I do honestly believe that there is a good manager in there with Arteta.
But my god he is really resting my patience.
After the disasterclass vs Leicester I thought he may try change things up but this man is more stubborn than Wenger when it comes to his philosophy (whatever that is).
It’s a telling fact that Burnley and Sheffield United have created more ‘big chances’ to score than Arsenal this season. I have been saying for months that we will only ever score from an opposition error, a set piece or a wondergoal. There is no attacking structure to this team whatsoever.
3 at the back may stifle the big boys but against so called ‘lesser’ opposition it’s completely unnecessary. If Arteta continues playing a back 3 he WILL get himself the sack, I have no doubt about it whatsoever. He was brought in to bring us CL football but right now I can only see a struggle to finish in the top half of the table. And that’s no exaggeration.
Arteta needs to bite the bullet and accept that Willian is an expensive flop, that Lacazette is finished and that Aubameyang is not a fking winger. He needs to play an extra midfielder to help give us some sort of control in the game, whether it be Xhaka, Ceballos or even Willock.
We’ve lost half of our games this season. Been outscored by every team in the league outside the bottom 4, bar Wolves, and have not scored in open play in 4 games. That is completely unacceptable for a club like Arsenal and Arteta can count himself very lucky that there aren’t fans in the stadium to let him know that.
He now needs to use the international break to re-evaluate what he’s doing. If things don’t change in 2 weeks then I really don’t see them ever changing under him. Still time to bring in Poch? 🙄
Arteta will be the death of himself
posted on 8/11/20
I’m not rewriting history, I know Wenger needed to go. I just think Arsenal would be better had he stayed given the managers that have come after him.
posted on 8/11/20
Would we better than we are right now? Maybe. But the damage would just becoming more irreparable.
posted on 8/11/20
Difficult to say as we don’t know what signings he would have made. But I’m pretty certain you’d be better than you have been under Emery and Arteta. Especially to watch (and I know the football declined to watch under Wenger, but it was more entertaining than under Emery and Arteta).
What I don’t get is why Arsenal turned their noses up at Allegri. The style is often dull with him but he’s one of the very best coaches in the business.
Arteta must have a silver tongue, the fans were sold a disciple of Pep and Wenger not a disciple of Pulis.
posted on 8/11/20
comment by Keano's Magic Hat (U10101)
Why don’t you try getting behind your team instead of booing them like a child?
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Why don't you faaack off to your own board you manccc twaaat ?
posted on 8/11/20
comment by £350k Förtnite Skin (U18355)
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I agree 100% with your summary of the last few years. The rot set in with Wenger's last 5 years and it's eating it's way through the club.
I was in international sales fro 15 years and I've never seen such poor contract negotiation as I have at Arsenal. We vastly over pay for most players, offer huge contracts to very average players who don't deserve them and sell our best players too cheaply or let them run down their contracts. Unfortunately the rot goes all the way through the club from the owners to the people who prepare our pitches . I am convinced that the reason our players get so many bad injuries are the way our pitches are prepared . The mix of real grass and plastic means that players studs get caught in the plastic threads.
posted on 8/11/20
“What I don’t get is why Arsenal turned their noses up at Allegri. The style is often dull with him but he’s one of the very best coaches in the business.”
I was banging the Allegri drum for years. Although his stock seems to have fallen massively since then. Not sure I’d want him now.
If Arteta was to go, I’d do anything to get Poch. But I’d rather Arteta stop being an idiot and be the manager he is capable of being. We played high tempo pressing football against Chelsea and United when he first got here. He is capable of playing this style of football. Hopefully this is the long awaited epiphany he’s needed to reach a turning point.
posted on 8/11/20
He’ll end up in another top job soon I reckon. Poch isn’t likely given the jobs he’ll be after.
I didn’t think your football was really high tempo. It seems well organised but you don’t really win the ball in dangerous positions to score or create.
It doesn’t help that your attackers are shiiiiit, but it all looks very restrictive. Similar to how we were under Van Gaal when pressing higher up, with a lack of numbers and the players boxed into zones.
posted on 8/11/20
Arteta has the same philosophy as the Allardyces of this world. Not saying that’s a bad thing, but he’s nothing like Pep. His teams are focused on keeping tight at the back and nicking a goal on the counter.
posted on 8/11/20
Aston Villa fan in peace. Bottom line; you're a team in transition. Reckon you'll have a reasonably good season but you need to look to next season to start pushing on; 2 or 3 new signings could make a big difference. Arteta's a good manager, probably as good as anybody for the job.
You played like we did for the last two games, and like us got punished for it. We got back to how we were for the first four games, and turned it around. You can do better as well.
posted on 9/11/20
What we saw yesterday isnt really news.
We struggle to break down tight defenses at the Emirates. We have no idea to get behind defenses neither we have a plan B anymore.
The lack of creativity from our midfield isnt really news. We saw that under Wenger and under Emery as well allthough both werent able to built a better defense. We defend better in general that is clear to see. If an opponent being physical in midfield and is full of running like Villa was yesterday and also Leicester we struggling.
We lack creativity and also the physical aspect in midfield which you need in these kind of games.