Arteta decided when he came in he would rely on the senior players in the short term. He put a lot of faith and time into Xhaka, Mustafi, Ozil, Luiz and Lacazette. The Pandemic through a wrench in Arteta’s plans. He couldn’t offload any of the senior players in the summer (1/3)

window and now, players that were being liquidated for a Kit-Kat are still here. Arteta has to rely on players that just a couple months ago were considered “surplus to requirements”. Their cushy lifestyles are under threat and now, it’s a race against time... (2/3)

Can Arteta escape the sack and make it to the summer or will these players sack another manager and get another fool to believe that they can change these dead players? We’ll see. (3/3) #AFC #ArtetaOut #ArtetaIn #Arsenal