Country: Scotland
Name me one point you can hang your hat on that says Arteta is a top manager in the making? What club has he successfully managed? Where is his period of success? What player has he signed that was a hit?Nearly all the top managers started to show their qualities immediately, and they were all unproven at one point. Everything about Arteta suggests that he is a top manager in the making, and I am afraid while we sit here and doubt his credentials, he is going to take over at City one day and it won’t feel like they have lost Pep.
Then we can add him to the long list of players that we “nearly signed”, only this time, he will be a “nearly had” coach.
As for Lampard. He brought Derby to the play off final, his period of success came two fold beating United in the cup and over turning Leeds in the semis of the play off. Not to mention obtaining a play off place. He successfully brought in players from loan and improved them that they are now playing for England.
The two are not comparable. This is not a hipster point. This is fact. Arteta is a number two and is a massive unknown. Lampard was a number one done well and given his legend status at Chelsea was given a huge chance.