Mikel Arteta: 36 More Months

[Mrs Bergkamp]

He'll get the win vs Southampton but West Ham is touch and go. If he loses that one, he's under some pressure. But he's staying imo. Board are too cowardly

So many said he'd get the win tonight. He won't. We simply can't defend well enough, score enough and midfield is set to die again

 

[Mrs Bergkamp]

It's southampton, so we're winning that one.

No we're not. Theo will see to that.

 

[Riou]

We simply can't defend well enough, score enough and midfield is set to die again

But bar these little things, he's a great at managing football teams!

 

[Mrs Bergkamp]

But bar these little things, he's a great at managing football teams!

It reminds me of Simon Cowell telling a contestant that he had everything-but he just couldn't sing! Bummer eh

 

[mirrorstares]

Still at -4 points vs last season since we also lost vs Everton back then. Decline was clear though, this time was just a lot more embarassing as the anger shows

Soton should be a fun one, we drew at home last time (Saka magic) and this season they are racking a lot of draws, but the away performance was probably one of the best we had in the league, so it's one of those cases there was actual improvement.

 

[El Duderino]

Means we are due another run of jammy wins for us xg nerds to pick apart and the cycle continues

We're a f*cked fanbase you were right bro.

 

[Riou]

It reminds me of Simon Cowell telling a contestant that he had everything-but he just couldn't sing! Bummer eh

Mikel looks the part, dresses the part, talks the part.

Then the football match begins, and Arteta forgets what sport he is in...so close, yet so far!

 

[Mrs Bergkamp]

I can never bring myself to wish an Arsenal loss but the way we are playing, I don't see where the next win will come from. We've been here before and used up all our luck vs Everton. We might as well slide badly now, let this clown ruin Christmas and get a decent interim manager in to salvage what he can from January.
We're all posting criticism in the individual player threads. Surely it's cheaper and more efficient to get rid of Arteta? It's not just thus group of players but the one on loan that we might lose to great regret. He won't win another game this calendar year imo. In fact, we'll be lucky to score more than 2 goals. Odds on -9 GD on New Years Day.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

I am serious when I say he is not a mid table manager. He is relegation manager being saved by how good are some players individually and the money and structure arsenal have.

Give him Brighton and he wouldn't be anywhere near of what Potter has done with that team. They would be in Championship or Ligue1.

When a manager don't play with his team strength and ask players to play football they not capable of the results will be a real struggle he asking auba and laca to be different strikers and they can't do that it's showing they just lack the ability to be strikers that bring other to play he ask the midfield to do things they not capable of unlike for example let's say tuchel and Moyes they both playing with formation that suit the players and giving instruction that players can execute Arteta playing with right formation but with wrong instructions players are clearly struggling and it keep hurting us and of course will lead to another midtable or 6th at best finish i don't think things will improve he stubborn.

 

[2Smokeyy]

@Riou and the other Artetasexuals after a scrappy, lucky win against Southampton.

 

[Riou]

@Riou and the other Artetasexuals after a scrappy, lucky win against Southampton.

True.

But Cena immediately made him tap out, when the big match happened... expect that to be the same outcome for Arteta and us, sadly

 

[ArtetaOut]

It is not much of an ask to expect a top 6 finish after all the time and money he's been afforded. Anything less than that and he has to go

 

[El Duderino]

This fan base is unrivalled in self deprecating humour...

 

[Riou]

Still think we have enough player quality, to get Europa League, regardless of Arteta.

Sp**s and West Ham are decent, but nothing to overly fear, they are catchable.

 

[CaseUteinberger]

So despite 2 years of sh*te minus the FA Cup win, it's Xhaka that does this to you?

You'll be back - whos our next match even?

Guilty as charged! I am a fickle fan! A loss and I am pissed and a win I happy, but not sure I can dig myself out of this hole to be honest. Really feel we are regressing right now. The team is totally devoid of ideas and confidence. We play like absolute garbage. Our coach couldn't coach a pub team for all I can see. And yes, playing Xhaka is really something that winds me up. You know my position on that loser as a player. With him out of the team I was starting to forget the whole debacle from the summer when he was so close to leaving to Roma...

 

[ExtjExhtts]

Still think we have enough player quality, to get Europa League, regardless of Arteta.

Sp**s and West Ham are decent, but nothing to overly fear.

Can you go to bed? Dont need your drivel now.

 

[Olivier_Giroud]

When a manager don't play with his team strength and ask players to play football they not capable of the results will be a real struggle he asking auba and laca to be different strikers and they can't do that it's showing they just lack the ability to be strikers that bring other to play he ask the midfield to do things they not capable of unlike for example let's say tuchel and Moyes they both playing with formation that suit the players and giving instruction that players can execute Arteta playing with right formation but with wrong instructions players are clearly struggling and it keep hurting us and of course will lead to another midtable or 6th at best finish i don't think things will improve he stubborn.

Kind of opposite of Rangnick, when he said "you adapt to the players you have". No wonder Rangnick is considered as a mentor to great coaches like Klopp, Tuchel, etc while Arteta is a total fraud and a waste of space.

 

[CaseUteinberger]

That feeling when @CaseUteinberger and I, are finally Arteta Out...

I love you man!!!! Always brings a smile to my old, withered face!

 

[Riou]

Can you go to bed? Dont need your drivel now.

It's still a good squad, tbh.

We needed Arteta to significantly improve to get the aboslute best out of them to get Top Four, really don't think that will happen now.

But we still need at least Europa this season, we can't just give up completely.

 

[ExtjExhtts]

Why is that attentionwhore Rajpal Brar always defending our stupid manager?