the most consistent starting XI won the prem. When Chelsea and Man U were winning a lot, they didn't suffer injuries, and could boast the same starting XI each week. A team played in the cups, and another one in the CL and league.
Then along came Man City – with an insane team on the bench. Man City's bench last year would have battled for European spots.
I think what is needed are two things to win the league:
- Luck. The injury to Saliba killed us.
- A deep team. Gabriel sat on Saturday. Who guessed that? When we roll up to Richmond, I mean Crystal Palace, do you know the starting XI? I don't. I think the midfield 3 will be the same, so does White sit? Is Zinchenko back? Does Balogun get a chance to lead the line?
Arteta has the squad to rotate. If he gets the buy in, this could be a fun year.
Sometimes they don't go in. It is mad, but the team needs to shake it off and move on. We have 13 days to train, and work on all of this. The good news, other than Fulham, we've been decent.