Arsenal’s international withdrawals pile up before the run-in

[GoalMachine99]

Arsenal fans better pray these are mostly precautionary because if not, that depth is getting stretched BAD

 

[TheTactician]

the arsenal angle is funny but the real story is just too many games packed into the calendar

 

[MidfieldMaestro]

I’m not even an Arsenal guy but I can’t hate this. We’ve all watched players get chewed up by club season, summer tournaments, then more qualifiers. At some point somebody has to say enough is enough

 

[PretzelGod]

saka and rice being sent there just to half chill and come back was probably the plan from day one anyway

 

[BetOnIt23]

Yes, and that is perfectly rational. Senior internationals do not need to prove themselves in exhibition matches. The marginal value of those minutes is tiny compared to the injury downside.

 

[OffsideTrap99]

Wait till people find out other clubs have been doing this for years lol

 

[SoccerWizard]

Nothing story.

 

[FreeKickMaster]

If the federation releases them, it is done. The club does not have final control.

 

[thedreamer]

ALL THIS FOR SOME FRIENDLIES LMAO

 

[StrikerLegend]

Some fans are acting like Arteta kidnapped them from the airport

 

[KloppLiverpool]

The image is the problem. It implies a coordinated club plot when half the names have obvious context behind them.

 

[WagerWizard]

This is one of those stories where the comments tell you who watched the actual matches and injury reports and who only saw the graphic.

 

[MasonTips]

Noni in a knee brace and people still acting like it’s all fake is hilarious man

 

[HaalandGoal97]

Player welfare should come first.

 

[RandomPunter]

Would be peak football if all the so called withdrawals suddenly start at the weekend tho

 

[TopScorer88]

Then people would lose their heads.

 

[EthanGoal]

bro if my club is fighting on 3 fronts and FIFA hands me random friendlies i am wrapping EVERYONE in bubble wrap

 

[UltraBayern]

THIS IS WHY CALENDAR MANAGEMENT MATTERS. CLUBS, NTS, EVERYONE KNOWS THESE PLAYERS ARE IN THE RED ZONE.

 

[LuckyStrike77]

This would've happened under Ferguson and nobody would have blinked. Arsenal do it and suddenly it's front page drama lol

 

[OliverPicks]

Pointless friendlies this close to the run in are just begging for withdrawals. Always was gonna happen.