Losing players?
“We don’t talk anymore. “
Rumours are abounding that Mikel’s relationship with David Luiz has broken down to the point where with neither will speak directly to each other.
Old Convo?
Pepe has stated he is unhappy at his standing at the club and is open to a January move.
January move?
Xhaka is said to be unhappy at being used in various positions by Arteta.
Auba has switched off since signing his new deal.
Switched off
Lacca looks totally lost.
Lost
Douzi has been sent to Coventry (well Berlin) for not toeing the line.
Sent away
And Saliba wants out because apparently, he is not playing because as he is “an Emery signing”.
Emery signing
Obviously, the players don’t trust, believe and/or do not care
Conversely.
Fighting talk
Tierney has come out and said, “We are not showing the manager what we can do and how much we believe in him, Every game there are signs we are doing a bit better, but it is still not good enough. Hard work is the only thing, nothing else for it. There are no excuses. There is nothing I can say that will make people believe a positive thing is going to come out of this.”
Hector also added; “Ready to fight, ready to respond”
Ready to fight
Edu’s latest statement “Every single club has problems. The stories about a split between players & Arteta are not true. Stories about players not believing and not trusting MA are not true.”
Defined Edu role linking with coach is key
Elneny looks like a man repossessed.
New man
Gabriel and Partey have slotted in and play the system, as Mikel wants them to.
Arteta’s man
Obviously, the players trust, believe and do care.
The question therefore is.
Does Mikel have the respect of the players and will they follow him to the end,
or.
Has he lost the room and they don’t talk anymore?
The truth is out there, and the next few weeks will show us the true state of play!!!
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Interesting if true about those players who seemingly want to jump ship, I mean how much for example would Nicholas Pepe generate in a depressed market even if Arsenal were prepared to sell and the same for Xhaka? What actually concerns me more than those two possibly leaving is the worrying rumour that Foloran Balogun has turned down the offer of a contract and wants to leave next summer, now that’s quite upsetting and a lot more upsetting to me than the prospect of Pepe moving on…