Unai Emery - Confirmed as the New Arsenal Manager - ORNSTEINNNN

[Globalgunner]

Arteta is a wildcard choice but you guys need to stop with these ridiculous projections based off his playing career. Nobody knows how things will turn out for him.

Not all coach's have a successful playing career before transitioning into management. That's true of Arsene Wenger, Fergie, Mourinho and even Emery, who couldn't cut it in La Liga and spent his career playing in the Spanish Division 1 football.

Granted. but there is absolutely no need for a club in decline like us to take a blind leap of faith with a guy who hasnt even managed a kiddies team in football. It made npo sense on any level.

[Özim]

Arteta is a wildcard choice but you guys need to stop with these ridiculous projections based off his playing career. Nobody knows how things will turn out for him.

You're right of course but not all coach's have a successful playing career before transitioning into management. That's true of Arsene Wenger, Fergie, Mourinho and even Emery, who couldn't cut it in La Liga and spent his career playing in the Spanish Division 1 football.

True, but what makes Arteta a good candidate most coaches/assistants don't seem to make good managers either, so looking at their record as coach is irrelevant, on top of that it's even more irrelevant as Guardiola has won at every club with different assistants/coaches, I don't see why this guy was seen as a good candidate when he's never shown any kind of leadership or indeed influence.

[Power n Glory]

Granted. but there is absolutely no need for a club in decline like us to take a blind leap of faith with a guy who hasnt even managed a kiddies team in football. It made npo sense on any level.

I can understand the reservation. It may have been a step too far for our club because we've only just restructured, but it's not uncommon in football. Managers are getting younger and it could be argued that a talented young manager would learn more if they're with a big club first instead of going to a smaller club that has a completely different structure and resources.

[Cripps]

It made absolutely zero sense and was a stupid thought.

To put an elite, multi million pound sporting entity in the hands of someone that hasn't managed a game is daft. Thankfully Ivan saw sense at the last minute.

[Power n Glory]

True, but what makes Arteta a good candidate most coaches/assistants don't seem to make good managers either, so looking at their record as coach is irrelevant, on top of that it's even more irrelevant as Guardiola has won at every club with different assistants/coaches, I don't see why this guy was seen as a good candidate when he's never shown any kind of leadership or indeed influence.

You've been dismissive of most of the information presented on Arteta, so of course you don't see.

Wenger, Mourinho, Ancelotti all started off as assistant coaches to somebody. When it comes to young coaches, it's difficult to project their trajectory until they're actually doing the job.

[Power n Glory]

True, but what makes Arteta a good candidate most coaches/assistants don't seem to make good managers either, so looking at their record as coach is irrelevant, on top of that it's even more irrelevant as Guardiola has won at every club with different assistants/coaches, I don't see why this guy was seen as a good candidate when he's never shown any kind of leadership or indeed influence.

You also said you'd prefer Theirry Henry!

[Static]

I don't see the point in criticising Arteta either. Whoever we get, seems like Emery atm, will be more of a head coach brought in to train and develop our players. Based on the opinions of people around Arteta he is highly regarded. It may have been a gamble but we'll never know now.

[Özim]

You also said you'd prefer Theirry Henry!

Yes because at least he had some decent connection with the club in that he was a legend, not some nobody with no real decent connection other than being part of a losing club and one of the worst captains we've had.

[Goonermerree]

You've been dismissive of most of the information presented on Arteta, so of course you don't see.

Wenger, Mourinho, Ancelotti all started off as assistant coaches to somebody. When it comes to young coaches, it's difficult to project their trajectory until they're actually doing the job.

None of those cut their managerial teeth with big clubs though. Despite what many think about Wenger, expectations are high now.

[Goonermerree]

Yes because at least he had some decent connection with the club in that he was a legend, not some nobody with no real decent connection other than being part of a losing club and one of the worst captains we've had.

Ouch! To be fair, he was in the trolley of the supermarket dash at the end of the summer transfer window 2011 after that 8-2 drubbing at the hands of United when for some reason, we didn't have many players available.