Arsenal: What does UEL failure mean for Konstantinos Mavropanos?

Arsenal were bounced from the Europa League, and well, that sucks. But now I want to know how this is going to effect Konstantinos Mavropanos.

Arsenal’s loss against Atletico Madrid and subsequent bouncing from the Europa League is a shame, but don’t let it be said they went down without a fight. They just seemed to cower underneath the pressure, as they could not take any of the numerous chances that came their way.

And, naturally, it was a defensive error that ultimately did them in. Meaning that, for the rest of the season, it will be Premier League from here on out, with just three matches left to play and a lot of players that will be clamoring for time on the pitch.

Which brings me to my question – what does this mean for Konstantinos Mavropanos? The young Greek had just made his debut for the first team in the Premier League against Manchester United because the squad was so heavily rotated for the Europa League that they are now no longer a part of.

The final would have been on May 16th, which is close enough that a continued stay in the competition would have been vindication for more rotation, which undoubtedly means more showings of young Mavropanos and what seeing how much of an impact he can potential be on a crumbling defense.

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I hope that hasn’t changed because of the lack of another competition.

Let’s not march the same beleaguered first-teamers out there just because they have nothing else to play for. There are so many players on this first team that we know and understand good and well, and that we should know by now if they have any further value to the team.

Mavropanos is still up in the air, but given the 90 minutes he played against the Red Devils, I would say there is a fantastic chance that he can be the Calum Chambers of this year, except next year. And, in tandem, Chambers can move up to being a first team regular with no added defenders required to make it work.

It sounds crazy. And to be clear, I wouldn’t be opposed to a defensive signing (but let’s not sign two) but all in all, the resources that we have are strong and have the potential to stabilize a shaky system. Just look what they did against the best that United has to offer.

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But we won’t know if we don’t keep with the youth movement as the season winds down.

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