Thing is mate, we have been not taking risks with managers for ever, Martinez and Koeman and then Allardyce, all 'prem proven', all failed because ultimately one never understood the club or connected in Koeman, one is a stain on football and again doesn't understand or care about the club, the first in Martinez, did get us, ultimately he was let down by his own stubbornness.
Playing it safe guarantees nothing, look at West Bromwich, we aren't in a position to attract the proven best managers, so by its nature anyone will be seen as a risk.
Fonseca, could argue he failed in his biggest job at Porto, now dominating in a weak league with shakhtar, and doing well in cl, but is able to fully focus on the CL games due to the weak league etc, can he handle it at a more high media profile club, can he adjust to the league and adjust to not having the better players in each game in 95% of games?
Silva, vibrant positive young manager, or failed manager, the jury is out on him, is he Martinez mark 2?
Dyche, a twenty years younger big fat Sam, Burnley bubble well and truly burst like so many sides before who had one great season till Xmas and went down within the next two...
Howe, but he's a blue.... Ignoring the only time he left Bournemouth he was an utter disaster and as a near 40yo man got homesick... Martinez mark 2 again, but maybe more proof with that than with Silva.
So in short, anyone's a gamble, but some have clear glass ceilings in what the will ever achieve due to being limited, Artetas is a huge gamble, but he also has huge potential as well, I like it to going with young players over experienced ones, short term it's risky but long term it's the only chance unless you're city of doing anything...
