Sky Sports’ power rankings for the 2017/18 season so far have been released but how do Arsenal fare?
Sky Sports’ power rankings for the season so far have been released and while Nacho Monreal, Petr Cech, Shkodran Mustafi, Sead Kolasinac, Alexandre Lacazette and Alexis Sanchez have done pretty well, we decided to take a look outside the top 50.
The rankings are totted up as the season plays out. Points are awarded for goals, assists, clearances, blocks etc, depending on what position the player stars in. For example, Monreal’s a defender so would have been given more points for his goal against Brighton on Sunday than Laca.
If Cech scored a goal, he would be handed 6,000 compared to 1,600.
Likewise, a defender gets 1,100 points for an assist, when everyone else gets 500.
You can find out the values of the other statistics here.
Here’s how Arsenal’s entire squad ranks (via Bleacherreport).
Calum Chambers
The 22-year-old has struggled with injuries again this season and has only made one League Cup appearances against Doncaster Rovers.
Francis Coquelin
The midfielder isn’t too popular among Gooners. He’s battled injury this term and has only played for 132 minutes.
Reiss Nelson
Nelson impressed in pre-season but the 17-year-old’s only made three competitive appearances for the club so far.
Joe Willock
The 18-year-old has appearance twice for the Gunners.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles
The 20-year-old has only made four appearances for the first team so far this term.
David Ospina
The goalkeeper is yet to make an appearance in the Premier League as he’s second-choice to Cech but he’s kept one clean sheet in three games.
Granit Xhaka
The 25-year-old has had a sloppy season so far.
Jack Wilshere
It’s a shame the midfielder is so far down the list considering how well he performs when he actually gets game time…
Per Mertesacker
You can definitely tell the big guy’s retiring at the end of the season.
Rob Holding
A poor performance against Leicester during the opening game of the season really knocked his confidence. He’s only made three Premiership appearances this term.
Shkodran Mustafi
The defender has made a couple of considerable errors already this season.
Mesut Ozil
The German has already missed five matches (and counting) through injury and is yet to even register his first assist of the season.
Alex Iwobi
While Iwobi scored against Brighton, as an attacking player, he needs to be doing it more.
Mohamed Elneny
Elneny is solid. He may not do anything spectacular but he’s reliable. While it seems harsh that he’s this far down the list, it’s understandable when you know how the power ranking points system works.
Olivier Giroud
The big guy has really struggled for minutes again this season. He scored his 100th Arsenal goal against BATE Borisov on Thursday but before that he hasn’t found the net since the opening game of the campaign against Leicester.
Theo Walcott
Theo’s scored three goals in three League Cup and Europa League appearances but his lack of playing time will have impacted his score.
Hector Bellerin
Despite a dip in form at the end of last season, which carried on over into this term, Bellerin has been steadily improving in recent games.
Laurent Koscielny
The reliable centre-back has seemed a bit off the pace this season.
Aaron Ramsey
Despite what the media claim, Rambo’s done pretty well this season. He was outstanding against Chelsea.
Alexis Sanchez
Old grumpy pants has only scored once this season, so it’s difficult to know how he ranks so high.
Sead Kolasinac
This beast. He may have costed Arsenal nothing but the Bosnian Hulk is worth his weight in goal… which is a lot.
Petr Cech
Although not many believe that the goalkeeper still has it, he rates pretty highly in the power rankings.
Danny Welbeck
Welbz has scored three goals in five Premiership appearances and it’s a shame he’s gotten injured. He’s set to return after the international break.
Alexandre Lacazette
The former Lyon striker has scored four goals in seven Premier League games – all of which have come at the Emirates. He’s adapting well and his work rate is impressive.
Nacho Monreal
While most players divide opinion, Nacho doesn’t. The defender has been making goal-line clearances one game and scoring the next. It’s a pleasure to have him at Arsenal.