Arsenal cancel Pépé's contract (twitter.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Matt_Sams_314@lemmy.world to c/gunners@lemmy.world

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We didn't even get paid in shawarma

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[-] WorldcupCSR@arsenalfc.social 3 points 1 year ago

@coygsu @Astrealix i don’t think there’s anyone smilier than Saka in world football

[-] coygsu@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That's not the main concern. Saka burning out is the main concern.

[-] WorldcupCSR@arsenalfc.social 4 points 1 year ago

@coygsu I know. I was just being silly since your wrote smilier though I’m pretty sure you meant similar.

I worry about burnout too but it’s a pretty hard sell to make to a top player to say you’ll be back up to Saka when you know that means you won’t play that often. Not many top players will want to do that. So i see the challenge in having a suitable backup for Saka.

[-] Astrealix@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I still think Nelson is pretty much as good as we can get for that. And he's got potential to improve enough to challenge Saka for the spot tbh — though if he gets to that point he might leave to start lol.

[-] WorldcupCSR@arsenalfc.social 3 points 1 year ago

@Astrealix agreed. I think his being a hale end boy makes it more palatable to him to be a back up to Saka - doing his part for the good of the club. That’s a unique attribute for someone willing to be a backup to Saka.