Dropping out of top 6 is a possibility right now. Given how much in command we were for 4th place, all of a sudden it’s beginning to unravel. With Arteta it’s never looked real. Always a little hope but every time nowhere near enough. 8 games still a lot to go of course, but to lose against a crap Brighton team has pretty much sealed the fate of not making CL. The games we have coming up, I don’t think we can expect much.
It’s time to cut losses, as Arteta said yesterday, we aren’t going anywhere. This team is young, a quality coach can build on that. Last summer our recruiting was fairly good. As much as it pains me to see us in Europa League (may even be Conference League, at least a good chance of winning a European trophy), with a decent coach we could get into CL that way. With Arteta that will not be possible.
The delay for CL is dragging on too long. The club is finding its feet from the background and long term vision. But for now there looks like little to no progress at the front end.
New manager if drop out of top 6?
posted on 10/4/22
Fall out of top 6??? That bar is too low after the last 2 seasons. Remember he's arguably already thrown away 2 chances to return us to CL last season. First with a pathetic run in throwing away points after the team miraculously had a chance of 4th thanks to dire showings by others. Then again with the most ps poor Arsenal final performance throwing away the EL route.
Now he's spent 150 mil improving that team, had less games to play than all his rivals and a gift of a fixture list that should have seen him well qualified short of miracles by now. The msg from the Arsenal fanbase has to be loud, singular and consitent from now until the end of the season...
CHAMPION'S LEAGUE OR SACKED!
Perfectly fair, though I'd personally sack him season's end no matter what now.
posted on 10/4/22
comment by AMG (U22768)
posted 57 minutes ago
Coming up to 18 years since we won a title then 19 next year
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Winning the greatest English football title victory of all time was always going to come at a cost.
And boy did we pay
posted on 10/4/22
He's not going anywhere he's singing a new contract so pointless wasting your breath.
posted on 10/4/22
Look, top 4 is still on. It's going to be incredibly difficult, but you never know.
We have made progress this season. We completely fooked ourselves not bringing in a striker (which was the bare minimum after we let auba go) and a midfielder.
If we have a complete meltdown, then arteta should go. But he won't.
posted on 10/4/22
The team is young and get it right in the summer and go again.
Still loads left in the season.
Considering its his first real management job isn't it at the 3rd biggest club in the country he's done a good job really.
Who realistically to replace him?
posted on 10/4/22
I'd probably want Arteta to go packing if we finished 6th or lower.
It would take a catastrophic run of results which would severely damage what progress has been made. They only way you correct that is with a significant dismissal & arrival.
4th would be an exceptional result. 5th would be disappointing but by no means a disaster. 6th should be the door.
posted on 10/4/22
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 11 hours, 38 minutes ago
Luis Enrique.
But we have been linked to Portugese speaking coaches incl Tite.
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‘Sorry, Arsenal. Sorry, Arteta,' he said, via Goal. 'It is not a situation. It didn't come from us. No, there is absolutely nothing.'
‘At a time of so much "fake news", information that is not true makes me sad and I hope that this is corrected.
'My family can rest easy because I have dignity and great respect for the Brazilian team.’
'My feeling is very sad and I get sad because information is passed to the public that is a lie.
'I tell people who feel identified with me to be calm, because Tite has a personal attitude that values his professional activity and knows of the responsibility with the Brazilian team.'
Not only has he denied links to the Arsenal job but he seems extremely upset to have been linked in the first place
posted on 11/4/22
Yes I know. We were also linked to Jorge Jesus. But what do you expect Tite to say even if Edu had sounded him out? The world cup is coming up and players don't want to hear that the coach will leave after it. Likewise Arteta is the manager and he was actually doing well at the time so even if alternates had talks it would have sounded absurd.
In my opinion it would be stupid not to do due diligence even if they had intention to extend Arteta.
But if there is no progress even after spending money? How can anyone justify keeping Arteta?
posted on 11/4/22
Wenger and Emery were sacked for not finishing top 4 and now top 6 is considered 'progress'. The bar has been lowered
posted on 11/4/22
comment by Analog (U17200)
posted 31 minutes ago
Wenger and Emery were sacked for not finishing top 4 and now top 6 is considered 'progress'. The bar has been lowered
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It’s getting lower each season. Fact is board won’t budge if top 6 is reached which imo is absurd. Arteta had the least difficult task of getting the 4th spot.