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‘Shocking how reliant we are’: Some fans react to Arsenal-linked £40m star’s absence
Reported Arsenal target Emiliano Buendia was suspended for Norwich’s defeat last night, and a number of fans spoke of just how much they missed him on the pitch.
reported in December that the Canaries star was on Arsenal’s transfer shortlist and that manager Mikel Arteta is a big admirer of the player.
Speculation linking Arsenal and Buendia was high at the beginning of the January window, but subsequent reports poured cold water on any hopes of a move.
In the end, it wasn’t surprising to see the Argentine stay put at Carrow Road, but speculation is likely to emerge again heading towards the summer window.
According to a report from mid-January, Buendia is happy to wait until the summer before deciding his future.
While Arsenal’s No. 10 problems have subsided with Emile Smith Rowe’s breakthrough and Martin Odegaard’s arrival, the latter is currently just on loan at the Emirates.
Buendia has made 22 Championship appearances for Norwich this season, registering seven goals and seven assists.
However, he was suspended for last night’s trip to Swansea following his sending off against Middlesbrough last week.
The high-flying Canaries struggled without their playmaker and fell to a 2-0 defeat, prompting numerous fans on social media to bemoan just how reliant they are on him.
The with/without Emi Buendia stuff always goes down really well, so here goes…😬
Since Emi arrived at the club, Norwich City’s Championship record:
When he plays: P60 W42 D12 L6
When he doesn’t play: P14 W1 D8 L5
— NCFC Numbers (@ncfcnumbers)
Concerning how much we rely on Buendia for creativity going forward, no one else has the same spark.
— Molly Bruton (@MollyBruton7)
Strange one. Fully expected to lose coming into it, yet still so disappointing. Neither team looked great or threatening, but we just can’t create anything. Shocking how reliant we are on Buendia.
— OTBC…. (@NCFC_T)
Played absolutely horribly. No Buendia, no party
— Chris Easy (@easy_c1)
We’ve given them 3 points tonight and not been there mentally at all. Not going to panic. Emi Buendia is this Norwich team, it’s as simple as that. Up coming month is massive for us now, let’s see how they respond.
— Rob Pechey (@PecheyYellow)
Scary how heavily reliant we are on Buendia. I didn’t think we’d struggle this much to be fair though.
— Jamie Plummer (@Jampa9)
We’ve realised something we’ve all known about Norwich for a while – we rely on Emi Buendia 90% of the time to help win us a football match.
Really worrying form we’re in now. Needs to change and improve quickly.
— Rory Haczewski (@RoryHaczewski)
We’ve not been great all season. Getting found out now. Woeful without Buendia.
— OTBC…. (@NCFC_T)