Man Arteta is making me believe again, I had almost given up with Raul and our board. I still have my doubts about Edu but I'm firmly behind Arteta revolution now.
Yeah and City also used to concede loads from set-pieces, which Arteta was responsible for.Didn’t we concede a ****load from set pieces?
Tbf to Freddie, he had done his coaching badges a while back and paid dues within Arsenal so he had actually been coaching for a while, mostly working with the U15s and U16s. His work with the U23s is really what cemented his reputation as a coach. Problem is he was always a 3rd wheel once he made the first team staff. He wasn't one of Unai's guys, and he probably didn't mesh all that well with Mikel either. Freddie's definitely his own man, that comes across often in how he carries himself and even when he communicated his ideas in the media.
RE Arteta, he will definitely want to cover his bases regarding us. He knows where we are weak and he's had more than his time at Arsenal to think about it given how spectacularly Emery's tenure fell off the wagon. Given how quickly he had to cobble together staff, I'm not surprised that he's beginning to shape the team to his desire now. I'm just intrigued to see whether he will bolster other areas of the coaching - maybe another offensive coach?
The Athletic said a few weeks ago that Mikel was hoping to make several additions to the coaching staff this summer, so guessing there is more to come. He definitely had a bare-bones staff before.
Yeah, was basically Arteta, Round, Ljungberg and Stuivenberg, with Cana & Bibbo training the goalies. In terms of fitness and S&C we're covered. With Ljungberg and now Bibbo leaving, definitely leaves room for replacements + 2 new additions.The Athletic said a few weeks ago that Mikel was hoping to make several additions to the coaching staff this summer, so guessing there is more to come. He definitely had a bare-bones staff before.
I don't think his coaching itself was likely called into question but there were issues at Ajax due to the power he was given and it lead to a huge amount of conflict. That definitely led to Bergkamp's time at Ajax being looked at negatively.Isn’t he a bit of a fraud though Dennis?
Also Irwin says we were considering Cazorla as well.
i'm surprised Arteta didn't ask Pires guy love to train always at London Cloney.
Read something on this Ameesh fellow giving a team talk to the team because of Emery's collective actions and it was a ****ing trainwreck. Imagine some ops guy coming in and firing up the lads.