Arteta’s Catastrophic Arsenal Reign Has Been A Descent into Incompetence by Angry Gooner
Arteta, I now support you less than ever before. Your stint as a player was a display of mediocrity, and shockingly, your managerial prowess echoes the same lack of substance. My criticisms weren’t baseless; I called you out even when things seemed okay last season. But here we are, playing the same predictable garbage.
Last season’s flicker of free-flowing football wasn’t due to your tactical brilliance – it was a result of opponents playing into our hands. Now, with teams wise to your inept tactics, they park the bus, and we’re clueless. This season was always going to be tougher because our one-trick pony act is no longer a surprise.
The glaring deficiencies from the second half of last season remain unaddressed. Unlike competent coaches who adapt mid-season, you lack the imagination, and our bench is a disgrace.
Your man-management is an absolute disaster, likely causing us to lose Tierney, Ramsdale, and ESR, while mediocre players like Nelson, Nketiah, and Trossard keep getting the nod.
This mess is entirely your fault, Arteta. Your stubborn attachment to the inverted full-back tactic is laughable – a gimmick that’s lost its charm.
And don’t get me started on your misuse of bought players. Gabriel Jesus, a hard-working winger, is forced into a striker role, and Havertz has devolved into an average CF.
Watching this team under your “leadership” is excruciating. Even when we start well, it always ends with us against the wall. I reluctantly support you when things go well but have no qualms demanding your head when they inevitably go south. Four years and five seasons in, and you’ve done nothing to earn furter patience.
You’ve been handed unprecedented support, more than your predecessors. Yet, every woe we face is a result of your self-sabotage and the fanbase is divided. Your reign is a catastrophe, leaving fans like me furious, uncertain, and utterly disheartened.
Can’t the Kroenke’s see that it is time for a change? It seems obvious to me. The wait will end when we have professional people in place, not wannabes. A proper Director of Football, a proper scouting system and a proper manager who puts the club above his ego.
Once you have professional people in place, then you have exciting players and exciting results. Till then put up with masquerades and their results until the truth finally sinks in.
Angry Gooner
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One trick pony? Explain to me the very good results against the top teams this season then?
How on earth were we top after 18 games (only 2 games ago), AND with a crippling injury list?
How are we only 5pts off the top after 20 games then?
No mention of our attackers who couldn’t hit a barn door right now? If just half of them were in form we’d easily be top right now.
no win against top ten away teams in 20 the matches! what very good results? one goal per game from open play in 20 pl matches! the numbers don’t lie, they are facts!
Jen, who hired these attackers?
Whose job is it to train them and have rigorous training drills to make them better and achieve the results?
Whose job is to bench them when they cannot “hit a barn door” or change the tactics to enable then to shoot in the net?
Gab J 45m + Eddie 25M + KH 65M + Viera 35M + Ramsdale 35M + Tavares/Lokonga enough for two Victors that could be hired. Halland was signed for 50M+. So you know who is the boss and who was the cone man at City!
Whose this idiot? Lmao Can’t even use his name.
He’s one of those bad day dreamers
I know news is slow because we don’t play for 2 weeks but what’s the point of posting these useless articles.
“Angry Gooner” Your rant against Arteta/Edu/ Kroenkes et al carries no credence hidden behind the mask of anonymity.
Dont let this loser ever post again. Would probably want Mourinho as a replacement.
Some guys ay fifa but have never kicked a ball in their life. Do one Angry loser. I mean Angry gooner. You dont know anything about football.
Tell us what you really think. Freedom is a wonderful thing.
An article to provoke but simply not rational. We’ve been disrupted by injuries and obviously the rebuild is not complete. And yes we need a plan B up front to counter the low block. Ramsdale aside not many bad decisions have been made. We’ve not been able to buy instant success like some clubs but we’re not far away and I’d prefer to be where we are than, say, Man Utd or Chelsea. Be careful what you wish for.
We are not the only team being disrupted by injuries. Every club has those.
And we have been disrupted by injuries for more than 20 years. We should work around that not waiting for stars to aline to get lucky with injuries. It’s never going to happen.
700 million spent yet we still don’t have a quality bench and only half of the first eleven are quality, 3 of which were there pre Arteta.
You can’t legislate for injuries unless you are a moneybags club and even Man City have struggled by their standards without De Bruyne. it’s obvious we haven’t got strength in depth. Arteta successfully addressed the spine of the team but we lack a scoring focal point for the attack. If we had the money for Toney we’d have him already but it’s not that easy. Frustrating as it is our league positions have improved and we’re back in the Champions League, which gives a platform for recruiting A-listers who wouldn’t come before. A few games ago we were top so calling for Arteta’s head half way through the season is foolishly premature.
idk, while I agree with much of your post, if Leicester had not been virtually injury free it wouldn’t have won the league. Sadly, that could have been our year as we were the only “big” club that beat them twice and we finished second (even though it was a nice consolation to celebrate St. Totteringham’s day on the last day of the season – thanks Newcastle, lol). So it can happen.
Genuinely amusing, isn’t it?
The majority of takes on here point to one line of thought:
Arsenal fans who passionately support Arteta unconditionally, regardless of results, are the genuine fans.
Those who criticise and demand substantial results and accountability in the absence of them are “irrational”.
and “plastic.”
So, ladies and gentlemen, please raise your glasses, and let’s raise a toast :
Cheers to another 20 years celebrating ONE FA Cup (along with Brendan Rodgers), several meaningless “Squad Rebuilds”, “Solksjaer-type Top 4 Finishes”, and of course, the Manager’s silky smooth hair!
Because, of course: how dare anyone think that 4 seasons and £680m spent is enough to produce trophy successes!
Hallelujah!!
Not to forget he is pocketing nearly 10 million per year!
Some make it as if he is doing us a favor and we should be very grateful however scrappy the results!
It’s the other way around. He is the one owing fans success! They are paying him hefty figure for it!
I think the worst bit about it is that Spurs are more entertaining to watch! Win or lose it is always exciting.
Arteta has made Arsenal boring. What a travesty.
No mention of the good things MA has done then I read.
Back in europe, not just Europe, but the creme de la creme – first time in four seasons.
Getting the owners to see what Arsenal Football Club means to millions of fans and then investing in it – rather than milking it.
Bringing the club and it’s supporters together, after five years of toxic division.
Playing the kind of football that saw us matching the likes of city and bringing admiration from all quarters.
We all know that, despite a few blockheads who see no faults, MA has made some big mistakes and you highlight them with relish.
But every coin has two sides and you fail to acknowledge this fact and that, in my opinion, makes your article so bias it loses any relevance for the normal thinking Arsenal supporter.
👍ken, agree both “sides of the coin” would have provider a fairer assessment.
My word, not a bad idea for admin to allow a little ranting once in a awhile, as I see this as sheer entertainment.
Angry Gooner, you would have been taken a little more seriously if you had mentioned your replacement for the gaffer.
A do think if we had a serious lady as Marina Granoskaia to managing director, things would improve drastically on the transfer front though.
This is clearly a controversial article written solely to get comments, and yes I do realise the irony of me commenting on it, so it’s not even worth debating the negative points that have been written. Arteta clearly has made some debatable decisions, which manager doesn’t, but it hasn’t all been negative as the writer of the article suggests. Also, he doesn’t say who he would like to see take over if Arteta does go.
It sounds as though the writer has got out of bed the wrong side since Arteta started and all his/her frustrations have resulted in what I can only describe as a pathetic meltdown
There is not a manager on the planet who hasn’t made mistakes and Arteta is no different. Others have mentioned both the good and the definitely not so good in Arteta’s reign. Ken1945 hit the nail on the head- particularly in his last paragraph. I’m just relieved for your health that we are not currently mid table or lower.
In addition, where are there super star managers champing at the bit ready to take over from him – unless I should be including the recently sacked Mourhino.
Think he has thrown the baby out with the bath water SueP.
I 100% agree with him! Arteta is the problem of Arsenal. Take or leave it he can’t go further than he has taken us!
People seem to forget two things, first we had Covid. Two years gone. Secondly there’s a small matter of a team, called City. They are years ahead of Arsenal, in the building process. So if lunkheads want to be critical, at least be practical.
The use of the word “catastrophic” shows a lack of understanding of where we are and disrespect for professionals who have at least got us back into the premier European competition.They have made many mistakes during their stewardship and there is no doubt our recruitment leaves much to be desired in my opinion.That said we are still in contention for the EPL title as we enter the business end of the season and to produce a vitriolic article at this stage is inappropriate and basically uncalled for.
Totally agree with you, Grandad. Us old boys can remember what it was like in the 50’s & 60’s.
Arteta the player made the most of his talent. He was not a great athlete or technically brilliant, but he was smart and hard working on the pitch. As a manager, he’s been similar.
The club pushed Arsene Wenger out on the back of consecutive 5th and 6th place finishes after 20 years in the top four, three titles, seven FA Cups, and seven community shields. It always seemed like a P.R. move by feckless, cowardly owners who wanted a scapegoat for a decade of under investment in the team and it worked. Fans blamed the lack of a Premier League title in the legendary manager’s last decade wholly and completely on Wenger.
Unai Emery was brought in. He received all the support a manager could expect, bringing in 6 new players his first summer (72 million euros) and 8 new players the following summer (net spend of 107 million euros). but after a 5th place finish and wallowing mid-table heading towards boxing day, he was fired and Mikel Arteta was brought in.
He finished 5th, winning the FA cup and we were told that was progress. The following summer, Arteta finished 8th after winning the community shield. The following summer the club finished 8th. In his 4th season, Arteta and Arsenal finished 5th. Last season, Arsenal battled to the end for a title in what was a very exciting campaign and finshed 2nd. In five seasons Arteta won a single major trophy, two minor honors (Community shield). After a new spend of around 300 million euros, money Arsene Wenger never came close to having at his disposal, Arteta has managed to equal Arsene Wenger’s worst years.
Has he been bad, no? Has be been brilliant? No. And his man management is suspect. Disputes with Ozil, Guendouzi, Aubamayang, Tierney, and the loss of over a dozen players for free or a fraction of their value, it is fair to quesiton his leadership.
He was a very talented player – technically very good, particularly at passing, crossing and shooting from distance, but he also had a good first touch. He was Everton’s source of creativity when he was there, and at rangers before that – Wenger moved him to a cm role (which was his original position at Barca, and I believe at psg) so we saw more of him going the dirty work, but the idea of him not being very talented is a myth. His problem was he was small and not a great athlete (certainly agree with you there), but he was a still a very good player, either at cm or right mid.
As a manager, he’s also creative – that doesn’t make him good or bad, but it is so.
And Wenger needed to go, should have gone many years earlier -the cowardly part was allowing him to start so long and not saying thank you but it’s time for a change. We were treading water for years, and were no better (or particularly worse at times, I admit) than we are right now. We need a change, and it was clear that couldn’t happen while Wenger was still in charge.
Did Edu pay you to write this comment?
@paul35mm
Emery was not supported in the same vein as Arteta. He didn’t get to choose his players, they were forced upon him because, he was just the coach. Jus sayin
👍often forgotten, NY_Gunner that he was expected to coach the players bought for that €179 million selected by others.
👍NY_Gunner, people forget that Unai Emery was appointed as Arsenal “coach” and expected to coach the players brought in for the quoted total of €197 million, with minimal say in their selection. Also unlike Arteta, he was not backed by the Board with player discipline
Surely there will be disgruntled fans among the base, the game against Fulham almost seems like a game the team wasn’t playing for the gaffer.
It is probably the worst game have ever watch in many moons by an Arsenal team, I was devastated by our play and the result, but to say the gaffer reign has descents into incompetence is a travesty of justice.
Maybe Angry Gooner is harbouring thoughts of hiring Zidane
Zidane ,yes i will agree. He is the right guy. If things don’t work he will quit he is not like some average footballer trying to be too smart. He is fair and does not sign friends and discard those he hates.
Since what we need is well experienced manager. A personality with several trophies to his name. I will suggest we employ the newly sacked almighty Mourhino …🤣🤣🤣
I do find it funny how some people do think getting a new coach is the better solution to a club on field problem. . You should ask Man United how that is working out for them over the years.
He is an almighty tosser and not good enough for this club.
Anyone else in your idiot book of managers?
One thing I like on here
Much more sensible level headed fans on here then the lunatics ranting away and the lunatics agreeing and supporting this ludicrous post ..
Probably spud in disguise
Answer to your questions
If you don’t like it hat you see then go and follow another team and sport
What an absolute load of guff
Yes.
That’s the trouble with ‘loyal’ Arsenal fans; five without a win and they want another Manager. IDIOTS, all of them.
I suppose they want the over rated Mourinho or another one trick pony Harry Redknapp.
If Arsenal ever appoint Mourinho as Manager then I am finished with them after nearly 60 years. With that man it is all about him and he is a risk to the FFP rules on salary never mind transfers.
A pathetic rant by an adult baby. genuinely embarrassed for you for this.
I think MA has his faults – failing to rotate key players like Saka and Martinelli and a sometimes limited ability to adapt tactically (accusations of same tactics against everyone).
But to call him mediocre and his reign catastrophic is simply ridiculous. This “Angry Gooner” was probably not saying anything like that from August 2022 to April 2023 when we led the EPL and looked like winning it.
Totally agree.
I agree with the self sabotage and the stubbornness you wrote about with Arteta.
Arteta’s treatment of academy players is atrocious, he has failed to give any of the promising young players the opportunity to prove themselves.
My sentiments entirely. Interestingly, met a chap this morning whilst walking the dogs, dressed in Arsenal scarf and hat. Couldn’t resist having a chat with him, and your article pretty well sums up our conversation! We parted, agreeing the CP match this Saturday was a must win game for the Spaniard.
What first struck me when reading just the headline alone and then reading the torrent of troll type nonsesne that followed from that nameless “Angry Gooner” – clearly too afraid to write under his OWN ACTUAL NAME- was what a spectacular own goal it was!
If we assume – as I am not sure I can anyway – that he is not a troll, but a real supporter, then his dismal and way OTT criticism will only serve to make REAL supporters, who have natural concerns about our very recent form, to close ranks against a renegade maverick who is unfairly arttacking the club we all adore.
Well done then Angry Gooner for that spectacular own goalaas proved by the many who have said much the same as I have .
HH, of course entirely predictably, takes the side of this wet behind the ears ranter. Par for tthe course for HH and no one is surprised at his almost daily anti MA stance.
It must be said that is the FIRST time I have EVER seen such a spectacular OWN GOAL, as the goal of the season.
The biter well and truly bit, indeed!
I am part of the comment readers association and all we do is just read comments and enjoy whatever everyone writes ,we support all your opinions but be rest assured that we have our own opinions based on what we see with our own eyes and we trust our own judgement of things ,so to angry gooners we say thank you for the post and hope you watch your health cause Arteta Is collecting salaries and all kind of free-bees either Arsenal wins ,draws or lose .
To the Admin of this site ,yes I know you respect freedom of speech but also can we all be educated on healthy banter which is more fun rather than having 2 total strangers from different part of the world subtly insulting each other on the bases of been more concerned about the moving forward of our dearly beloved team ARSENAL.
Once again thank you all for all your comments, it’s refreshing in keep sound mind after not watching our team play for the past 2 weeks .
It’s just football, an activity for kids. Big silly boys in shorts and long stockings running like hell after a ball for no reason. Ridiculous! It isn’t important what team wins a stupid football match. Turn off your telly or your computer – and do something intelligent. Get a book! Learn how to read, learn how to think. You maybe think that you can read and think, and maybe you can, but you can always be better on it. Watching football will only make more stupid. Stop now!
And at last: Arsenal Football Club is never gonna make your life better. Never.
JACK I SUPECT THIS IS A TONGUE IN CHEEK POST ANDS IF SO I CAN AGREE WITH IT.
BUT as a man who has always thought life in general far more important than” mere” football, even though I have been addicted to football and in particular Arsenal, since age seven, some 65 years ago, I AGREE EVEN MORE, IF you are being serious.
Wise words Jack. Took me back to my thirties when my late brother(coincidentally named Jack) said more or less the same to me when I was in a rant after Arsenal lost to Spurs. That was decades ago but it has always stayed with me and probably started a change in my attitude toward any sport. Professional football is, after all, only a game played and managed predominantly by millionaires.
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This is ridiculous. Arsenal are still 4th in the table with a game in hand on Aston Villa (3rd) and the Spuds (5th). In my view, Saka (possibly carrying an injury) & Martinelli (also possibly carrying an injury) have been overused and need to be rested thereby giving more opportunities to Nelson & Trossard on a more regular basis. Although other supporters may deride me, if we can get the glass-like Partey back, I honestly believe that Declan can play further forward and be converted to a striker. Eddie will never be good enough, Viera has overall been a disaster and despite the fact that he has yet to return to full fitness, I now have my doubts about Smith-Rowe. FFP means that there is little if not no chance of us making a signing this month other than, perhaps, on loan.
The last thing this team needs is Nelson and Trossard getting more game time, they are both just so rubbish!
Actually, yes! Give them both much more game time, as it will probably just expedite MA getting sacked. Great shout! 😉👍
nonsense, then KAI and RAya are better?come on
Yes, clearly! They certainly aren’t playing as well as they should be but they are superior to any of the players I mentioned. If you don’t think so too you’re mad.
MA helped us win an FA Cup and back to Champions League. That’s far from bad
Is he the one to get us over the line to win the PL and/or CL, I’m not sure
@Stephanie
And he won the FA Cup with the players that were said to be bringing the club down. So, he won more with them, than he did with his own hand picked overly expensive group of players. Jus sayin
in 4 years with 700 millions spent?! is nothing! is a disgrace! arteta OUT! bring a world class manager! i think you suport arsenal for 4 years! arsenal deserves better than 1 fa cup and top 4 after 4 years!
Which world class manager do you suggest ? Come on let’s have a name.
The funny thing is that AW was pushed out by the management and fans for committing a lesser offence. But here we are praising a mediocre coach with huge budget to high heavens. I have said since last season that Arteta lacks tactical nuances to manage a club like Arsenal. Hi predictable tactics makes one think that that was the only thing he learnt during his coaching training. Look at how he is destroying upcoming young talented English players and when one calls for Artetaout JA will not publish it. By the end of May, he will continue his stories from where he stopped last season and some fans will clap hands and ask us to give him more time after close to five seasons. It’s most unfortunate.
@Henson Gunner
RealTalk 👏🏾
#Truth
Jon fox, Tongue in cheek, or not A True it’s a more honest and truthfull statement than let’s say HH’s most comments!
Have I misunderstood or are you saying most of my comments are untrue and dishonest? How about when I make a comment you reply showing how dishonest they are.
@Henson
Are you serious??? “JA will not publish it”
Hang on. Did I NOT publish the article you are commenting on???
So Ken1945, what you are saying is Arteta should not be held accountable for his decisions. You actually meant that after such a huge budget, what we should have in return is Champions league spot which Wenger gave us with lean budget and some fans nearly “killed” him. So fans don’t have the right again to demand for results? I expect some fans to really wear their thinking caps. Let’s see where he will take us to. May is four months away.
Once again, someone else interpreting my words to suit their agenda.
I quite clearly said that there are two sides of a coin and the “author” ignored the positives completely.
You won’t find a more positive supporter of Arsene, but this article wasn’t about him was it?
I support EVERY fan who wants to give their views and comments, as long as they don’t say they are facts if they are not, or to make up things and call them “facts” as has been known on JA!!
I also realize that fans want results, but to “demand” them is something akin to being ridiculous.
I agree with your takes, I am just not angry as that would change nothing and make my life worse off.
I don’t enjoy the games under Arteta, but I still support the team and players fully.
Would not careless if Arteta were to be sacked.
Some who are calling for the head of the writer, i do not think are true Arsenal fans. Anyone who has been watching Arsenal for some time now will know for sure that the problem of Arsenal is Arteta. I don’t think you need a prophet to tell you that. Look at what he did towards the ending of last season, in matches against liverp,Westham, Southampton and so on. That alone should tell you everything about Arteta but still some persons will still be supporting him. I have said it time and time again Arteta can’t take Arsenal beyond this level, take or leave it he can’t unless he get the needed players, change his style or formation of play and most importantly his sturborness character Arsenal can never and will never go beyond the level it is. What pains me more are those that call themselves Arsenal fans and see nothing wrong with Arteta. Well some of may just be fans but not with passion. Any passionate Arsenal fans knows who the problem of Arsenal is!!.
Angry Gooner is an idiot. This post is pathetic
Can you post something better? Please! And forget not to mention what Artera has won in the last 4.5 years with his team and what are we likely to win.
If jose can deliver the UCL just once, I’d rather have him for a season, then give some wannabe another 5 years and another 700M just for a top 6 spot.
Your reply offers no countering argument, just baseless vitriol. Form a coherent statement as to why it’s pathetic, if you’re so sure of yourself, otherwise your comment is pathetic and it is you who is the idiot, Bertie.
@Pat what do you have against it Trossard, Nelson, Nketiah. Trossard, that’s already the two nd time
They’re all rubbish!?
Though MA made a number of mistakes and mostly self-inflicted, calling his reign a disaster would be insane and extremely unfair to him
My only surprise is that I read the article, and read it to the end!
Maybe I was thinking of seeing April Fool at the end
It is becoming obvious the gaffer is a polarizing coach
His personality and leadership style does not help him winning over fans not particularly fond of him.
His competitiveness and determination set him apart on the field and have also help him succeed as a coach, while his impulsive nature can sometimes cause setbacks, his ability to channel his passion for the game positively a force to be reckoned with.
The gaffer tactical knowledge and experience make him a decent coach, many experience old stalwarts of the game such as Roy Hodgson believe he has a bright future ahead of him.
The gaffer is known for his measured approach and could at times been accused of over thinking the game plan similar to his master the one and only Pep Guardiola himself, it is evident his approach to football, his ability to analyze complex situations, his leadership coupled with his strong attention to detail will be needed as we enter the business end of phase four.
Arteta epitomises mediocrity
Who else would have signed Chelsea’s flop for such a staggering amount of money?
Real Madrid and Bayern tried to sign him ahead of us, Arsenal was his choice of club as I was made to understand it.
Because at RM and BM there is pressure to win everything here there is pressure to win nothing, hence the choice by convenience. Just whisper my manager is the best and you will start each and every match
He might be referring to Jorginho you know. What does that say on our coach resuming. Paying 12m for a player with 4months on his contract. And a year into his contract with us I don’t think he has played more than 50 games for us.
Nah, he’s referring to the big German, now that his integration complete and his feet are fully wet, think we are going to see a different animal’ in the former Leverkusen man.
Havertz isn’t the problem. I actually supported this transfer because he is a quality player but unsurprisingly is being misused and over-trusted.
Did you forget to say by an overated manager who misuse any player at his disposal if and when he feels like?
I did actually! Thanks for finishing that off for me.
Well Mr Dillon, maybe Real Madrid or Bayern will take him off our hands.
They’ll both be utterly devastated to have bought Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham instead JW!!
JW
His integration took a little longer than expected, he now seems to be finding his footing.
Think Kane and Bellingham cost a combination of over some £200 mill, they both hit the road running at their respective clubs, similar to Rice at Arsenal.
I didn’t write this, ( believe me ), but there is a lot here that I agree with. There is method in the madness. I don’t know if Arteta can get out of this current slump and demonstrate that he is not a one trick pony, or two of we include fading Martinelli. Anyway now is his moment to put egg on us doubters’ faces.
Joe
I don’t think anyone on here is trying to belittle the people who have major doubts if MA is nor the right person to take us any further forward
What I find frustrating is that the people calling for his head have never put any creditable plan forward to say
MA is sacked and this person is bested suited and these are the facts on why this person will be more successful then our current manager
It will cost this
It will take this time ect
All I see is sack and replace
Go over old news and compare past mangers who should have stayed
Same old people who were crucify the old managers are now bigging them up
Someone wrote an article a week or so back as a school report.
conclusion was MA could do better…agreed
Did I write this? It echoes everything I have been saying, yet I can already see the disapproving comments flooding in.
What evidence is there to counter any of these perfectly reasonable and accurate statements?
Arteta was a rank average player, so it should hardly be surprising that he covets and recruits rank average players like Trossard.
Well done whoever wrote this, it’s the best article I have read on here in ages and I fully support every aspect of it.
You make no sense.
Ferguson, Klopp and Wenger were rank average players, worse than MA in every way, so are you saying these two brilliant managers only wanted players like themselves?
The above mentioned knew what they wanted and they developed talent, they dont sign today and discard tomorrow like your favourite manager. Mentioning them in the same sentence with MA is the biggest disrespect you can do to them. Considering how mediocre MA was he wouldnt have lasted if Wenger was as confused as MA looks. He was well coached by AW.I hope MA will try to improve his average players just like what Wenger did to him.
Indeed, all of those managers were poor players, as was Mourinho. But, you know Pep was a good player and he’s done ok as a manager, as well as Cruyff and Beckenbauer.
My point was nothing to do with any perceived correlation between poor player but a good manager, it was more along the lines of Arteta just sticking to type.
The man has average in his bones. The only thing impressive about him is his Action Man hair that never moves and has no flexibility. Just like his tactics.
Totally disagree with article. Everyone has his own opinion.
Same stuff over and over. Balancing of the pitch isnt right. Most of the play is at Saka’s side. Get us a box midfielder next to Rice a good striker and ramsdale in goal. You put a guy in goal that can pass the ball but cant make saves. So for every pass then we must score that is how i see it. But it dont happen…
You completely misread my message.
Just because, in Ben’s opinion, MA was a mediocre player, doesn’t mean he can’t be a great manager and I gave AW as an example.
Don’t make stupid statements like “your favourite manager” as Arsene Wenger was /is my favourite manager, but that doesn’t mean I can’t recognise Mikel Arteta’s strengths.
Take your blinkers off!!
I have reconsidered my previous opinion and have come to the conclusion that you are absolutely correct. Arteta and his assistants need to be sacked with immediate effect and the Fatman & Dobbin of PL football, Sam Allardyce & Sammy Lee, need to be parachuted in and given 20 year contracts.
If Arteta can guide us into next season’s CLgroup stages then I fully expect the board to give him close to a 200m revamp and go again next season. I also expect us to try and offload players like Nketiah and Nelson before bringing in a striker and a CM player along with a left-back …if anything is made from our player sales then that money will go toward adding a versatile attacking wing player. So in short, anything above 5th place will have Arteta staying at the helm with a fully sick Tott cursing the ground they walked upon
Break on through, aren’y you getting your timing a little confused??
How can MA possibly get “a revamp and £200mill to spend, BEFORE he has achieved what you (and I) EXPECT HIM TO DO.
Your mentioned “revamp and £200mil will need to happen THIS coming summer . But only the following autumn and mid winter can he possibly “guide us into NEXT seasons group stages”. Its not possible to do this by next summer!!
METHINKS YOU ARE PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE, SO TO SPEAK.