A lot of this Arteta rage feels like chucking the baby out with the bath water to me? If your problem with him is that you genuinely think he has no value whatsoever, and isn't capable of making any kind of contribution, even as an occasional squad player and mentor, then fair enough. But if your problem is more specifically with him being our first choice defensive midfielder, and us not signing anyone else to play there, then your problem is actually with Wenger.
Let's put it another way - if Wenger left tomorrow, and a new guy came in and bought a wizard-good DM in the januray window, would you still believe that Arteta should be ditched, or would you think he might still be a useful asset to keep around?
We would still want him to be ditched. Such an average player has no business wearing an Arsenal shirt. Unless, of course, he bought one.
Good point. Again, I have no problem with him being a back up squad player but like Verm, I doubt Wenger can make that sort of transition for a player. It’s a managerial problem. He can’t manage a big squad and once a player falls from the first team, he’ll leave them to rot on the bench and eventually let them leave. He just doesn’t make the best use of his squad and it’s partly why we get so many injuries.
Spot on.
Average in every aspect and the fact many of our fans are happy with him embodies the mediocre mindset that has taken over this club.
He can't tackle, has no physical presence, has crap distribution and has no real authority about his play. He's just another Denilson. But because he has this professional, obedient look about him which fits into the whole 'Arsenal ooze class' image we like to uphold, he's loved.
Bang average player.