It was bad enough watching Yaya and Daveeed drag themselves through their final season with us, playing one season too many.
Pep has explicit said this season he needs players who are fit and available to play. We need new fit top class players who can play every 3 days.
Pep took a hit for the club this season. I have no doubts about that.
At the end of last season, he kept saying it, 'we see Arsenal's challenge and we accept it. This young team are building a challenge, and we will be there'. He had hinted at refreshing the side quite a few times, over the last two seasons. I fully went into the summer expecting fresh faces and some of the senior players to move.
We ended up signing Gundogan, and Savinho who effectively replaced Alvarez.
Now I do get the club's position here, Txiki coming up to retirement, Viana in the pipeline, the 115 case at the stage it was habging over the lot, the need to bank some money for the next guy. And ultimately, a bunch of players coming to the end of their contracts that have proved themselves previously. But Pep has openly been saying what he thought was needed.
This whole 'I made a mistake this season', yea sure mate. He is just playing his part, and shilelding the club from criticism.
Plus they acted in the winter window and signed young players. It is coming in the summer window too, and it starts with Kev. And rightly so imo. Why risk another season. I expect at least another senior player to leave too.