Mikel Arteta

[49ers]

The impression ive had from Arsenal fans since Wenger took them to their first premier league title is that you expect to be winning the major honours every season...

Impatient for success. Not necessarily a bad thing in itself...

Perhaps not, but in any case its still a massive job for Arteta. I would have expected Vieira to come in and have the fans behind him OR to go for a tactician like Allegri and go back to something similar short term of the George Graham strategy with solid foundations.

I think Arteta is in a bit of a 'no-lose' situation as if the team finishes mid-table the fans will blame it on the board + Emery + players...he'll be given 2 seasons at the club.

Arteta would be foolish not to take the job but at the same time its such a massive rebuild its going to be hard.

I may have this wrong but aside from Aubameyang I dont think Arsenal have any senior players who can be counted upon?

As senior players go you're not far wrong but I think Lacazette actually works harder on than Aubameyang but you can't ignore the latter's end product.
Since the 1st title fans have expected to be competing at the top and to a large extent Arsene Wenger had them doing that whilst spending less than the club's around but with the stadium and the power he got with it,we were allowed to go stale and watched as everyone started doing everything we did but better from scouting to tactics to fitness.
We finally pulled the trigger but no one was realistic as to just how much work was needed.

Arteta is may be a gamble but I'm old enough to know he needs time and it will only work if he is allowed to ditch quite a few of the older players.
I'd keep the 2 strikers,all the young players and Leno.
A fire sale of
Luiz,Sokratis, Mustafi,Xhaka, Ozil, write off this season as just a getting to grips with the players and a system.
Good luck to Arteta if he takes the job, I liked him as a player1

 

[Wayno]

Bullet dodged on this one imo for us. The absolute best possible scenario bringing him in would be finishing top 6 and winning one of the cups, then have other clubs sniffing around him after a couple of seasons, I really do mean the best case scenario too.

can’t see arsenal going well for him, their fans are rancid

 

[KaiserEFC]

Arsenal must actually be mad.

 

[Black Belt Jones]

I think he might do well, I remember reading an article a couple seasons ago which claimed that he was the best student they had ever seen when he was doing his badges. He’s always seemed pretty intelligent for a footballer and Pep obviously rates him. I’m massively biased though as he’s my favourite Everton player of the past two decades... I wouldn’t have been too gutted if we’d signed him tbh.

I look forward to this post being vaulted when Arsenal sack him within 3 months.

Hope he does well (within reason).
I think of him when watching the likes of Gylfi or Schneiderlin now - how is it possible for a prem midfielder to serve up a 2/10 performance? Even once per season that should just be impossible. Prime Arteta was like 7/10 at a minimum every game and usually an 8 or a 9.

 

[Billysgingham.]

Arsenal must actually be mad.

Time will tell.

 

[4737carlin]

Arsenal must actually be mad.

They are doing the same as other after losing a long term manager, finding it hard to find the right man, same with United.
Least they are trying something different, but there squad isnt right and the fans are mad

 

[Eggs]

Arsenal must actually be mad.

....I think it’s a very progressive appointment myself.

They have tried the ‘big name’ transfer merry-go-round and failed. Proven managers are failing at the likes of United and Arsenal, so go for a highly regarded coach. So much of the transfer activity is undertaken by DoF, meaning greater emphasis on tactics, team selection and man-management.

They all come with risk, but I think this is one that’s worth taking.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Lots of people in the media seem to be positive about this and think he has a shot of making it work there

He probably does to be honest, but it will require patience from the Arsenal fans

 

[The binman chronicles]

His first decision should be to delay until after the Everton fixture anyhow, he doesn't need the headlines and raised profile of this fixture and the fact we have a new manager bounce too.

 

[gonetomorrow]

Arsenal must actually be mad.

Arteta must be mad too. He should wait where he is.

 

[Harryflashman]

Arsenal must actually be mad.

I’d have probably taken him for us but I think he’s a dreadful appointment for them , that club reeks of being a complete mess . It actually looks toxic there .

 

[PhilM]

I’d have probably taken him for us but I think he’s a dreadful appointment for them , that club reeks of being a complete mess . It actually looks toxic there .

He turned us down over a week ago, apparently.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Good appointment for Arsenal IMO

Ancelotti has certainly softened the blow of this though tbf lol

 

[Blues Harp]

His first decision should be to delay until after the Everton fixture anyhow, he doesn't need the headlines and raised profile of this fixture and the fact we have a new manager bounce too.

He is supposed to be announced tomorrow so it could be him vs Duncan on Sat.

 

[Mat70s]

His first decision should be to delay until after the Everton fixture anyhow, he doesn't need the headlines and raised profile of this fixture and the fact we have a new manager bounce too.

New manager bounce-off...