Mikel Arteta: Managerial Royalty

[DJ_Markstar]

I was flipping through the Bendtner book this morning:

"In midfield, Mikel Arteta is leading the charge. He's been at the club since 2011. What he lacks in terms of stature, he makes up for with his piercing, almost scowling gaze and an iron will almost unlike anything I've encountered before.

Like Wenger, Arteta is a true club man right down to the soles of his feet..... Even though he's deeply serious and professional, he doesn't create a bad atmosphere or give anyone a bad conscience just because their heads are screwed on differently. No way. He's helpful, a leader by nature and you can tell he's headed straight into coaching as soon as his body gives up the ghost.

I don't think I've met many teammates with greater managerial potential than Arteta."

Bendtner, N. (2020) Both Sides, p. 220

Well if he gets the Bendtner seal of approval, I'm IN!

 

[SA Gunner]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1739303692984025562

What do we say to this? They sounding like zombies or is this a good thing?

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1739303692984025562

What do we say to this? They sounding like zombies or is this a good thing?

Awful. We should be less about winning duels and more about tiki taka.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

 

[avenellroad]

Awful. We should be less about winning duels and more about tiki taka.

And getting smashed 6-0 like we did under the late Wenger teams. This is modern football now.

 

[LookingForEric]

Saka 23/24 - 5 goals 7 assists
Saka 22/23 - 6 goals 6 assists

Martinelli 23/24 - 2 goals 2 assists
Martinelli 22/23 - 7 goals 2 assists

Jesus 23/24 - 3 goals 1 assist
Jesus 22/23 - 5 goals 6 assists

*Jesus stats this season are only in 800 mins of football. Last season he got to game week 16 before his injury.*

Ødegaard 23/24 - 4 goals 4 assists
Ødegaard 22/23 - 7 goals 5 assists

These are stats from this season and from up to game week 18 last season.

Quite interesting; Jesus and Saka are performing at or near the same level. Ødegaard starting to find form and Martinelli way off the pace.

 

[A_G]

Poor allocation of resources has killed us for the season. £95m tied up in Havertz and Raya when we could’ve signed Kudus for £40m and used the rest of the funds on a striker.

 

[Xln]

Poor allocation of resources has killed us for the season. £95m tied up in Havertz and Raya when we could’ve signed Kudus for £40m and used the rest of the funds on a striker.

Kudus is crap man c'mon

 

[Sanchez11]

Predictable and trash, we were never in it.

 

[A_G]

Kudus is crap man c'mon

Yeah real crap

 

[LookingForEric]

Poor allocation of resources has killed us for the season. £95m tied up in Havertz and Raya when we could’ve signed Kudus for £40m and used the rest of the funds on a striker.

Havertz has scored goals that have stopped us from dropping even more points. We need a striker AS WELL.

 

[berric]

Poor allocation of resources has killed us for the season. £95m tied up in Havertz and Raya when we could’ve signed Kudus for £40m and used the rest of the funds on a striker.

You just know he'd go for another defender.

He doesn't care about attacking football. 80% of his tenure here was tactical/defensive football with 1st half of 22/23 being a blip in five years.

That's 3 games this season where we scored ZERO goals.

 

[El Duderino]

He won't always be able to sign yet another 40m hybrid defender to fix stuff.

Poor squad and in game management today, game was crying for a change at half time.

Still plenty to play for, but I just don't see city faltering, not after yet another unbeaten run to clench it last season.

 

[Xln]

Kudus is crap man c'mon

Ask Ajax fans what they think of him, guy's general play is crap and he loses the ball more than anyone. You'd lose your head if he plays our type of football.

 

[A_G]

Havertz has scored goals that have stopped us from dropping even more points. We need a striker AS WELL.

That goal at Brentford could have been scored by another signing. It was a poor move knowing how we’re up against FFP.

 

[boonthegoon]

Didn't like the starting lineup especially with trossard in the middle. Still we played well till their goal which should not have stood.

Disappointed with subs and inability to change the game though

 

[Iwobeast]

Can't blame him for the players refusing to finish

 

[bingobob]

For all his faults I'd love to see Wenger with this team. Can we sack Arteta and bring Wenger in for 6 months?

 

[Fallout]

That performance was definitely coming

In fact it was long overdue

We need something more against these buses

 

[North_Bank_Gooner]

Can we please sack this coneboy fraud tonight. Good EBening is one point behind, what a joke of four years given to this amateur.