Quote Originally Posted by Özim View Post
Arteta has come out to support Xhaka, it's an absolute joke considering how this guy criticised Pepe, it's double standards again as it was with Willian, the sooner this chump is sacked the better, he's an absolute joke of a manager!



https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55316020
Spot on. Its laugable really - and the Arteta regime was supposed to be a meritocricy

My theory is that Arteta is in thrall to his senior players because he thinks he needs them to help manage the team - when they are the very ones most stinking the place up.