How many in the arsenal squad are world class? Define WC and list:

For me world class means the player would not look out of place starting for Citeh, Barca, RM or Bayern.

Saliba , Saka, Odegaard and Rice.

  • Rushstache@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Having Word class talent and being a world class player are different things for me. Saka, ode, saliba, etc have WC talent but i wouldn’t consider them WC players. WC players produce week in week out and impact almost every single match. Rarely disappear. And if you’re doing that at a big club, you will then see the individual plaudits but more importantly the big trophies. That’s really what it’s all about. So in my humble opinion, I don’t think anyone on arsenal is truly a world class player YET. They are certainly on their way.

  • itsheadfelloff@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    It’s interesting to see the range of opinions of what everyone thinks world class is. Some think there’s only been about 7 world class players to have ever existed, others think that every team has at least one.

  • LongLiveTRNC@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Saka is a weird player. He massively benefits from being a right winger, I feel like if he was a left winger he would not be as highly rated

  • StamfordLionesSW6@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’ve never seen a more pathetic fanbase than Arsenal’s. The lengths to which this lot goes to seek validation from rival fan bases is sad af! Arsenal has ZERO world class players at the moment.

  • Legitimate_Leg_7182@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I consider real world class top 5 in the world in their position.

    Rice probably slips in there, saka maybe, don’t know about other two

    • afarensiis@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I think that’s typically how I define it too. Saka is easily a top 5 RW. Saliba is easily a top 5 CB. Rice is easily a top 5 DM

    • Daver7692@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Not really sure they do. He wasn’t better than Modric or Kroos when they sold him and he isn’t better than Valverde or Bellingham now.

      Madrid have sold of loads of very high quality players in the past, players that would be stars at other clubs are regularly deemed surplus to requirements there. The bar they have for who makes it there is probably higher than any other club in the world.

  • Nsypski@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Everyone is sleeping on Partey. Rice hasn’t reached his level yet. Partey was the top DM in the league for 3 quarters of the season I’d say. Top destroyer and he also has the silkiness to progress a pass even against the press.

    If we’re going off of this season alone so far it’s Saka, Saliba, and Rice. The squad is filled with players who have the potential to get there though.

  • Opposite-Mediocre@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Why do people use the term world class when literally nobody has a shared definition of the term.

    Then people moan it’s used loosely but they themselves can’t define it.

    Pretty strange argument we all keep having.

    • Andazah@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      If they can get into any other staring 11 in the world, they are world class.

      • Clarkster7425@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        for me its if you would base a starting 11 around them, not every team could fit in mbappe but youd sure as hell try fit him in

        • Britz10@alien.topBEnglish
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          10 months ago

          The players on hand dictate the football you play. Unless they’re an idiot, no manager is going to scoff at using one of the best players in the world because they don’t fit into what they’re doing at a certain point in time.

    • Ladorb@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I love how this comment is followed by people arguing about what world class is.