Thread by @nonewthing

People are incapable of piecing things together.

Here, let me put together the bizarre AMN story for you.

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Bellerin had an injury. AMN, who saw himself a CM, was put at RB pending. Emery got sacked. Arteta came in. AMN largely stayed at RB until season end, winning plaudits.

New season. Bellerin returned. (Note that Chambers was hovering in the background somewhere in this narrative: injured, returned at some point and also figured a little, I think, after January).

In any case, since Bellerin return, Arteta returned him to the starting spot.

See, you can argue over that decision as much as you want. But Bellerin was playing pretty well before his injury and it made sense to put him back in. It made sense. He was the starter and AMN was meant to be a makeshift there. You can however think otherwise.

In any case, Bellerin and AMN were the only feasible RB options at this time. Bellerin started having availability and performance issues and by the time January rolled around, we were in critical need of an option at RB.

Now, this is the crucial point where everything clicks.

Everyone knew Arsenal needed an RB option/alternative at this time. AMN obstinately wanted to play in midfield.

Critical moment and yet you are being obstinate for another position. In any case, the window opened and AMN REJECTED offers from Leiceister and Southampton in order

to go play midfield for Sir Allardyce at West Brom. Literally.

We had to scrap around for Cedric Soares from same Southampton.

How would you, as a manager in a very sensitive period, feel about that?

In any case, as it turned out, AMN was average at CB. Chambers returned.

We limped up the table and here we are.

Now, AMN made his point going off to West Brom when he was needed here.

Why shouldn't Arteta get to make his own point?

Yes, AMN is better than all of our options, but that's not the point. AMN left us stripping when he was needed.

Now, he wants to settle for the spot. He wants to dedicate himself. Lmaooo. He thoroughly deserves to be punished a little. Even replaced if we can get an option.

The whole squad is watching this dynamic play out. How do you, as a manager in a rebuild, handle such a situation?

Whatever your opinion is, you can't deny that Arteta is within his right to not play him for a bit. In fact, it is ideal to use him as a lesson. You don't get to dip in and out of the project whenever. Commitment must be 100%.

These are good values, especially in our situation.

AMN knows he is being punished. And deservedly so. He wants to opt out of the punishment. Club won't let him. This explains his social media post. He is crying for an out.

If you want to say 'fuck you', get ready to be fucked, too.

Personally, I love AMN. He is clearly confident and backs himself. That is good. But he let it go too far. You are a fullback and not Xavi, bud. Stay here and be an option for us. Properly compete with Bellerin and show that you are the new RB now. Channel your confidence there.

He was too selfish and self focused to the extent that it hurt the club. It even hurt our rebuild in the short-term.

He doesn't deserve an automatic starting spot. He deserves to be used as an example.

Now you can point at the results and say we could have won more with him,

but you cannot say that the club has been irrational with his treatment. Not if you are being sincere.

This is the AMN scenario.

In pictures, note the dates. He clearly didn't want to stay at the club and play RB, especially with Bellerin ahead at the time. Fans KNEW this. Everyone KNEW this and accepted it.

July 2020. And then what did Allardyce say last season?

So, after he said that he was ready to play anywhere, Allardyce contradicted his claims by saying that AMN should stop being stubborn.

Who is lying? Clearly AMN faked the fans while singing a different tune internally

Reports said he came late to training several times + other misdemeanors when he lost his spot. AMN said it was once. This is the same time he said he was ready to play anywhere which was false.

Was this another smoothened over account of the truth designed to appease fans?

Look who is crying now?

Include AMN in this. Arteta inherited a stinking culture and unprofessional players. We all suspected that, as fans. We knew our players were not great professionals.

You can even literally tell who is a good character from who Arteta selects to play or has problems with.

Arsenal fans, do you want to improve the culture and lack of professionalism here at your club or what? Wenger couldn't control it. We can never move forward with such players.

What do you want as a fan?