Sorry so long but everything following is a decision made by Mikel Arteta that did not have to be made and most all had a plain for anyone to see BETTER OPTION he could and should have chosen. He has no "It's the board and how Arsenal's run," excuse leg to stand on.
1. Comes into job and fails to immediately freeze out Ozil, the teams 6yr malignant tumor, guaranteeing we're still lumbered past the 19/20 season.
2. Goes to war over nothing with the teams best future CM (growing up needed) option. A kid who already proved himself a natural leader (something lack in abundance) in a fair to say outstanding rookie season.
3. Publicly slates AMN in little more than a gas-lighting session. No doubt to prevent any sympathy for the player after Arteta is bang out of order for going after him because answers a leading question about whether he'd like to play in MF with his mates more.
The one match-one day nature of FA Cup means he wins it, also manages some big match scalps on the way, this provides a respite from his idiocy. Then the window hits and...
4. Knowing how he wants to play he sells the peak performing GK who has been the linchpin to his whole strategy.
5. Gives a one year extension to the "count on for disaster" CB who's been a constant error making problem, whilst having the opportunity to sign far better for not much more money.
6. Buys Willian
7. After selling the linchpin GK, idiot decides he's to persist no matter what, with same system that his now No1 again GK can't play in to save his life. Shattering the player's confidence in the process.
8. Numerous teams selections based on Arteta's favouritism and not playing merit. Once again (Ozil being the first time) spitting in the face of HIS OWN authoritative throw down guantlet of "Only the hardest working, most commited and best performing players will play," thrown down on his arrival.
9. Gets Tierney and Partey both unnecessarily injured
10. No matter how many lost games and poor results that come the teams way he just continues to press on doing the same failing thing which it's plain to all with working eyes but him, does not and will never work.
That's a doozy of an error for each month of the season plus and it's not even a full list of everything he's gotten wrong. How can anyone say someone who made that many mistakes UNNECESSARILY deserve "More time."
Let's Just List The Mistakes
posted on 7/5/21
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posted on 7/5/21
Amazing that an Arsenal fan can count to ten.
posted on 7/5/21
comment by NPEEE (U22521)
posted 47 minutes ago
You missed Luiz last night, you're much better in possession with him and considering he has won more European trophies than Arsenal have in their whole history I am not sure your caricature of him is that clever.
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Won at clubs which had strong enough defences to endure his repeated errors. Don't pretend like this group of Arsenal defenders is anywhere near the level of the packs that Luiz has had to hide in previously.
posted on 7/5/21
comment by goadocwatson (U1016)
posted 2 hours, 55 minutes ago
Amazing that an Arsenal fan can count to ten.
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I learnt guarding the door whilst ya Momma ran the Arsenal 1st team train. She never did make it to Leno
posted on 7/5/21
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posted on 8/5/21
Some poor poor choices on this list. Luiz is not as bad as the media would have us believe. He is the only one who can switch play accurately over the top or put in the forwards with the same ball over the top. We missed him. Yes...he can have a gaffe here and there. But I honestly can't remember the last big mistake he made that cost us. Maybe vs City in project restart? The wolves one was terrible refing and his "reputation" is what cost him.
Leno can play out of the back just fine. Pretty comfortable on both feet for a goalie. The issue is the playing out the back EVERY TIME. No keeper..not even your precious Martinez can do that. Ederson hits it long. Allison hits it long. There needs to be a balance.
Ozil. This is an odd one out. People expected Ozil to take games by the scruff of the neck...that is so not his game. Put him alongside good players and play to his strengths and he is still decent. Expect him to harry and press...not going to happen. Ozil always needs a very solid double pivot behind him and runners ahead of him. Intelligent runners like he had with Benzema, Ronaldo and Di Maria. We did not ever provide him with all the 5 players around him that he needed to flourish. Him getting frozen out was not due to him suddenly not knowing how to play. It was political after not taking a payout- rightly so because Arsenal still laid off 50+ people and then brought in Willian.