Tag: Mertesacker

  • Arsenal team not good enough for top four – Mertesacker

    Arsenal team not good enough for top four – Mertesacker

    Arsenal academy chief Per Mertesacker admits the senior team is well away from what fans are expecting from them. The former Germany international addressed comments made years ago by Arsenal’s former CEO Ivan Gazidis, when he claimed the Gunners would be able to compete with European powerhouses like Bayern Munich in three years time –…

  • Arteta ‘must learn quickly’ to avoid sack – Arsenal chief

    Arteta ‘must learn quickly’ to avoid sack – Arsenal chief

    Arsenal academy chief Per Mertesacker admits manager Mikel Arteta needs to “learn quickly”. Arteta has overseen Arsenal’s worst start to a season in 118 years this term, the Gunners losing their opening three games, scoring zero and conceding nine in the process – but the rut appears to have stopped, at least for the time…