Also I think a lot of talented footballers are getting squeezed out of the game by superior athletes.
I think Ollie Watkins is a great player no doubt. And Emery has refined his game and maybe actually has him running less? But one of his competitive advantages is his supreme fitness and conditioning. The way he did ESR on the weekend, none of our strikers could do that after 85+ minutes. They don't have the physical capacity/conditioning. Some of that might be tactical (less pressing from Watkins potentially) but Watkins has played so much football this season he's definitely an uber athlete.
3,715' minutes which doesn't include added time. Isak has 2,477' and is gassed by 70 minutes each match.