Arsenal's inability to field a strong second XI puts them at a disadvantage compared to City, who have the strongest squad in the league. Despite a stressful week, Arsenal felt confident enough to rest key players, but their lack of depth in recruitment is evident. Odegaard's recent quiet performances and the need for a versatile squad highlight the team's struggle to compete for trophies.
Arsenal still lack the ability to field a second XI that could feasibly win trophies – unlike City who boast the strongest squad in the top flightsaid he had given his players a “big alert” two days before the game, warning them that it would be too easy to let their guard down.
“Then you have to go to Seville and that’s a really, really stressful week with as well what they were experiencing in the last few weeks as well.Arteta exhaled and gestured a downing of tools, a relaxation that Arsenal could not afford. Sitting next to the Norwegian on the bench was Gabriel Magalhaes, and while his replacement Jakub Kiwior had very little to do defensively, his pass completion rate of under 90 per cent did perhaps betray that he still has a long way to go as a left-sided centre-half.And ahead of him another second-stringer, Emile Smith Rowe, made his first Premier League start in 17 months, the No 10 on his back a sign of how important he could or perhaps should be to Arsenal.
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