Mikel Arteta Thread

There's no-one better
Than Mikel Arteta

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Originally Posted by Letters

There's no-one better
Than Mikel Arteta

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mong face

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Originally Posted by Letters

There's no-one better
Than Mikel Arteta

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:gp:

Artekkers :bow:

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Originally Posted by Marc Overmars

El Statinho.

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Exactly

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Originally Posted by Josh_Gooner

Arteta. :haha:

We've really lost hope; consigned to mediocrity and averageness.

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best post in here tbh

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Originally Posted by Josh_Gooner

:haha:

Oh sweet irony.

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Irregardless is a word, just not commonly used. :doh:

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Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...

Irregardless is a word, just not commonly used. :doh:

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:lol:

Ok.

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Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...

Irregardless is a word, just not commonly used. :doh:

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In fairness, it's not commonly used because it's commonly assumed to be wrong, seeing as it's a mispronunciation/bastardisation of "irrespective" or "regardless". However, I agree with that original poster's point so I'm gonna say he can use which ever words he likes.

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Originally Posted by LDG

Not trying to nit-pick at all here....but who do you think would be better at the role?

Quite clearly there are more talented players out there, but in that role, and with the game we play? There can only be a handful of players able to sustain that level of consistency accross a whole season.....

We're talking about a position where the player has to be pretty exceptional. It demands touch, eye for a pass (long, short, sideways, forwards), ability to read the game, tackle, set the tempo, workrate.....it is the hardest position on the pitch to play.

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I thought Song was exceptional when he sat back and kept it simple. Diaby has had some decent games playing deep as well. I remember a few where he and Song were just dominant in the middle but obviously that combo would never last. It’s not an expensive problem especially if we’ve been able to play Arteta back there. It’s not his natural role. At the moment, we’re really light in the middle and rarely boss the park like we used to with our passing. Nobody in the middle is setting the tempo. Rosicky is the only player that seems to be able to do it and when he’s on his game, will work his socks off to close down an opponent. It’s not all down to Arteta but something has to change in the middle next season. Either a dramatic personal improvement or we look to the transfer window to solve the problem. For me, Arteta, Ramsey and Wilshere will have to push on next season.

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