Arsenal's squad depth is proving its worth, even without Saliba
Nov 8, 2026
Saliba can be injured, and I can't lie to you, I've not missed Saliba.
What, every arm, Konza in for Saliba, Madawake in for Saka.
You could argue they're Arsenal's two best players, along with Declan Rice.
One hundred percent
100.
100%, and that's what, when we buy players,
I don't really tend to complain.
I know, right, we could get a few forwards,
but I think it's times like these you realise,
yes, you might be able to score, but I think
the most difficult thing is actually to stop the opposition scoring.
And that's why I think the defence is so important.
That's why when a player like Konza becomes available,
you snatch him up.
Because if you watch Arsenal's history in the last five seasons,
we always have a period where we have key players out for a long time.
Our spine players as well at that.
So the way we've managed the squad, I love that.
I love the fact, like you said, Saliba can be injured.
And I can't lie to you, I've not missed Saliba once.
I've not missed a lever once. Saka's injured. I've not missed him once.
And I'm sure if we do get another injury somewhere else,
whoever comes in is going to step up and be counted.
And that's just showing that every player that we have
is playing for the shirt. They know what it means.
So they know when the time comes, I'm going to show up
because this shirt means a lot. This shirt means a lot for the fans.
We're trying to do something we've never done in the Premier League,
which is a back to back defending our title.
We've never done that in the Premier League era.

