Country: South Africa
Player:Nketiah
Ffs. Arteta was asked about Martinez and he said this:
. It is very difficult to promise players game time or to be the first choice. It is part of this period in the market. We try to manage the situation as well as we can, all the time counting on what the players' expectations are, what we can achieve with them as a club and we are making decisions towards that."
https://www.arsenal.com/news/arteta-Özil-martinez-guendouzi-and-lacazette
And therein lays my question to Arteta. Was it so hard to convince Martinez that he wouldnt be guaranteed the spot but could win it on merit?
Either Arteta didnt believe in Martinez long term or Martinez wanted to be number one, no matter what happens. It surely has to be the former.