Mikel Arteta: Managerial Royalty

[jones]

the technical aspect will always win, and physicality always runs behind, The numbers Solanke Bowen Walkins and Palmer are well deserved. The best academies in the world are now in England, so we are going to see more and more English-educated players excelling. The process started 20 years ago, and now you see that England is a major export of quality players + the league is full of English players that will excel at most teams around the globe. It just comes with having the best league and the most income around, your academies improve.

Regarding the never-ending physicality vs. technicality debate... that was always the case. random example, Jonas Rodriguez, one of the worst footballers I have ever played with. He had a decent career, why? he was fast, strong, and relentless. 99% of technically gifted players I played with, now they have normal jobs.

It is what it is. We still have Ode, Mbappe, Gavi, Rodri. Football is still here, alive and with us. sit back and enjoy.

I'm not sure I'm following. Yes physicality is important but that's always been the case. As gifted as Henry was technically he wouldn't be the same if he had the burst of say Rice or Jesus even if they aren't slow themselves.

English academies have improved a lot but I don't think they're the best in the world, that's easily France imo. England has a golden generation atm but overall their youth teams aren't better run or set up than Spain Italy or Germany even.

 

[Gooner Zig]

It felt a bit second gear yesterday. Not sure if that came from the manager or the players just being a bit out of sorts.

I felt Man Utd were there for the taking. But we could have played that game for a week and Man Utd weren't going to score, given the equality of our defense.

Put Everton away and it's been a good PL season ( great if we win it) decent first CL campaign.

Just got to find that extra 2-3% for next season. Personally I think we go into it as favourites for the PL.

I agree just caveating that assuming we make the right additions in summer.

 

[El Duderino]

It felt a bit second gear yesterday. Not sure if that came from the manager or the players just being a bit out of sorts.

I felt Man Utd were there for the taking. But we could have played that game for a week and Man Utd weren't going to score, given the equality of our defense.

Put Everton away and it's been a good PL season ( great if we win it) decent first CL campaign.

Just got to find that extra 2-3% for next season. Personally I think we go into it as favourites for the PL.

Really can't fault the team turning up a gear results and, most importantly, performance wise. It's why stuff like Fullham don't bother me as much, as when the time to actually grind out results came, we were 99% there for it.

I will say though, that we were unbelievably lucky with injuries to key players. Saliba, Gabriel, Saka, Ødegaard and Rice are coming out of this relatively unscathed, any fatiguing issues aside.

With the Euros (and Olympics in Saliba's case), it's imperative that for Arteta to use his squad more proactively next season. Be it be having a sit with him and telling to trust his players more or by giving him even more money to flesh out the squad.

If in a normal PL run City's depth is already ridiculously unfair, depending on how the Euros, etc., go, that might be even more of an issue for other teams.

 

[El Duderino]

England has a golden generation atm

I'll take things @Blood on the Tracks tells himself every Euros/World Cups, for U$500, Mr. Treback.

 

[Blood on the Tracks]

I'll take things @Blood on the Tracks tells himself every Euros/World Cups, for U$500, Mr. Treback.

I've always known that deep down he's a three lions man.

 

[Sapient Hawk]

But unlike Alec Ferguson, Tets might not have anything to show for it.

Stupid tweet should've been held back until Sunday evening. Talking about it now makes it feel like a smalltime brag.

That's beneath us.

 

[Sapient Hawk]

Go to bed man

But...

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

But unlike Alec Ferguson, Tets might not have anything to show for it.

Stupid tweet should've been held back until Sunday evening. Talking about it now makes it feel like a smalltime brag.

That's beneath us.

27 wins still impressive on all accounts. Title desrving in most seasons.

 

[jones]

I'll take things @Blood on the Tracks tells himself every Euros/World Cups, for U$500, Mr. Treback.

Well compared to their usual **** standards. When your backline is marshalled by Pickford and Maguire "golden gen" is not the compliment you might think it is

 

[Riou]

Well compared to their usual **** standards. When your backline is marshalled by Pickford and Maguire "golden gen" is not the compliment you might think it is

Rice kinda got outplayed by Amrabat again yesterday too...

 

[RandomHero84]

For me I think he's extracted more than the sum of the teams parts this season. Can't be unhappy on the whole.

 

[Sapient Hawk]

Rice kinda got outplayed by Amrabat again yesterday too...

With good reason, the glare bouncing off his nude dome neutralized Rice's ability to see the field clearly.

 

[jones]

Rice kinda got outplayed by Amrabat again yesterday too...

And Amrabat is clearly not even a fraction of the player he was before he came to the retirement home PL

 

[outlawz]

the technical aspect will always win, and physicality always runs behind, The numbers Solanke Bowen Walkins and Palmer are well deserved. The best academies in the world are now in England, so we are going to see more and more English-educated players excelling. The process started 20 years ago, and now you see that England is a major export of quality players + the league is full of English players that will excel at most teams around the globe. It just comes with having the best league and the most income around, your academies improve.

Regarding the never-ending physicality vs. technicality debate... that was always the case. random example, Jonas Rodriguez, one of the worst footballers I have ever played with. He had a decent career, why? he was fast, strong, and relentless. 99% of technically gifted players I played with, now they have normal jobs.

It is what it is. We still have Ode, Mbappe, Gavi, Rodri. Football is still here, alive and with us. sit back and enjoy.

England is dominating at the youth level now following the change in strategy that took place a decade back, having won 6 tournaments at youth level in a clear shift in production quality.

 

[Bloodbather]

But unlike Alec Ferguson, Tets might not have anything to show for it.

Stupid tweet should've been held back until Sunday evening. Talking about it now makes it feel like a smalltime brag.

That's beneath us.

It just shows that this year's iteration of Arsenal will go down as one of the best sides not to have won the league if we don't win the league. The Liverpool team that lost the title with 97 points is pretty unbeatable in this regard, but we'd be comparable against anyone else.

 

[Riou]

...good omen for Mikel and the boys for this week maybe

 

[Rasmi]

And Amrabat is clearly not even a fraction of the player he was before he came to the retirement home PL

If Softan Amrabat was called Sean Ambrose and played for us. This forum would say he is world class

 

[Riou]

...good omen for Mikel and the boys for this week maybe

@Sapient Hawk on the page this link takes you to, scroll down a bit to see the UK number 1 this week back in 2004.

"**** you, you ho...I don't want you back"

...perfectly sums up your view on if Mikel should remain as our manager next season

 

[Sapient Hawk]

@Sapient Hawk on the page this link takes you to, scroll down a bit to see the UK number 1 this week back in 2004.

"**** you, you ho...I don't want you back"

...perfectly sums up your view on if Mikel should remain as our manager next season

I have to admit, his hatred of PGMOL & their lackeys has won me over. I feel a certain kinship.
He has managed to turn around what looked like a hopeless situation for him back in December 2020 to what we see now.

Credit to him...But he's still a monumental tw*t

 

[A_G]