I refuse to believe there is no connection between the medic who left and the sorry state of affairs our team is now in.
Guess, we’ll see just how good our “depth” really is. Big chance for these fringe players now. Can they do the business and cement themselves in this team, now there’s an opportunity? Or will they fold?
Bench could be pretty rough if all the doubts are out.
Ramsdale, Cedric, Kiwior, Elneny, Smith-Rowe, and a handful of academy kids.
Edit: A number of the potential academy kids that might have been on the bench are playing right now for the U-21s: Walters, Sweet, Cozier-Duberry, Sousa. Sagoe isn’t playing so one assumes he will be with the first team tomorrow. Nwaneri and Lewis-Skelly are apparently both still injured.
Unless Arteta picks like five goalkeepers I think this could mean 1-2 of the injury doubts will be at minimum fit enough for the bench.
Ramsdale, Hein, Cedric, Kiwior, Elneny, Smith-Rowe, Sagoe is only seven players.
Could even be what’s in their earbuds, or even hamming it up a bit for the beady eyes of interested Bournemouth parties. Who knows? I mean, if you’re getting off the bus limping, why are you on the bus in the first place? Better off with a seat in the physio’s office.