Tag: arteta
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Mikel Arteta approves Bellerin sale at Arsenal
Arsenal chiefs have decided to sell right-back Hector Bellerin. The Sun says the Spanish full-back wants a new challenge after ten years at the Emirates and fancies moving to another country. And Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta will not stand in the way of Bellerin, 26, as he plans to revamp his underperforming squad. Paris Saint-Germain…
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Arteta admits Arsenal in decline for five years
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says the club’s decline has been ongoing for five years. Arteta has warned it was always going to be a long term rebuilding job because they started falling behind from when they started finishing outside of the Champions League places under previous boss Arsene Wenger. Gunners manager Arteta said: “We have…
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Arsenal board make summer decision on Mikel Arteta
Arsenal’s board will stand by manager Mikel Arteta through this summer. The Daily Mail says Arteta is under increasing pressure to transform Arsenal’s fortunes following their feeble European exit to Villarreal, but is expected to be given until the start of next season. The Gunners crashed out of the Europa League with a whimper, a…
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‘I can still do this job’, Arteta insists after Europa setback
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta still believes he is the right man for the job. The Gunners are out of the Europa League at the semi final stage, drawing 0-0 with Villarreal at home and going out 2-1 on aggregate. The result means Arsenal will be without European football next season for the first time since…
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Mikel Arteta reacts to Arsenal takeover by Swedish billionaire
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is standing by owner San Kroenke. Arteta has backed the Kroenkes ownership of the club and says he “cannot control” speculation linking Swedish billionaire Daniel Ek with a supposed takeover of the Gunners. “I cannot control the speculation and what is going on,” he said ahead of Thursday’s Europa League semi-final…
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Arteta trying to bring Arsenal traditions back – Emery
Villarreal coach Unai Emery believes Mikel Arteta is the right manager for Arsenal. Emery faces his former club this week in the Europa League semi final first-leg. On his successor, Emery said: “Arteta tries to make his mark on Arsenal and I like that. “It is easy to identify that he is trying to bring…
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Arteta has suffered bad luck this season – Cazorla
Former Arsenal player Santi Cazorla insists manager Mikel Arteta is the right man in charge. Cazorla, now with Al Sadd, insists that it’s not a matter of quality in the squad or Arteta’s management, but just thinks that things haven’t really gone their way this year. “Arsenal have a squad that could fight for the…
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Arteta fumes with VAR as Everton defeat Arsenal
Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti said the Toffees “are back” after a howler from Arsenal’s Bernd Leno gifted his side a crucial win in their bid for a Champions League place. The Merseysiders had failed to win in six games in all competitions but moved to within three points of the top four with a victory…
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Mikel Arteta explains rotations for Fulham draw
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta defended his team selection for their 1-1 draw with Fulham. Arteta made five changes from the win at Europa League opponents Slavia Prague on Thursday. The manager said, “There are different reasons for that. One of them is because some of the players haven’t recovered yet from Thursday night, they have…
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Arteta admits not speaking to Aubameyang before benching
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admits he didn’t speak with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ahead of benching him for last night’s Europa draw with Slavia Prague. After the 1-1 draw, Arteta was asked if he had spoken to his captain to explain his decision before kickoff. “Well I cannot talk with everybody individually ever week,” replied the manager,…