Tag: arteta
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Arsenal need more from Willian and Aubameyang – Arteta
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta admits they need more from Willian. Arteta was asked today for an assessment of the midfielder’s first season with the Gunners. He said, “I think we can reach a higher performance level because his potential is so big. He needs the contribution to the team and the team to be stable…
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Gary Neville brands Arsenal players ‘a joke’
Arsenal’s players have been accused of working against manager Mikel Arteta. Former England assistant coach Gary Neville has branded Arsenal’s forwards a “little mafia” and questioned whether Arteta’s senior players are still playing for him. “I have to say that there was a few of those players in that front part of the pitch, it…
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Ex-Arsenal defender: Arteta must drop Aubameyang for Martinelli
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta risks losing the respect of his squad if underperforming Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is not dropped says Martin Keown, with the Gunners boss being urged to bring Gabriel Martinelli back in from the cold. Another uninspiring performance was delivered by the north London heavyweights last time out, with Liverpool leaving Emirates Stadium with…
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Arteta welcomes transfer interest for Arsenal striker
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has welcomed transfer interest for Alexandre Lacazette. Roma and Sevilla have joined long-term admirers Atletico Madrid in keeping tabs on Lacazette, interest Arteta welcomes. With his contract expiring next summer and Lacazette turning 30 next month the situation regarding his long-term future represents a potential dilemma for Arsenal. Arteta said: “I’m…
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Willian admits Arteta axe at Arsenal tough to take
Arsenal winger Willian admits being dropped by the Gunners boss Mikel Arteta has been tough to take. Willian started 12 of his first 14 Premier League games under Mikel Arteta but then found himself slipping down the pecking order over the festive period as Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe continued to impress. “t really…
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Arsenal players support Arteta over Aubameyang axing
Arsenal senior players support manager Mikel Arteta over his axing of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for their victory over Tottenham on Sunday. The captain was caught in traffic on Sunday before the north London derby, making him late and prompting Arteta to remove him from the starting XI for arguably the biggest match of Arsenal’s season. The…
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Arsenal legend: Arteta should sell Cedric and Bellerin
Arsenal legend Tony Adams believes the likes of Cedric Soares and Hector Bellerin should be moved on from the club. The Gunners are assessing their squad under Mikel Arteta, and will attempt to make significant changes in the summer. Adams believes their current right back options are not good enough, and believes new players are…
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Mikel Arteta on shortlist of Barca presidential candidate
Barcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta is eyeing Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta. While Laporta has insisted Ronald Koeman is safe should he win this week’s election, RAC-1 says he has plans to replace the Dutchman should things go south before the end of the season. And among the names on his shortlist is Arteta. The Gunners…
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Why we lost against Wolves – Arteta
Mikel Arteta was left to chew on an astonishing sequence of events as Arsenal lost to Wolves after dominating so much of the game. Nicolas Pepe fired Arsenal ahead, and as VAR and the woodwork deprived Arsenal of a more commanding lead before David Luiz was sent off on the stroke of half-time. Wolves equalised…
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Arsenal going nowhere with Willian transfer deal – Tony Adams
Arsenal are going nowhere with deals such as the one that took Willian to Emirates Stadium, says Tony Adams. The North London club urged to favour home-grown stars over experienced additions with questionable commitment. Mikel Arteta moved to snap up a Brazil international forward when he hit the free agent pool in the summer of…