Yeah, meant Evans. We've our two first CBs out, for Utd that would be a drop-off from Varane and Martinez to Maguire/Evans/Lindelof who are all poor. Even Varane and Martinez aren't great. For Arsenal take Saliba out and their defence immediately looks shakier.I'm assuming you mean Evans! The drop off from a first team player to a back up is huge in terms of Micky to either Dier or Davies, the equivalent comparison would be Martinez / Varane compared to Lindelof which isn't as substantial. It's taken them more injuries in one isolated position for that to happen and to be fair them they're still grinding out 1 - 0 wins, whereas the results have turned for us (obviously hoping we can turn it around on Sunday). It's highlighted by how crucial it is having a pacy LCB in our system, and there being no cover for him means things go to brick. Were you happy with our sole chance of doing anything relying on Micky and Maddison remaining fit? City seem a tad irrelevant, other teams do have back ups that are suited to the way they play.
The suspensions are due to the actions of our players so we can't be claiming bad fortune on those, it's just recklessness. The responsibility lies with the players for being macarons but you can't really blame them for getting injuries.
Utd have ground out wins against Luton and Fulham, two lucky wins against crap teams, and before that City could have beaten them by a cricket score if they hadn't taken their foot off the gas. Our chances aren't solely reliant on two players. We've a very strong midfield and can cope with the loss of Maddison, especially with Bentancur looking like he can last 90 mins, even if it's not ideal. The issue is when we have multiple players out. We can carry a drop-off in one or two positions, but we can't cope with it in several positions.
Totally agree on the suspension bit, especially for Romero.