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I think it's quite clear that Lukaku was bought due to the desire of others,

Erm - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's Disciplinary Issues Emerge Following His Dortmund Suspension | 90min He's had issues for quite some time.

He's either good enough to be called upon or not. We shouldn't have players the coach can't or doesn't trust. I believe our failures are due to personnel issues more than anything else; Kante was fit last week, and look how well we played. There's still a massive drop off from starters to our bench, which needs to be addressed, which will take a lengthy period of time, unfortunately.

It's something I've been calling out for some time. Tuchel has a number of good qualities, but his insistence on playing people out of position isn't one of them. I have no idea why Chalobah has yet to start a game this season whilst RJ is being wasted away in the former's main role.

In our current system, almost nothing. He will only be of use alongside another CF or AMF. If Tuchel is going to remain stubborn, we ought to sell him next summer.

The difference between our wingers/attackers & ASM. Two assists to his name against the champs (so much for no end product).

This isn't a one-off, though. I can guarantee you we'll be having the same discussion a handful of times before June. He ought to be dropped for Leicester. If he's that bad, why is he still at the club to begin with? We could easily cover his wages & ship him out otherwise.

He's had two massive chances over the past two weeks & missed both. However, this shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that has watched him during his career.

RLC as the sole CM?

On the counter and Havertz only has Sterling in support. Unbelievable

When you have RLC at RWB against Leeds, you shouldn't expect much to begin with.

It certainly is when you can't take your chances as well. Sterling should have scored within the first minute, a similar situation to last week. If we don't sign a proven CF, we're going to have many more afternoons like this.

I don't have any faith of us coming back now. No real options & we've been second best all match.

That's a part of Mendy's game that will never improve. Players can't handle the pressure now.

James at RCB against Tottenham is one thing, but against Leeds... It's such a waste. Injured

Please say we're going to dodge another bullet.

We have Broja & Havertz, with the latter needing to play upfront to be of any use. Who do Arsenal have, Nketiah?

The moment I heard about Bayern's possible interest, I thought it would be a given for multiple reasons. The main stumbling block was probably Napoli's asking price, as Bayern aren't the type of club to spend big most of the time. If I'm being honest, Bayern coming for Havertz next summer & for us to use that income on signing Osimhen would almost be the ideal scenario (Havertz having a 30GA+ season to end the doubts would be ideal).

Could you see Drogba or Costa doing it? The money being thrown around nowadays should almost be a moot point at this point, unless it's a record fee. He's 23 (so far from his prime), has bettered his goal tally season on season & fits the profile of a CF we're after almost perfectly. If you don't want risk, tell Boehly to drop £300m+ (fee alone) on Mbappe and we'll be sorted. Did you happen to check games played? He was three goals short of Abraham's Serie A tally, having played 10 games fewer.

Osimhen does. There's a reason he's been linked with a number of teams including Bayern.

I was going to state otherwise, but @Vesper has done so. There are PLENTY of options, just a lack of top-quality options (Lukaku was supposedly in the bracket).

He also wanted the reassurance of being a guaranteed starter, which is something we couldn't give him.

The parachute payments should definitely be capped for teams like Norwich, who hardly spend a penny and look all but relegated after the first two matchdays.

I'm hoping this is nothing more than noise, as the rumoured deal is getting worse by the day. I was against signing him on a free or even a loan.

Arsenal have been playing some good stuff. They don't play a decent team till Oct, so they could be on a roll if things continue.