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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I stumbled upon this article: https://arsenaltruefans.com/2025/01/arteta-under-fire-the-controversial-decision-to-keep-playing-thomas-partey

Bench him, and Arsenal risks losing a vital cog in their setup. Play him, and Arteta risks being seen as dismissive of the gravity of the allegations. It’s a delicate balancing act.

The balance is probably the issue, it's one thing to keep having play to avoid a Mendy situation, but it's probably another to keep him as a central element of the team as if nothing is happening.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

In all fairness, we signed Zubimendi from January. The second half of the season, we were ravaged by injuries and had little choice, but we'd clearly made plans for after Partey.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

Somehow I even missed that Zubimendi was moving to Arsenal