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Maybe overstating things a little but this is very much Arteta’s team now. Sacking him would surely be a disruptive thing. It’s possible it could push us on but we’ve clearly made progress this season, therefore I feel Arteta should stay. If that progress doesn’t continue next year then ok, we need to consider this more seriously, but not yet in my view.

I would remind you that you were sceptical early season of us being able to challenge at all. And when we had a wobble I think you were one of the people worrying whether we could stay top 4. We’ve exceeded or at least met most people’s expectations this season. Sacking the manager in that context seems like a pretty big overreaction
I’m of the opinion that if this so-called process is worth seeing through it will survive a managerial change or should I say more specifically a change of coach. Never forget that is what Arteta was appointed as head coach, in a power grab he made himself manager.
In my view the head coach is a transient figure or should be, and if success is not forthcoming should be moved on. Frankly for that reason I’m not keen on keeping Arteta on whatever happens between now and May, I think he has too much power at the club and we learnt the folly of that with Wenger.

But either way, for Arteta to meet my minimum expectations we have to win tomorrow simple as that. That was the situation we put ourselves in by losing to Villa unnecessarily