Mikel Arteta: Winner 🤴

[Entropics]

These days he can only tell you about the fine margins and about the two boxes. He seems clueless, like he firmly believes is just a matter of luck but of course he won't say it out loud.

The ability to waffle about other things seems to no longer be there, and it's understandable. At some point he has to be aware despite the results we aren't really either respected or looked up to, how the terrorball, cowardball, haramball, sufferball, etc we play now is the antipode of what Arsenal Football Club was when he came in. What other excuse could you use if the one fans have been telling themselves all along, that as long as silverware comes it might be ok, doesn't apply?

 

[Rasmi]

2023 after losing to City:


2026 after losing to City:
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Why does he only prioritise one box when signing players?

He just talks sh1t and as usual he never gets a difficult question or follow up to his nonsense. After the City loss he said he saw somethings and believe even more now. He knows he’s done

 

[grange]

He identified 3 key areas a week ago. How many more were identified after yesterday? Does he even own a mirror?

 

[Godwin1]

I know Wenger was washed at the end and all. But I wonder what he would have done with all that money Arteta used.

He was washed by the end but at least we would have been entertained even if we didn't win anything.

 

[ArsenalInMyHeart]

Haaland just need stay high because Rodri and Silva behind him
That why you see Havertz at CF is good because our midfield can't contribute enough the ball

 

[gunman90]

He was washed by the end but at least we would have been entertained even if we didn't win anything.

Wenger made some shocking decisions at the end ala Xhaka over Kante, buying Mustafi, etc. But I feel that Wenger needed a Dein type of person in his corner to push him along. Maybe if he had Berta alongside him. If he was given this exact team now, what type of attackers and midfielders would he have signed?

 

[gunman90]

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Haaland just need stay high because Rodri and Silva behind him
That why you see Havertz at CF is good because our midfield can't contribute enough the ball

Our midfield can't contribute ish because our team is disjointed. Silva and Rodri are not better than what we have. Both are washed beyond belief. Difference is they have a much better manager who is smarter and has a feel for the game.

 

[ksarp]

That was much much better . Question is, are you going to keep this up?

 

[Diesel]

It's almost over and there will be no patience next season

 

[DJ_Markstar]

Id still class Poch as a good manager but he obviously couldn't prove much after Sp**s either.

Really depends what Arteta does obviously this season but after Arsenal.

If we do get rid we better get a winner in.

This would be my main concern, if the fans pressure leads to Arteta going (which he should if he fails to win anything) I don't want us to rush and get a project manager, we need a serial winner to take us over the line.

 

[nWoneri]

Any hatred aside, he didn't deliver and should leave.

If we have any ****ing standards and expect our club to actually win something, since this feat isn't the most impressive one considering he became a checquebook manager here spending triple what previous managers would spend.

I don't consider him to be a special manager, a solid one for sure, considering he had all the backing and resources and even had a major say in all we do, he was given everything.

Let's not forget the signings he made that made no sense and that just shows how he has all the luxury in the world - he is what Mourinho called Wenger, the luckiest manager in the world, managing without zero expectations from the club.

Sterling, Neto, Soares, Trusty, Marquinhos, Kepa, Mari, Tavares, Willian, Nørgaard, Lokonga, Zinchenko, Vieira, Jesus, Madueke, Havertz and I will be bold and say Zubimendi (we should have opted for somebody to upgrade our midfield creativity, not just another passive passenger in a double pivot who can't control games).

Who else would have this luxury to spend such money on these players and get away with it? Nobody.

Again, with all due respect for what he did, he didn't win any trophies and he should be replaced by somebody who will do so with all the resources we have at our hand.

It's not too hard when managers are given money to execute their ideas, some of them are triple the managers Tets is - they just aren't lucky to be managing a club that has good resources.

 

[fute]

Even checkbook managers win trophies

 

[PeterAndre69]

Even checkbook managers win trophies

Haven't Sp**s spent as much as us since Mikel has been here?

 

[Entropics]

Haven't Sp**s spent as much as us since Mikel has been here?

Not for a single manager, and they won trophies

 

[Trilly]

2023 after losing to City:


2026 after losing to City:
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Why does he only prioritise one box when signing players?

Never seen a manager mention being clinical so much while constantly going out and signing xG underperformers.

This next bit is going to make no logical sense but I’m convinced he’s evil.

 

[Batman]

Wenger made some shocking decisions at the end ala Xhaka over Kante, buying Mustafi, etc. But I feel that Wenger needed a Dein type of person in his corner to push him along. Maybe if he had Berta alongside him. If he was given this exact team now, what type of attackers and midfielders would he have signed?

Wenger with money and a DOF to take some things off of his plate would have found a way to win another title. If you gave Arsène this back 5 he'd walk the league against this year's competition even well past his prime. I'm convinced of that.

 

[Batman]

Never seen a manager mention being clinical so much while constantly going out and signing xG underperformers.

This next bit is going to make no logical sense but I’m convinced he’s evil.

Remember he tried to suggest we lost to PSG because Donnarumma was better than Raya and that the PSG players told him that we outplayed him which left Enrique incredulous? There's genuinely something wrong with him.

He got his ass handed to him tactically in that first leg against Enrique, actually did a decent job of recovering in the 2nd leg where we really just weren't able to put away our chances after a great opening 20 minutes and then moaned about the difference being the GKs when Raya was fine and Saka missed an open net.

He was apparently so enamored with what Enrique had done at PSG that he decided to try to turn Timber into Hakimi but then also went out and signed Madueke who is a notorious xG underperformer in his actual position of RW and his idea was to convert him to LW and try to replicate what PSG do with 3 killers in the front line who finish at an above average level.

He loves copying concepts that work for other managers but his implementation of them is absolutely woeful and totally ignores the reasons those things actually work. It's really strange. At varying points in his time here, he's very clearly been trying to be City, Liverpool, Brighton and PSG in different phases of play but has never actually put together the correct personnel to execute the pieces he's trying to take from those setups to their maximum level.

 

[High Elbow]

Exactly he never liked sharing spotlight at club even with an Aubameyang. He wants the credit and attention to be for him and by extension his system and coaching; not about the players it has to be about him

Yeah feels like saka is his preffered ceiling in terms of talent and star power

 

[Return of The King]

Yeah feels like saka is his preffered ceiling in terms of talent and star power

And look what he did to Saka, he is a shell of himself

 

[Return of The King]

I know Wenger was washed at the end and all. But I wonder what he would have done with all that money Arteta used.

What you talking about Willis? Arsène would win everything and play the sexiest football you have ever seen with half this money. Especially a dumb donkey like you; Arsène with this money play football that would bring tears of joy to all football fans while racking trophies