Lots of speculation flying around that Man City have agreed to let Assistant Manager Mikel Arteta leave for The Arsenal Managers job.
Would this be a good appointment??
He knows the club
Has good expierence as assistant with Pep
But it would be a tough 1st managerial job
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I was looking forward to the Silver Fox Pardew having a spell in charge of the Gooners.
hope they end up with arteta and it ends in tears then they can pine over wenger.
Its funny the amount of people on this forum that post on a thread saying I dont care about this topic, if there is a thread I dont care about and trust me there are a few I just dont open it, its simple really
People have said that Wenger was a risk, but he had been a manager for over 10 years when he took over at Arsenal, winning the French title with Monaco
However we are a "basket case" third division club, Arsenal, on the other hand are the 4th most successful thing in English club football (after united, Liverpool and Ryan Giggs).
He's been learning off Pep for the last 2 years so i'm sure he's picked up a few ideas.
arteta 1/5
brendan rogers 6/1
ancelotti 12/1
allegri 7/1
boreham wood july 14th
athletico madrid july 26th - singapore
psg july 28th - singapore
chelsea aug 4th - singapore
even the chelsea game has v little interest players of any use are going to be resting from a world cup campaign.
I think Arteta makes a lot of sense. He's been in Britain for forever. He seemed to take on a player coach role in his last year or two at Arsenal. He's been working under the best manager in the world. He came through at Barcelona. I know Pep regards him as having an excellent footballing brain. I think Arteta offers some continuity, but also potentially some youthful enthusiasm and innovation that club has desperately lacked for a long time.
It's worth remembering that that entire club was made in Wenger's image. The youth teams play football the way he wants,.and there is, or at least has been, a big emphasis on youth. I think someone like Simeone who plays completely different football with a completely different ethos would just be cutting off their nose to spite their face. I mean Arsenal aren't particularly good, but whatever good things they have are geared toward a possession based footballing style. And I think there are ways to improve that, like learning how to press and defend, that don't involve tearing the whole thing up.
Big Sam or Moyes.
Like make inane comments about inane comments.
At number 3. Brendon Rogers. Plays the attacking football they are used to. Bought the crap defence that Klopp had to dump but if he has learnt from that he could be good. Also has Champions League experience.
Number 2. Shaun Dyche. Not sure if the fans could get over themselves if he was appointed, but he would certainly sort out that crap defence they have. Can work within a budget and gets the best out of average players which will be needed at Arsenal for a few years more.
Number 1 choice. Raffa Benitez. Got it all at Prem level and could build them something special with time and some money.
So I think giving it to Arteta would be a good move. When he inevitably gets sacked after a year he’ll still get a chance eventually but will just need a few more years as an assistant. A manager with experience can then come in and do a better job with a bit more freedom.
* Sitting on my arse watching other people do the work