It is no secret that Mikel Arteta is a man under severe pressure at the moment. Multiple defeats, limp performances and questionable tactics have the Spaniard in the hottest of hot seats. It appears he doesn’t have much time to turn things around at Arsenal.
Since taking over from Unai Emery in 2019, the Gunners have shown dashes of promise intermittent with underwhelming results. After a horror start to the Premier League season in which Arsenal has lost both games and failed to score, pressure is mounting on Arteta to turn the club’s fortunes around.
According to Matt Law of The Telegraph, Arteta has four games to show he can get things back on track. Following the defeat to Chelsea, the manager staunchly insisted that when his senior first team absentees return and the new signings find their feet, the results will ‘100%’ improve.
While it seems fair to properly assess Arteta when he has his full complement of players available, the pressing issue is can he keep Arsenal afloat until players return? What makes it even worse is today’s 5-0 defeat from Manchester City.
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After visiting Pep Guardiola and his City side comes the first international break of the season, which is followed by a run of favorable looking fixtures for Arteta: Norwich, Burnley, Tottenham, and Brighton are all in Arsenal’s sights and improvement must be demonstrated during that spell.
Nothing is particularly startling in the piece. Managers are always under pressure. It’s a results business and, as seen already, Arteta has been heavily backed by those above him. They do believe in his capabilities but there is always one straw to break the camel’s back.
Recall that we had earlier reported that Arteta has spent over £100million on new recruits this summer but his squad does not look capable of challenging those at the top.
If the recent slump continues then the Gunners will apparently turn to former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte, who left Inter Milan at the end of last season.
Conte guided the San Siro club to the Serie A title before walking away because of the huge financial problems they faced, which saw Romelu Lukaku sold for almost £100m.
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