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Life After Emery Begins

Would you be satisfied with hiring Mikel Arteta?

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Riou

Riou

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Tosker

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Slartibartfast said:
This, of course, is an opinion piece, not news. But if you accept what Delaney is saying here, then it means those Arsenal fans who thought Wenger had too much power and control were wrong. The consensus was that the "European model" of devolution and distribution of power was exactly what Arsenal needed. Now we get the argument that Arsenal needs a boss.

Personally, I don't know because I'm not there. But winning always makes everything else look better. So hopefully the team will start winning and we won't be hearing about what's wrong.
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I'm beginning to think it's just as well the Kroenkes have the last word, because four people all with a say is just asking for prolonged arguments and indecision
 
A_G

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Interesting article from the reliable Paul Hirst on Arteta:
It is the afternoon of July 25, and the Manchester City squad are taking their seats on the private jet that is about to take them from Hong Kong to Tokyo for their final pre-season tour match against Yokohama Marinos.

In the aeroplane’s hold is the Jockey Club Kitchee Centre Cup, the grand yet ultimately meaningless trophy they had won for defeating Kitchee, the nine-times Hong Kong Premier League champions, the previous evening.

Some players doze off on the flight, but there was no chance of the two passengers on the front row doing the same. Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta are poring over every passage of play from their team’s 6-1 win. Guardiola pauses play, points something out to his assistant manager, and vice-versa. The process is repeated over and over for much of the flight.

“They share an obsession with the game,” one City source said. Arteta is just as particular as Guardiola when it comes to attention to detail. He is an intelligent, driven character according to those who work with him, and he has played a big part in City’s success under Guardiola.

Had Arsenal not performed a last-minute U-turn in the summer of 2018, however, Arteta would be in the home dugout at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday rather than sat alongside Guardiola on the City bench.

Arteta was disappointed to miss out to Unai Emery, who wowed Arsenal with a powerpoint presentation. In text messages to friends, the former Arsenal midfielder made it clear he wanted the job.

Even though Ivan Gazidis, the Arsenal chief executive, had championed Arteta, the board got cold feet and chose Emery, the more experienced option. Upon hearing that his friend had been rejected, Guardiola consoled Arteta by taking him to Tast, his restaurant on King Street in Manchester, for dinner and drinks.

Arteta may get a second crack at the Arsenal job, however. Emery’s dismissal has reopened the door for the 37-year-old. Arteta, who captained Arsenal for two of his five years at the club, is one of the leading candidates on a shortlist that includes Carlo Ancelotti and Patrick Vieira among others.

Arteta is in such a privileged position that he may end up having the pick of three of the biggest jobs in England. Guardiola has publicly and privately championed Arteta to succeed him as City boss. Arteta has been linked with the Everton job too.

City insiders believe that Arteta turned down the Newcastle United job six months ago as he had set his sights on replacing Guardiola.

Arteta has exceeded expectations since he joined in 2016. Arteta was promoted from first-team coach to assistant manager after Domènec Torrent left to become New York City manager in June 2018 — a job he left last month.

Now Arteta has something of a dilemma on his hands. If either Arsenal or Everton come calling, he could either take the plunge and leave — although he knows that doing so half through the season would be a blow to City — or continue his apprenticeship under Guardiola in the hope that City choose him to replace the Catalan, who is likely to leave in the summer of 2021.

Last year, it seemed Arteta was a shoo-in for the City job, but recently, those close to the former midfielder have started to suspect that they could turn to Mauricio Pochettino or Brendan Rodgers.

The case for Arteta replacing Guardiola is clear. There is a belief among City staff that Arteta is destined to become a top manager.

He has known Txiki Begiristain and Ferran Soriano, City’s director of football and chief executive, for many years. Another thing that works in Arteta’s favour is that he shares the same footballing philosophy as Guardiola. Like Guardiola, he prefers to play possession-based, attacking football in a 4-3-3 system, which comes as a consequence of their schooling at Barcelona’s famous La Masia academy.

Arteta is settled in Didsbury, where he lives with his children and wife, who moved there from Los Angeles last year. He is often spotted in the cafes on Wilmslow Road in the leafy south Manchester suburb. He is close to fitness coach Lorenzo Buenaventura, who helped him in his recovery from a calf injury six years ago.

Few people are better placed to explain how Arteta became one of the most sought-after figures in English football than Andy Holden.

Holden, 57, is a well-respected coach who spent six of his 19 years at Everton working with Arteta.

“As soon as met him I knew we had a class act on our hands,” said Holden, who coached under David Moyes, the manager who signed Arteta from Real Sociedad in 2005.

“He was a pleasure to coach. Everything he did at Everton, he did it to the best of his ability. He was a perfectionist. In the dressing room he was not a screamer and shouter but everyone respected him.”

In 2017, Holden and Arteta crossed paths again when the Spaniard took a coaching course organised by the Wales FA.

“He came across very well,” Holden said. “He got his points across and you could just tell that he had a good presence. The transition from playing to management is not as massive as it used to be — just look at Steven Gerrard ripping it up with Rangers — so if Mikel wants to go down that route he’s ideal for it.”

Arteta plays a key role in City training, taking the second part of the session, which is dedicated to set pieces, and regularly stays behind with players afterwards.

Arteta’s work off the training pitch is valued just as highly. He will often take players into his office to run through video clips with them. “All the players love him,” said one representative of a first-team player. “He is not overly chummy, but there is a warmth to him.”

Some of Arteta’s best work is done on a one-to-one basis. Arteta took Leroy Sané under his wing after noticing that he was struggling to settle after his move from Schalke in 2016.

In the tunnel at half-time during last Saturday’s defeat to Manchester United, Arteta sought out Angeliño to give him some assurance. The left back had been given a torrid time by Daniel James in the first half.

In Pep’s City, The Making of a Superteam, the excellent encyclopaedic account of Guardiola’s time in Manchester, the authors Pol Ballús and Lu Martín reveal that Arteta took charge of training all week prior to Guardiola’s first match against Arsenal three years ago.

“Mikel knew the team much better than I did, he’d only stopped playing with them two months before. I had no doubts about entrusting the game to him,” Guardiola said.

The tactic worked. City beat Arsenal 2-1. In the tunnel afterwards, Arteta shared a warm embrace with Héctor Bellerín, the Arsenal right back with whom he is close.

We will discover soon enough whether Arteta will be working with Bellerín on a daily basis.
 
Riou

Riou

In The Winchester, Waiting For This To Blow Over

Country: Northern Ireland

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Preacher said:
How many times Pep will hug Arteta on Sunday ?
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After we smash Cty, and Arteta tells him to go and **** himself and that he is leaving to take over a proper team...Pep will indeed latch on to him, and beg him to stay so he won’t be exposed for the fraud that he is...but Mikel won’t care...

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al-Ustaadh

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American_Gooner said:
Interesting article from the reliable Paul Hirst on Arteta:
It is the afternoon of July 25, and the Manchester City squad are taking their seats on the private jet that is about to take them from Hong Kong to Tokyo for their final pre-season tour match against Yokohama Marinos.

In the aeroplane’s hold is the Jockey Club Kitchee Centre Cup, the grand yet ultimately meaningless trophy they had won for defeating Kitchee, the nine-times Hong Kong Premier League champions, the previous evening.

Some players doze off on the flight, but there was no chance of the two passengers on the front row doing the same. Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta are poring over every passage of play from their team’s 6-1 win. Guardiola pauses play, points something out to his assistant manager, and vice-versa. The process is repeated over and over for much of the flight.

“They share an obsession with the game,” one City source said. Arteta is just as particular as Guardiola when it comes to attention to detail. He is an intelligent, driven character according to those who work with him, and he has played a big part in City’s success under Guardiola.

Had Arsenal not performed a last-minute U-turn in the summer of 2018, however, Arteta would be in the home dugout at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday rather than sat alongside Guardiola on the City bench.

Arteta was disappointed to miss out to Unai Emery, who wowed Arsenal with a powerpoint presentation. In text messages to friends, the former Arsenal midfielder made it clear he wanted the job.

Even though Ivan Gazidis, the Arsenal chief executive, had championed Arteta, the board got cold feet and chose Emery, the more experienced option. Upon hearing that his friend had been rejected, Guardiola consoled Arteta by taking him to Tast, his restaurant on King Street in Manchester, for dinner and drinks.

Arteta may get a second crack at the Arsenal job, however. Emery’s dismissal has reopened the door for the 37-year-old. Arteta, who captained Arsenal for two of his five years at the club, is one of the leading candidates on a shortlist that includes Carlo Ancelotti and Patrick Vieira among others.

Arteta is in such a privileged position that he may end up having the pick of three of the biggest jobs in England. Guardiola has publicly and privately championed Arteta to succeed him as City boss. Arteta has been linked with the Everton job too.

City insiders believe that Arteta turned down the Newcastle United job six months ago as he had set his sights on replacing Guardiola.

Arteta has exceeded expectations since he joined in 2016. Arteta was promoted from first-team coach to assistant manager after Domènec Torrent left to become New York City manager in June 2018 — a job he left last month.

Now Arteta has something of a dilemma on his hands. If either Arsenal or Everton come calling, he could either take the plunge and leave — although he knows that doing so half through the season would be a blow to City — or continue his apprenticeship under Guardiola in the hope that City choose him to replace the Catalan, who is likely to leave in the summer of 2021.

Last year, it seemed Arteta was a shoo-in for the City job, but recently, those close to the former midfielder have started to suspect that they could turn to Mauricio Pochettino or Brendan Rodgers.

The case for Arteta replacing Guardiola is clear. There is a belief among City staff that Arteta is destined to become a top manager.

He has known Txiki Begiristain and Ferran Soriano, City’s director of football and chief executive, for many years. Another thing that works in Arteta’s favour is that he shares the same footballing philosophy as Guardiola. Like Guardiola, he prefers to play possession-based, attacking football in a 4-3-3 system, which comes as a consequence of their schooling at Barcelona’s famous La Masia academy.

Arteta is settled in Didsbury, where he lives with his children and wife, who moved there from Los Angeles last year. He is often spotted in the cafes on Wilmslow Road in the leafy south Manchester suburb. He is close to fitness coach Lorenzo Buenaventura, who helped him in his recovery from a calf injury six years ago.

Few people are better placed to explain how Arteta became one of the most sought-after figures in English football than Andy Holden.

Holden, 57, is a well-respected coach who spent six of his 19 years at Everton working with Arteta.

“As soon as met him I knew we had a class act on our hands,” said Holden, who coached under David Moyes, the manager who signed Arteta from Real Sociedad in 2005.

“He was a pleasure to coach. Everything he did at Everton, he did it to the best of his ability. He was a perfectionist. In the dressing room he was not a screamer and shouter but everyone respected him.”

In 2017, Holden and Arteta crossed paths again when the Spaniard took a coaching course organised by the Wales FA.

“He came across very well,” Holden said. “He got his points across and you could just tell that he had a good presence. The transition from playing to management is not as massive as it used to be — just look at Steven Gerrard ripping it up with Rangers — so if Mikel wants to go down that route he’s ideal for it.”

Arteta plays a key role in City training, taking the second part of the session, which is dedicated to set pieces, and regularly stays behind with players afterwards.

Arteta’s work off the training pitch is valued just as highly. He will often take players into his office to run through video clips with them. “All the players love him,” said one representative of a first-team player. “He is not overly chummy, but there is a warmth to him.”

Some of Arteta’s best work is done on a one-to-one basis. Arteta took Leroy Sané under his wing after noticing that he was struggling to settle after his move from Schalke in 2016.

In the tunnel at half-time during last Saturday’s defeat to Manchester United, Arteta sought out Angeliño to give him some assurance. The left back had been given a torrid time by Daniel James in the first half.

In Pep’s City, The Making of a Superteam, the excellent encyclopaedic account of Guardiola’s time in Manchester, the authors Pol Ballús and Lu Martín reveal that Arteta took charge of training all week prior to Guardiola’s first match against Arsenal three years ago.

“Mikel knew the team much better than I did, he’d only stopped playing with them two months before. I had no doubts about entrusting the game to him,” Guardiola said.

The tactic worked. City beat Arsenal 2-1. In the tunnel afterwards, Arteta shared a warm embrace with Héctor Bellerín, the Arsenal right back with whom he is close.

We will discover soon enough whether Arteta will be working with Bellerín on a daily basis.
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Mentions the bit about Emery's powerpoint winning over the board. I wish I was a fly on the wall for it. Must have been one hell of a presentation.
 
GoonerJeeves

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Somehow I have arrived past the point of caring. As long as we don't go down, and as long as we play some good stuff - We'll be alright.

I hope Freddie can keep us afloat, and that he can bring some of the younger players through. Some of the older players are flotsam, that I pray the club will jettison.

Until we get a better owner, I believe it is highly unlikely that we will win the league again.
 
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