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Now that the first block of games is finished, we can look at the players’ minutes and performances across the first seven matches, which yielded two wins, three draws and two defeats.

Arsenal have already used 22 players this season. The following players have no minutes but have been selected on the bench: Isabella Damm , the young goalkeeper who was named among the substitutes twice, and Elisa De Almeida , who was on the bench once before her quadriceps injury .

The following players have been fully unavailable so far: Daphne van Domselaar , Katie Reid and Michelle Agyemang . Hopefully, van Domselaar and Reid are close to returning to the squad to offer more options to Renee Slegers , although having too many options may not necessarily help her.

Here are the players and their total number of minutes played so far.

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Geraldine Reuteler , 9 minutes. Came on once as a substitute and was on the bench four times. She is clearly the last option in the three midfield positions, behind everybody else. Questions have to be asked about why she was recruited to sit at the end of the bench.

Selina Cerci , 55 minutes. Came on four times as a substitute and was an unused substitute once. She is the last-ditch attacking option behind all the other forwards. Maybe the coaching staff could trust her more?

From a tactical formation and squad depth perspective, "Analysing Arsenal women player minutes so far" carries substantial tournament implications for international seeding and domestic campaign momentum. Coaching staffs are heavily weighing high-pressing efficiency (PPDA), defensive transition pace, and fixture fatigue management.

Tactical analysts monitoring Player Ratings metrics emphasize that squad adaptability and set-piece execution will likely dictate outcomes in high-leverage knockout environments. Real-time match telemetry and tracking data continue to inform managerial decision-making.

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