Mikel Arteta’s worst Arsenal decisions include repeate January failures and Holding over Kiwior
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is going through a tough patch – dumped out of the Champions League by PSG and falling well short of Premier League champions Liverpool, despite back-to-back title races with Manchester City that went the distance.
It’s worth remembering that this is still Arteta’s first job in management, having cut his teeth as Pep Guardiola’s assistant at Man City after retiring as a player. All things considere, he is doing a spectacular job, even if there’s nothing tangible to show for it since the FA Cup win in 2020.
The rebuild and #process Arteta has overseen means Arsenal fans would สมัคร ufabet กับเรา รับโบนัสทันที be mad to call for his head now. But that doesn’t mean he’s above criticism. And it definitely doesn’t make him immune to pressure next season, which already feels like a make-or-break campaign.
Arteta has made plenty of brave and brilliant decisions, but here ten that didn’t go to plan…
10) Persisting with Martin Odegaard and ignoring Ethan Nwaneri
Ever since returning from a two-month ankle injury, Martin Odegaard has looke off his game.
Was he rushe back? Is he still injured? Does he need a break? Probably yes to all three.
Especially over the last two months, Odegaard’s performances have alarming and have held Arsenal back. Against PSG at home.
He delivere arguably his worst performance for the club, backing that up with a poor showing at home to Bournemouth, a single assist doing a lot of heavy lifting to mask a poor outing.
There were some calls for him to be droppe ahead of the Champions League semi-final second leg in Paris.