Coaching position at Arsenal: Say no to Mikel Arteta!

According to Sky Sports, in a meeting with 200 Arsenal employees on April 23, CEO Ivan Gazidis expressed his desire for former player Mikel Arteta to be the successor to coach Wenger at Emirates Stadium.

However, it is likely that the assistant coach of Pep Guardiola at Man City will not be chosen by the Arsenal board. In addition to the lack of experience (having never led any team), Mikel Arteta is also not supported by Arsenal fans.

Despite having played for the Gunners for 5 seasons (2 years as captain), Mikel Arteta deleted all images related to Arsenal on social media after moving to work for Man City, making Gooners extremely angry.

Many Arsenal fans have asked the Emirates team to erase Mikel Arteta's name from the club's history. Therefore, the pressure on the former Spaniard is too great, it is difficult to revive a dilapidated Arsenal in the "post-Wenger" era.

Mikel Arteta (left) spent 5 years as a student of coach Wenger (right). Photo: Internet

In the current situation, Arsenal's board of directors should think carefully to choose the most suitable person for the position of captain of the team. The new coach of the "gunners" must not only be a good professional, but also a person with real prestige like coach Ancelotti, Thomas Tuchel... Choosing Mikel Arteta is too risky, so the owners at Emirates Stadium are not foolish enough to entrust their "foundation" to such an inexperienced and unprestigious strategist.

Don't use the case of coach Pep Guardiola at Barcelona in 2008 or coach Zidane at Real Madrid in 2016 as convincing evidence for Mikel Arteta's return to Arsenal in a new position. Remember, Mikel Arteta does not have the same prestige as Pep Guardiola at Camp Nou or Zidane at Bernabeu.

No wonder The Sun reported that many key players at Arsenal strongly opposed Mikel Arteta succeeding Wenger. Not to mention anything major, just managing the Arsenal dressing room is already too much for Mikel Arteta.

Mikel Arteta is currently working as an assistant to coach Pep Guardiola at Man City. Photo: Internet

And don't forget one more thing, Arsenal in the Premier League is not like Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid in La Liga, where these two teams are superior to the rest of the tournament. The reason why coach Wenger had to resign is because Arsenal has been empty-handed in the Premier League and eliminated early in the Champions League for more than a decade. With Arsenal's current potential, bringing Mikel Arteta in will only make the situation worse.

Don’t imitate Barcelona and Real Madrid. Instead, Arsenal’s board should learn from Man City. That is, Gazidiz and his colleagues must invite established strategists like Luis Enrique, Ancelotti or Thomas Tuchel, Jardim… Say no to Mikel Arteta./.