Mikel Arteta

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

 

[Bpughh]

I'm glad Arteta is staying but would prefer him to gain some first hand managerial experience before City considering giving him the job when Pep departs.

Arsenal would have been too big for him & probably knocked his confidence when things turned sour.

Get him to learn as much from Pep as possible & then City should ask him to manage one of our partner teams for a year or so to see how he gets along before possibly handing him the keys to the kingdom. Now that's a long-term plan!

nah, straight to the keys. have a good feeling about arteta

 

[BLUE THUNDER]

To play Pep's style the club has to be all in, boots and all, no compromise. Arsenal would not give Arteta or anyone for that matter the backing they need to transform the club, financial staff and the rest of it. Their owners are bean counters and too conservative to give him a fighting chance. This will continue to be their undoing for years to come.
Arteta is better off not going there.
Stay as you are Arsenal, comfortable in positions 4-6 ;-)

 

[balotellishaircut]

nah, straight to the keys. have a good feeling about arteta

Yeah its great Arteta is staying, does anyone think we could still get ineista on our coaching team, or would that be too large a coaching squad.

 

[Lord Blue]

Unai Emery is awful. But, I like him.

 

[KS55]

I'm glad Arteta is staying but would prefer him to gain some first hand managerial experience before City considering giving him the job when Pep departs.

Arsenal would have been too big for him & probably knocked his confidence when things turned sour.

Get him to learn as much from Pep as possible & then City should ask him to manage one of our partner teams for a year or so to see how he gets along before possibly handing him the keys to the kingdom. Now that's a long-term plan!

Lack of experience did not stop a certain Bob Paisley.

 

[hammocity]

Lack of experience did not stop a certain Bob Paisley.

Big difference, Bob Paisley had been in the Dippers boot room under Shankly for many years before he became the Manager. Liverpool were just the unstoppable force at the time, they dominated England almost like Celtic do in Scotland now although they never won the FA Cup, Paisley didn't need to overhaul the squad, change the tactics or bring in a new backroom, he just took the baton from Shankly and kept running.

 

[Marvin]

To play Pep's style the club has to be all in, boots and all, no compromise. Arsenal would not give Arteta or anyone for that matter the backing they need to transform the club, financial staff and the rest of it. Their owners are bean counters and too conservative to give him a fighting chance. This will continue to be their undoing for years to come.
Arteta is better off not going there.
Stay as you are Arsenal, comfortable in positions 4-6 ;-)

You reckon? Arsenal is a fantastic job for any manager. They had become a laughing stock for one reason only: Wenger

 

[domalino]

You reckon? Arsenal is a fantastic job for any manager. They had become a laughing stock for one reason only: Wenger

What's great about the Arsenal job?

You aren't going to win anything with 5 teams better than you and spending more money. You aren't in the CL, the fans treat the Europa league with disdain and there's a couple of really awkward players and senior management to deal with.

Best case realistic scenario for Arsenal next season is finishing 5th and maybe get an easy ride to the Europa league final like United did. That's not a great job for any top level manager.

 

[Marvin]

What's great about the Arsenal job?

You aren't going to win anything with 5 teams better than you and spending more money. You aren't in the CL, the fans treat the Europa league with disdain and there's a couple of really awkward players and senior management to deal with.

Best case realistic scenario for Arsenal next season is finishing 5th and maybe get an easy ride to the Europa league final like United did. That's not a great job for any top level manager.

Arteta is not a top level manager. He's a manager in waiting. Maybe he gets the City job in time, if he is good at what he does. But if he wants a job now, then Arsenal is a fantastic job for him.