Yeah some put him just behind Klopp and Pep, which was crazy.Tweet
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He has proper turned them into stoke fc. And some called him an elite manager
Arsenal's problems started before Wenger left though. The chronic underinvestment and the lack of player accountability drove away Van Persie and Fabregas and its only been downhill since. They lost a lot of leadership when which they never managed to fill and Wenger was a little over accommodating to young players with egos.
Saying that, they have the most expensive front 3 in the league. I think only PSG cost more worldwide.
Crazy.
Came here to post this, classic Caf.
I think we've seen enough evidence that underinvesting for a while and panicking to overspend is always more trouble than a solution. That is indeed something both clubs have in common.
Their spending is actually pretty well spread out. They have a 50m player not even on their squad list. Theyve spent big money over a nunber of seasons. Xhaka cost a bit, Partey as well.
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He's more Moyes than pep. Fixed it for you.
I was going for Spanish comparisons. But yes, he did work under Moysey for a long time.
Have no idea who their second choice is now but they beat all of Sheffield United, Fulham and West Ham early on so will be a good 20 odd points above relegation zone.
the comparisons to us and OGS seem quite apt. Arteta’s stock was certainly high because he was Pep’s assistant.
Their problems started before Wenger left yet he consistently had them in that top 4 for most of his last years there. They (and us) need to get a manager who's not some ex player with minimal experience to guide the team into the right direction. Said manager must also be made aware of all the restrictions surrounding the team and transfers beforehand.
Wenger was awful in his last few years though, the fact they've somehow conspired to get even worse shouldn't distract from that. There's a reason opposition fans were chanting that they wanted him to stay!
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He's actively adding to that problem though by doing things like signing Willian, Cedric and Mari alongside offering Mustafi and Elnenny new deals.
He didn't play 5 at the back today, he played a 433 formation.
Yeah in ultra defensive mode. At one point you had 9 players in the box
Tbf I didn't watch the game but he's been playing 5 at the back for ages now.
Down to 10 men does that to a lot of teams, sub consciously defending deeper & defending your own box.
Apart from the fact that they just don’t? They create very few chances and they have less points under Arteta at this point than they did under Emery.
You say that as though Arsenal aren’t extremely defensive with all eleven men on the pitch. Which they were in this game and have been in most games under Arteta. You’ve had a grand total of 10 shots on target in your last 4 league games combined! (one of them a penalty) That’s diabolical.
He is managing arsenal fc and not Fulham. He has to be scrutinized even more than already. You don't need to have a top creative player to play an attacking or dominant football. He has got three attackers worth more than 180m and his team rarely attack as unit. He has done well to organize the defense but their attacking play has become non existent.
That was before the red card
