Match Reaction v Citeh (away)

[Niall_Quinn]

I miss the days when there was no football.

Seriously, I do.

Football is back. Fume clogged air is back. Rude bastards on their mobile phones are back. Jamie Carragher is back.

's all good, man.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Football is back. Fume clogged air is back. Rude bastards on their mobile phones are back. Jamie Carragher is back.

's all good, man.

Don't Drink And Drive, But When You Do, Call Saul.

[Letters]

For me the fact he had no experience at all, it wouldn't be ridiculous to get rid of him at the end of the season and cut our losses, based on the fact he isn't a good manager and really hasn't shown anything of any promise. Better that than keep him a couple years, see us become mid table mainstay whilst losing all of our best players, because let's face it who is going to want to stick around for a rookie who doesn't know what he's doing.

I'd say if a really top manager became available it wouldn't be the worst idea to nab them but I can't agree that after 16 games you can completely write him off as you have.
Again, you seem to make very quick and very polarising opinions of people.

Agree with selassie, he isn't the solution but he isn't the problem either.

[Mac76]

he isn't the solution but he isn't the problem either.

whatever the deepr problems at the club, we have a manager who is playing the wrong players in the wrong positions with the wrong tactics - who else are we supposed to blame, the cleaners?

[Letters]

whatever the deepr problems at the club, we have a manager who is playing the wrong players in the wrong positions with the wrong tactics - who else are we supposed to blame, the cleaners?

I'm not saying Arteta shouldn't get any criticism or shoulder any blame. He's the manager, the buck stops with him.
But IMO he's done enough to suggest he should get a transfer window and a season to show his worth.

[Mac76]

I'm not saying Arteta shouldn't get any criticism or shoulder any blame. He's the manager, the buck stops with him.
But IMO he's done enough to suggest he should get a transfer window and a season to show his worth.

has he?

wanting to keep Luiz?

playing Auba on the left and a rookie in Auba's best position?

playing Saka on the right?

playing Mustafi at all?

Xhaka first on the team sheet?

freezing out Pepe?

not for me, sorry

and the transfer window point is a joke - we all know he will have very little say, it will all be stitched up by Raul and his mates - it's the reason they didn't want Ancelotti, they knew he wouldn't be their bitch and do whatever they said so they went for the kid

Everton had the guts to say' we want someone expereinced and with real stature to come in and get this club back on its feet' - Arsenal said 'we want a puppet so we can carry on milking the cash cow'

[Letters]

has he?

Looking at results yes, I'd say so.
I don't believe any experienced manager would have this level of scrutiny after this few games.
You could argue that an experienced manager would be better results but given how things have been this season I'm not sure that's necessarily the case.
I'll just him at the end of the season.
Next season.

[Mac76]

Looking at results yes, I'd say so.
I don't believe any experienced manager would have this level of scrutiny after this few games.
You could argue that an experienced manager would be better results but given how things have been this season I'm not sure that's necessarily the case.
I'll just him at the end of the season.
Next season.

ok, so when we've got an even shitter squad than now and are playing in the Championship you'll be satisfied he's no good?

[Letters]

ok, so when we've got an even shitter squad than now and are playing in the Championship you'll be satisfied he's no good?

If our squad is shit then why are you expecting results to be better?
And clearly if next season starts off as a real car crash then sure, sack him. So far though results have been OK. Not setting the world alight but after the way this season had gone before Arteta took over is that a reasonable expectation?
I'm not bowled over by his appointment but I don't want us to hop between managers every 6 months, that's a ridiculous way to run a club.

[GP]

Far too early to judge Arteta, obviously.

Recruitment has been a car crash. A string of signings that aren't good enough, only signed because the MD is cosy with their agent.