Life after Wenger | Ornstein: Arsenal set to appoint Unai Emery

[shootxhakashoot]

I think there must be 2 schools of thought here as anyone thinking Arteta is a good appointment cant base it on likelihood of success as a pre requisite as the chances of that are very unlikely imo as we are unlikely to spend the money needed and he is unlikely to play the style needed either.
Suspect its more to do with carrying on with this style over substance mug off we've had to put up with for years. Thats if you can call the football witnessed the last few years stylish, I wouldnt.
You have to hand it to them if they can pull the wool over some Arsenal fans eyes and appoint Arteta with people still thinking "whar a great idea" no its bloody not.
Going by the poll those who back Arteta are still the minority and no one Ive spoken to Arsenal fan or otherwise think it is a good idea.
If I could bet £1000 on one of Allegri/Emery vs Arteta to bring back success to Arsenal it would not be Arteta my money would go on and I doubt anyone else would say different.

 

[Gunners4life]

I want cazorla here as a player not as a coach

 

[field442]

Just seen Lambert has left Stoke. I wonder if they’ll go after Bould.

 

[Kash]

It looks like its going to be the Arteta - Santi - Per regime (ASP). The 3 boys who came in restored the spine of Arsenal, when the spineless ones left.

The fourth was Giroud, but he is currently leading the attack at superambitious overachieving bigspending whizkidmanager Chelsea, so no GASP

 

[Highbury_2006]

Balague is convinced we're getting Rafa.

Where?

 

[Highbury_2006]

I want cazorla here as a player not as a coach

How about both?

 

[samshere]

On the bright side, Gazidis is really sticking his neck out with the Arteta appointment and if Arteta crashes and burns it would(should) mean a goodbye to him as well.

 

[DanDare]

 

[Tosker]

How can you have a legend and technical genius like Pires desperate to come home and not bring him back?

has he ever really left though? he seems to be a constant presence on the training ground and must know a fair bit about the talent, or lack of, of the current squad

2 Spaniards, a Frenchman, a Swede and 2 Germans forming the main coaching staff would be nice, though if Sven carries on in his current vein we will need to find ourselves a Greek coach soon

 

[Kroket]

How can you have a legend and technical genius like Pires desperate to come home and not bring him back?

Think he's always spoken with utmost respect about Wenger and the club too, unlike certain other former players who seem desperate to return to the club.

Genuinely surprised we haven't given him a bigger role yet.

 

[Jasard]

Fans from other clubs feeling sorry for us when this was meant to be the moment we turn things around. Typical.

 

[Garrincha]

Santi & Pires are great guys but zero coaching qualifications.

If Arteta is head coach surround him with a strong setup.

Someone ****ing needs experience!

 

[field442]

How can you have a legend and technical genius like Pires desperate to come home and not bring him back?

He hasn’t even taken his coaching badges has he? If he wants to coach he should start taking it seriously.

 

[Highbury_2006]

Fans from other clubs feeling sorry for us when this was meant to be the moment we turn things around. Typical.

Since when are we supposed to care about other fans opinions?

 

[Jasard]

He hasn’t even taken his coaching badges has he? If he wants to coach he should start taking it seriously.

I imagine he has had no encouragement.

 

[Highbury_2006]

Santi & Pires are great guys but zero coaching qualifications.

If Arteta is head coach surround him with a strong setup.

Someone ****ing needs experience!

Agree strongly with this.

 

[Jasard]

Since when are we supposed to care about other fans opinions?

If you have fans of other teams feeling sorry for you then something is very wrong. It's like when Fergie started pitying Wenger. That's why.

Hopefully this 50m figure is bollocks but it seems about right judging by recent years.

 

[field442]

I imagine he has had no encouragement.

That’s not really the point. Arteta went off and did his coaching badges because he wanted to coach. Alonso, Xavi and Raul are currently taking their badges because they have an interest in coaching. Pires is regularly at the training ground seen to be having a laugh with everyone but hasn’t bothered getting his coaching badges. To me that tells me he’s not really interested in it.

 

[Highbury_2006]

If you have fans of other teams feeling sorry for you then something is very wrong. It's like when Fergie started pitying Wenger. That's why.

Hopefully this 50m figure is bollocks but it seems about right judging by recent years.

Fergie is one thing, the fans another. We are talking about people who sang songs about Wenger being a pedophile. They are a bunch of false wankers.

 

[Jasard]

That’s not really the point. Arteta went off and did his coaching badges because he wanted to coach. Alonso, Xavi and Raul are currently taking their badges because they have an interest in coaching. Pires is regularly at the training ground seen to be having a laugh with everyone but hasn’t bothered getting his coaching badges. To me that tells me he’s not really interested in it.

I know what you mean, but he does keep banging on about wanting to be involved so I'm not sure where the disconnect is. I think we should be reaching out to the likes of him though and making every effort to encourage them to go down the path of joining the staff. Be a bit weird for him to say stuff like that while ignore any attempts the club have made at helping him get his badges etc.