We have Arteta to thank, but also Josh and Edu.

Remember those moments and scenes from that season/AllOrNothing when Arteta was dealing with that whole Auba distraction. And then also those losses.

Ownership stood by Arteta and gave him support. This gave him authority and confidence to do what he feel is right.

But he also might have matured as a result of the Barca stint which allowed him to be even more flexible now.

Maybe he just weren’t in the right state of mind during his Barca years (possibly in combination with manager issues).

There are countless cases.

Nacho, Koscielny, Alex Song and many others were all so hated when they first started but slowly came around to become great squad members.

Obligatory even his agent doesn’t know what position he plays.

We are a big club. If our players aren’t representing the best at the top, we aren’t doing something right.

(but in cases like Odegaard missing out because of injury or because Norway not qualifying for Euro, i’m definitely thankful for fewer international involvements the better)

Sometimes it’s really grey area. Players often carry a knock while they play. And sometimes you might think you are ok and feel good but in reality a bit worse. And then you kind of lose track.

I’m going to tag on this comment to say, (maybe it’s the hair) but I kind of feel like he plugged in the hole left by Odegaard really nicely this game. It’s so good to see.

I think our performance yesterday is top 3 of the season GIVEN how many first teamers we are missing.

This is the game that shows me the team and the whole squad has really improved over last year.

And we haven’t even had our dynamite of a new signing Timber with us.

Da fuq. DBS is cool. I enjoyed it. Grown adult men watch anime. It’s ok.

Unless your mother lives in the basement and also love Dragon Ball, in that case I hope you guys have a nice time rewatching the show.