Mikel Arteta

In my opinion, him leaving to follow wenger would be a stupid move, leaving a top club, where you are learning from the best, and going to a club who won't provide the funds to take them to our level.
 
It would be a shame to see him go as Pep thinks so highly of him.

My major concern would be him taking a few of our coaches with him. Would seem like a no-brainer really, where else is he going to get a backroom staff from if not the people he has been working with?
 
If Arsenal are going to do this then will they give him a full season, baring a disaster?

Wenger thinks the squad is close to the top but others say it needs an overhaul.

Claims they don't want to spend must also be applied to manager, and Arteta will not cost the same as the bigger names thrown around.

I suspect they hope for the former but suspect the latter and won't sack him as long as they are around 5th or 6th. With Arteta they can temper expectations next season from their fans where as a big name manager will mean higher expectations and perhaps they suspect greater potential for negative press they have gotten quite a bit of.

Bringing a former Arsenal player will allow them to rebuild the team which also may tell us that Wenger's influence is truly done and dusted in terms of assessing the squad.
 
I get the feeling from some of the players comments(Sterling and Sané) they feel a lot of their personal improvement this season came from the work he did with them individually. At the rate they are improving it would be sad to see him move on so soon, as I expect big things from Sterling, Sané and Jesus next season and if he has been part of the growth so far then we'd probably need to bring someone in that can do a similar role.

We know the potential of Sané and Jesus but for Sterling in particular it feels like a purple patch where things start going right for him conversion rate wise could propel him to the next level(true world class) and silence all his doubters once and for all as the rest of his game is all there for me. By that I mean every chance taken, pulling off what he wants to instinctively whether it's a pass or a take on or finding the top corner, having no doubts or hesitation could take him there.

Lets just hope if they plan on offering him the job they don't leave it until the last minute like they do with most things, as it's bad for everyone if you do business that way.
 
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feel like arteta > paddy v manegerial wise... seems creative and detail-oriented. liked what he did vs arsenal
 
I think Arteta is the perfect man for the job but that doesn't mean that the job is perfect for him. I hope he stays for selfish reasons and also because the time isn't right for that job but I suspect it might fall to him and I can't fault him for taking it.

Loaded post but eh?
 
ADegenerate said:
I think Arteta is the perfect man for the job but that doesn't mean that the job is perfect for him. I hope he stays for selfish reasons and also because the time isn't right for that job but I suspect it might fall to him and I can't fault him for taking it.

Loaded post but eh?
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Agreed. If it's offered to him, he'll probably take it. But I really don't think he should. It's too soon for him and he's in a great position right now, learning from the best. Long term, he'd be much better off staying at City for another 2-3 years. His stock is only going to rise over that period.
 
It does seem like a decent enough chunk of our players’ development is down to Arteta’s work. He’s going to be a big loss, hopefully we don’t lose too many more of the backroom team that might go with him. Arsenal will do well with him.
 
Tricky_Trev said:
It does seem like a decent enough chunk of our players’ development is down to Arteta’s work. He’s going to be a big loss, hopefully we don’t lose too many more of the backroom team that might go with him. Arsenal will do well with him.
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Hopefully the fact that most of the back room staff have been with Pep a long time means they will stay. It would be a risk for Arsenal, appointing an untried coach. Even Pep had coached the Barcelona second team before he broke through. It would be sad to see him go as he seems to have forged a great partnership with Pep and would offer the opportunity for a seamless transition when he decides to go.
 
Big loss I think. Hope we can replace him with someone else equally as astute and tactically minded. What's Xavi up to these days?
 
You can not stand in the way of somebody who has ambitions to be a PL manager, so good luck to him if he takes the job.

I am sure that Pep will have other coaches or ex-players who can step into the job and learn from the master.

The worry is just how many other of the current staff might follow Arteta to London?
 
Arteta's individual work with the players should be easy enough to replicate. He's doing a good job, but it's basically doing a good job carrying out exactly the tasks Pep has asked him to do.

The question would be what Arteta's imput to the coach is, after these tasks are completed & how much we will miss that side of it.

I am not sure Arsenal will give him this job, but if they do, it's potentially ideal for us, to find out if he's good enough to one day take over from Pep.
 
Pep really seems to trust and get on with arteta and I wonder if we have tried to say to him that stay for another 3 years here, learn from pep and then maybe take over at city for the long term? Training and playing philosophy stays the same and we get a young well coached manager with the same ethos as pep? I just don’t see vieira making it at the very top
 
I never knew arteta was our no2 I thought he was way down the pecking order

Who’s the dude who always sits talking to pep on the bench then ?
 
I have no idea whether he’s No 1 material at this stage for a club of Arsenal’s stature - or whether they would take the chance. Quite possibly not.

If he does go, it’s highly unlikely City would let him poach a load of our coaching staff. The club may have given him their blessing but aren’t a load of soft arses who shoot themselves in the foot. If he leaves, I’d expect it to be on gentlemanly terms from both sides.
 
Thomas Hearns said:
I never knew arteta was our no2 I thought he was way down the pecking order

Who’s the dude who always sits talking to pep on the bench then ?
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Domenec Torrent is Pep's number 2. Arteta is number 3. DT has been with Pep since he coached Barcelona B.
 
The bookies make him clear favourites to take the Arsenal job. There have also been a number of rumours doing the rounds that Arsenal will appoint him in the coming days/weeks. I have this funny feeling that he'd do a good job for Arsenal. Most of their fans seem to be against his appointment, which is odd because everyone else seems to be turning them down. It's going to be a very tough job for whoever takes it. He does seem to have had a much greater influence on this squad than I thought he would. Several times this season we have seen Pep turn to celebrate specifically with him after a set piece or tactical switch has paid off. I hope he stays, but I fear that the allure of going straight into managing a big club will be too great to resist.
 
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