23-04-2022, 06:51 PM
If being on the bench is the criteria then he was picked for every game when he was here (bar maybe one or two).
My point was that he has not played a minute for Arsenal since he returned.
The simple truth is that he let himself down while he was here - he just did not perform as well as he should have done given he talent that he has obviously shown. There was no managerial conspiracy, or mishandling of the player - he just didn't play well enough to get picked any more than he was. Anything he does or does not do now he is back at Arsenal will not change that. Hopefully the experience of struggling to find form at a lower level will have been a useful learning experience for him .
My point was that he has not played a minute for Arsenal since he returned.
The simple truth is that he let himself down while he was here - he just did not perform as well as he should have done given he talent that he has obviously shown. There was no managerial conspiracy, or mishandling of the player - he just didn't play well enough to get picked any more than he was. Anything he does or does not do now he is back at Arsenal will not change that. Hopefully the experience of struggling to find form at a lower level will have been a useful learning experience for him .