Not only has Arteta turned Arsenal into serious title contenders, he has also formed an extraordinarily strong connection with the fans
It was December 15, 2020 — almost exactly 12 months after he had been appointed — and Arsenal had not won infor six weeks. In a catastrophic run, they had been crushed by Aston Villa, drew with Leeds United, lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers and Burnley and a north London derby against Tottenham Hotspur.
“For me, the standards you need to play for this club – it cannot be eight out of 10. It has to be 10 out of 10. When you cannot deliver that, it is not good enough… I thought for the last few months that I wasn’t good enough to represent this club on the pitch… For me, to play at this club, you have to be the best in your position. When you lose that, I think you should be away from this place.”“You only need to look at the difference between the two teams today, the gap is enormous.
“In his first press conference when he was unveiled he had a steely-eyed clarity. He was someone we knew, a recent player who had a real feeling for the club.”to see how brutally calculating Arteta is. Chosen by Premier League players as the best goalkeeper in the top flight last season, a fantastic shot-stopper, a presence on the pitch. Ramsdale was popular in the dressing room, loved by fans.from Brentford to replace him.
But, Stillman points out, Arsenal fans don’t particularly need a larger-than-life manager. “I feel real affection for Arteta but not that I’d want to go for a beer with him. I trust him to manage the team.”Arsenal had been blowing teams away with an attacking ferocity that had not been seen for years — the arrivals of Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus unlocking a different way of playing.
Arteta wanted to take the jeopardy out of games with control. Not to be exactly like City, who possess a robotic precision, but similar.“The transformation there has been extraordinary to the point Arsenal are one of the best off-the-ball teams in the world at the moment,” Stillman says.
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