jayramfootball wrote:ag6789 wrote:I agree to Arteta's shortcomings but the players and recruiters have to share the blame for the disastrous season we are having.
What I wonder is why we couldn't get a run going even when we beat some good teams convincingly. Why the senior players couldn't keep their focus and kept making silliest of mistakes time and again? Is it the coaches fault entirely when seasoned professionals make repeatedly poor decisions and do they have to be babysitted at every occasion they take the field?
Is it the current culture of Arsenal club to be laid back and enjoy the hospitality? The way Xhakha, Luiz, Willian, Auba, Ozil have carried themselves, it seems there's little accountability nowadays, and a novice coach like Arteta was out of his depth trying to deal w/them.
It's really quite amazing that ANYONE would disagree that the players have played a role - and a huge role - in our form this year.
The people who actually play the damn games.
I think too many fans have played too much Fifa.
If we break it down Arteta either signed or decided he rated these players:
Leno, he chose him over Martinez
Holding, he signed him up on a new contract
Luiz he chose to renew his contract
Mari he signed him
Bellerin he played week in week out for months so clearly trusted
Soares he signed
Partey he signed
Odergaard he signed
Xhaka he kept and has played in almost every game
Gabriel he signed
Aubameyang he chose to sign up on a new contract again.
The above were all choices he made, no one forced him to, so he’s responsible for these players and their performances as he chose to use them.
Martinelli he hardly plays
Saliba he shipped out without giving him a chance
Mavropanos he shipped out on loan
Nelson he won’t play
ESR up until he stumbled across him at Christmas and he performed he would t play at all.
Then there’s the style of play, playing out from the back doesn’t suit the players which is clear, he’s also had Lacazette chasing back making him less effective.
There’s also Pepe that he has kept chopping and changing.
At some point he has to be responsible, yes players make mistakes but he picks them regardless and chose them over others in the 1st place, this is by in large his team.
A better manager wouldn’t have made these poor choices, if a manager can’t do better with this amount of input and control then clearly he’s not up to the job, his decisions (and he’s had a lot of input in the squad) have had a big impact on our season, the players don’t sign or pick themselves therefore ultimately Arteta is responsible.
His job is to put a team together and get them to perform by making sure they’re the right players, the system suits them and he picks the right blend, he’s failed in on all scores.
Let’s not forget Emery got 5th with an inferior group and a lot less backing of players, so to say a better manager can’t do a lot better than midtable is off the mark. Ok f Arteta wants a whole new squad to do better than midtable he better find a club like Chelsea or Liverpool to give him a job, trouble is they’d never consider him, and even if they had he’d have been sacked for his lack of success.