That’s a good point. I’ve always struggled to understand how Xabi and he were good friends but put in the context of Arteta not originally being a cunt but being a weaker player having to become more aggressive and focused on cheating to make it then it makes more sense. The big thing though is he has no charisma nor gravitas and doesn’t instill respect. Unfortunately for him this has been exacerbated by learning his coaching under Pep who gets away with his whingy demanding sourness because he started (and succeeded) at Barca where he already had respect. But its a terrible model for other coaches to follow and you can see that players just will down tools on the legoMan at some point.
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he really is quite u̶n̶l̶i̶k̶e̶a̶b̶l̶e̶ slappable & punchable. [/quote]
Fify
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The problem is every manager does it. Granted Arteta and Pep do it way more than others, but it is something officials have turned a blind eye to for so long that I doubt they will ever truely bring it back under control - unless they make it an automatic redcard offence and start sending every manager off every game
100%
you nailed it , if Klopp was to do exactly the same thing and have exactly the same reaction to the player, and the media world point it out as hypocracy, it just wouldnt be …becuase the context would be different…
its kinda like im asking to see how Arsenal fans feel about it, or are we just ingrained to hate the opposition, and the rare (direct rival) coaches that don’t make us hate them are an exception to the rule…
to deviate, its why Rodgers always felt an awkward fit here as well
I almost talked about Rodgers in that post, because Arteta’s antics to feel very Brendan. I always had a bit more respect for him than most (I still think he is a good coach, but a shit manager if that makes sense) but the stuff that really annoyed me about him was the fake Shankly-isms.
It was like someone told him that these lot like an inspirational manager, they love a quote they can put on a banner, so he tried to come up with stuff like that
I’ve always said you can survive a week without water, but you can’t go a second without hope
Fuck off!
Did you see the thing Arteta did with the lightbulb? It was toe-curling. More than it being ridiculous, more than the bemused look on the players faces, it just came across as a man trying to promote himself as an inspirational speaker and a great intellect, and falling dismally short. He might as well have gone full Brent.
There is a sense around the club now that if he doesn’t deliver one of the big two this year he is in trouble.
He’ll be in trouble if he has a poor start after 10 odd games.
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Well they were calling for him to be sacked after every draw
I thought Arsenal won the Cup Winners Cup (and possibly the Fairs Cup?)
Possibly makes him look even more ridiculous.
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A ridiculous guy taking on a ridiculous arteta led cult club.
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In an Arsenal golden era where they are the best team in Europe… Spurs have won more trophies.
Hell Palace have
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The genius who is Arteta fwiw. I hope the entire squad sinks and fails. Except Declan who genuinely comes across as a very likable person, most others in that squad are cunts
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Yeah I don’t mind Rice but the rest don’t seem likeable at all.
Rice is versatile. None of the others would even be welcome at a buffet
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It’s a never ending performance and he learnt from the best…
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Fixed for a more correct description.
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I expect that Arteta and Arsenal are absolutely shocked to hear these charges. Hopefully a journalist asks him about it.
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