Match Reaction vs Marseille

[Letters]

Looks like Wenger had shown similar complacency in 'resting' RvP, surely the right thing would have been to bag the group then rest players for the next games.

It's not complacency, it's common sense. The bloke is made of balsa wood and he's by far our most important player. We HAVE to keep him fit this season and if that means playing him a bit less then so be it. Results haven't suffered so far in games when he's been put on the bench, maybe we'd have won had he started but maybe he'd have got injured too. It wasn't a 'must win' and a draw isn't a terrible result.

[GP]

It's not complacency, it's common sense. The bloke is made of balsa wood and he's by far our most important player. We HAVE to keep him fit this season and if that means playing him a bit less then so be it. Results haven't suffered so far in games when he's been put on the bench, maybe we'd have won had he started but maybe he'd have got injured too. It wasn't a 'must win' and a draw isn't a terrible result.

Pretty much. We've got 4 points out of Marseille. I'd have taken that at the start.