ARSENAL PLAYER RATINGS | SEASON FINALE

The one Johnny’s been building towards all year. Every number, every game, every player — compiled into one spectacular mosaic. This is the hallmark of the AOP calendar. We are giving you a little taster of what you get by being a member of the AOP. Here’s what’s inside: 🏆 Player of the Year — Timber wins it for the second year running. Johnny makes the case that the most consistent player at Arsenal this season doesn’t court attention, doesn’t grab headlines, just quietly dominates every single week. The numbers back him up completely 🥈 Joint Second — Gabriel and Declan Rice share the spot. The King of Brazil as a Tony Adams-level beast. Big Deck Energy as the heir apparent to Vieira. Both had monster seasons. Johnny breaks down exactly why 🧤 Raya — So Close — a phenomenal year, but the nature of a defence so good means a goalkeeper has a soft ceiling on how high his ratings can go. Johnny explains the logic and it’s hard to argue with 📊 The Spreadsheet — Johnny has been building this all season. The defence is green. The attack is red and orange. The story of how Arsenal won the league is hiding in plain sight in the colour coding 😬 Martinelli — A Cautionary Tale — a real falling off in the second half of the season that the numbers make undeniable. And a midfielder’s late-season surge that saved the title 🌟 Max Dowman — Special Mention — not enough games to qualify for the main list, but Johnny is not letting this season go by without putting on record exactly what that kid did Subscribe at patreon.com/theArsenalOpinion for ad-free episodes and support the show. And for the best Arsenal writing on the internet, sign up to the newsletter at le-grove.co.uk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices