I'll never forget the season we blew Chelsea away. 3.0 already in the first half, and they ended up winning the league.
A good attack without a balanced midfield and solid defence only guarantees a top 4 finish. Nothing more.
The convo is lacking context because it loses how the club became mid over 2 decades. That cloud cleared & the management deemed us ready to compete again. Emery, Ljungberg, Arteta, then COVID. Without COVID & Auba, Arteta would have been sacked long ago.
He did nothing special!
Lmao. Let's even assume he finished 2nd for a 4th time, that's killing the club? This is a club that was known for "top 4" finishes for like 2 decades. Then you say the coach that has managed to change that is killing the club? Please help me understand.
The margins will always be so small for a team that is only defensively solid. Cos you lack the talent to generate multiple big chances every game, you clench your fist at the miserly one you created and pretend life ends there.
I'll be here by January.
๐ฃ๏ธ Mikel Arteta: โThere were two very different halves, we had the best chance of the game, a clear one-v-one with the keeper five yards out. We missed it, and that could have changed the game. It is painful. The margins are so small.โ โ๐ซ
People think I started not believing in Arteta today. I subscribed to Amazon Prime to watch Arsenal's AoN, and I saw that Arteta can never be that guy. If he ever becomes that, it will be because of longevity and luck. Not as a result of ingenuity.
That doc had everything!
Arteta is attracted to mediocre but hard working players. They remind him of himself when he used to play, wasn't amazing but worked tirelessly on every little aspect.
Havertz Merino Gyok Tzolis Madueke that's why he's attracted to bums
@UbongAyanam Amongst those teams mentioned, Arsenal have a stable board, and he's the most backed coach. So not the same. But i agree, he's done a good job, but so much left to be desired.
Thought a title would change how a lot of this fanbase viewed Arteta. Sadly guys are agenda driven rather than club driven and refuse to acknowledge how good of a manager he is & has been for this club
On this, the blame is entirely on Nelli. He could have reinvented himself while at it, but he overcompensated for that by being a defensive player under a robotic system.
He had the tools to be a top player. But under a rigid, robotic system, he couldnโt flourish. Sometimes itโs the system that holds a player back, not the player.