Mikel Arteta knows it is a tough task to topple Manchester City after his team failed to do so in the last two seasons, and the Gunners’ manager wants his side to improve again.
Arsenal has been the main challenger to City for the Premier League crown in the last two seasons, and the Gunners are being tipped to finally end their wait for the title this term.
Thanks to Pep Guardiola’s brilliant team, winning the Premier League now requires being almost perfect.
This season offers the Gunners another chance to challenge City and other top clubs successfully, and Arteta has called for further improvements.
The former midfielder knows they have been performing at a high level but admits they need to go even higher to eventually win the title.
He said, as quoted by the Daily Mail:
‘I think the message is clear – we need more from everybody. More from everybody includes me.
‘I need to raise the standards, I need to bring something I haven’t brought yet. Individually and collectively the same.
‘The more we do that, the better the chance it’s going to be to win the Premier League. This is what we want basically.’
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For several seasons, the standard for winning the Premier League has been higher than ever and we must aim to be almost perfect if we want to be the champions of England.
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Well, here we are once again, witnessing the honesty of MA, when HE says we still have lots of work to do.
That’s EXACTLY what some of us have been saying, but then we’re accused of being anti Arsenal, or even anti MA himself!!
The last two seasons have been tremendous and the club have come on leaps and bounds after his shaky start as a manager.
I don’t think he can do any more with regards to the gelling of the club and fans – the incredible atmosphere at the Emirates proves that.
I’m not even sure if he can ask anymore of most of the players, as we can see how the likes of Saliba, White, Odegaard and Raya have improved under him.
I just think he needs to stop putting pressure on himself and let the players actually play their own game, in the same way as Arsene did when we saw teams destroyed before a ball was kicked.
Stop trying to be Pep and be himself he’s got it in his locker, he just needs to believe it…. in my humble opinion.
The pressure on Arteta is coming from the two near misses (the last very close) in the PL. If your (his) team has finished like that for the last two seasons he knows that only winning it in 2024-25 will be good enough. Anything else will be greeted by headlines like “Arsenal falls short for a third time under Arteta”.
A huge amount of money has been spent since 2019 and although there’s been tremendous improvements at Arsenal since then as you say these haven’t yet really translated into the only thing that matters in the top professional game – trophies.
Frankly, I don’t think Arteta can get away from the pressure because it’s been created by his (qualified) success to date, and it will increase the longer Arsenal fail to get the silverware.
Wow… well said as normal Ken.
JA needs to bring back the thumbs up thing.
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Thanks NB – it really is so easy to support the manager and be critical of him.
It’s just that some peeps can’t see that simple scenario.
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I do see truth in your comment to NB and it is normal to have differing opinions and those opinions don’t necessarily mean to be against Arteta and his overall strategy. Inasmuch as there are a tiny number of posters who see no wrong in anything that Arteta is doing, there does seem to be a tiny number who will never be able to see anything that he’s doing is right. I’m not sure that winning the league would be enough.
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Now let’s keep this consistency that you seem to have found during this summer window.
You actually admit that you agree with Arteta when he says that we need to improve in all areas etc. That means “Spending more money and improving our performances too for this coming season”. You have absolutely made it clear that you are on the same wave length as Arteta on this whole “SPENDING” thing. Right?
Now I don’t want to hear you and others turning around and then using the same “Spending” shtick to criticise him “He is doing well because he has spent so much, to the tune of more than £600 million since he was appointed in December 2019”.
Because we all agree that we need to continue spending and strengthening the team. And you and others that have continually / constantly used the: “He spends a lot” talking point as another stick to beat him seem to be even more restless about him to spending more this wimdow. You keep encouraging him to spend even more as compared to us who have been labelled Arteta fans blah blah..
That’s the only contention I have you the whole thing. People have not stopped going on about Arteta being a chequebook manager, all he does is spend, can’t utilise the square that is aleady available at his disposal. Keep highlighting the nearly £billion he had spent. Keep highlighting the more than £600 million he has spent so far etc”.
But at the same time during every window it’s the same individuals that keep encouraging him to spend more. “We are short in this position, that position, this area and that area, so he has to buy / spend more. We need a minimum of 3-4 new signings and they have to be Top quality”.
But top quality means big money to be spent once again. Right?
So can’t be criticising the guy for the amount he has spent to get us to where we are as a club, as a fanbase and team today, but then turn around and constantly get restless in these transfer windows when he does not spend big.
It’s just contradictory, hypocritical, shows a lack of self awareness of one’s arguments, or double standards. Arguing for two completely contradictory “Points” on any given day as long as they fit the narrative at that particular moment.
Just look at the restlessness in some individuals due to Arteta going for Calafiori when they all deem a striker, another winger and another midfielder as the main weaknesses. They wanted a top top striker that will cost no less than £50 million etc, another Top CM that will cost about £40-£50 million, another winger to deputise Saka, that will cost another £40-£60 million etc. Then when the dust settles they will turn around and point out how Arteta is a chequebook manager, he has now spend £800 million. Arteta seems to always get the transfer funds he asks for. Edu and the club should be worried and should curb this out of control Arteta spending blah blah””.
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Or one other club has to display a lower standard this season. That possibility is not in our control and cannot be relied upon to occur. However, actions aimed toward improvement are controllable and must be assumed to be necessary even if not ultimately successful. We’ll see.
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Admin comment….I’ve already deleted the original. Let’s not go there please everyone. We are all Arsenal fans….
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Oh admin comment ,didn’t see that .
Fair enough.
It sounded like a rallying cry from Arteta. A bit of chest thumping and team spirit
City will still be the BENCHMARK and we have to show that there’s more than one team in it