Quote Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn View Post
I think we’ve reached the stage with Arteta that we can gleam that unlike Klopp there isn’t going to be a turning point that turns us into contenders. We are dealing with someone who whilst they have greater tactical understanding has too many glaring negatives.
This summer and last summer were a disaster in the transfer market. 50 million wasted on Ben White when we didn’t need him, almost 70 million wasted this summer on Zinchenko and Vieira. If we were going to bring in Zinchenko at all which should be dubious as he’s too slow and not good enough defensively or technically it should have been after selling Tierney. Vieira the same unless we were going to sell Smith Rowe

Then we’ve got the right back situation, where two centre backs are playing at right back

This is even before you get to the disaster of central midfield and the clear mismanagement of giving Elneny and Xhaka new contracts.

With the money we’ve spent I actually think a top coach could have identified the kind of players to make us title contenders, as it stands after yesterday I think our chances of top four are zero.

So with a combination of shocking transfer policy and in game management that tanks the team the only question that is left for me is when do the club cut its losses with both Arteta and Edu.

Fans of course will obsess over VAR and other decisions they don’t think went our way, rather than identify correctly that it’s unsustainable to carry on with Arteta. We don’t have the money as a club to waste money the way he does and set us up to fail.
I think you are being a little harsh, yes our transfer priorities have been questionable but we need to give Zinchenko and Vieira time. Zinchenko has been decent so far and Vieira looked good in his cameo yesterday. Yes we have other pressing issues to deal with in the team but I trust they can sort them out, they have to as it's obvious what this team needs.

I am not fully sold on Arteta yet but the team is making big progress now, that is undeniable.

Ben White is a decent option to have covering RB or CB, yes we have overpaid for him but he's a decent option TBH, a reliable performer.