Mikel Arteta will already know who he wants to move out of Arsenal, says Ian Wright, with the new Gunners boss being backed to “get rid of” the deadwood at Emirates Stadium.
Wright believes Arteta is the right man to oversee a rebuilding process, with the former club captain expected to have drawn up a hit list when it comes to culling the ranks.
“I can’t help but feel very excited about this appointment,” Arsenal legend Wright said on his YouTube channel.
“It’s one that I personally wanted to happen maybe a year ago.
“Some of the comments, you just think to yourself some of our fans, what’s wrong with you lot man? Chill out man, talking about his experience.
“But we’re here now and what we need to do, and as much as people are saying it’s a risk, of course it’s a risk but as fans and as owners and everybody, we just need to back him, we’ve got to go in.
“It’s a risk of course, it’s a risk we have to go all in, we have to put all the chips on it.
“The people upstairs, from owners to fans to everybody.
“We’ve got to go in and support Mikel with everything he does, whether that’s in the transfer market, whether that’s the players that’s going to go out.
“That’s going to happen, there’s a lot of players at Arsenal that we need to get rid of. You know that and I know that.
“When Mikel comes in, he’ll probably know that when he’s watched them and he’s played against them.
“Even the other day he would have said ‘Right, I’m getting rid of him, him, him and him’.
“The fact is that we’ve got to back him in that particular instance.”
12UnitedGuyReborn
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it's too early for him to know that, he hasn't worked with any of them and try to implement his style and see who flourishes, I think he will need the rest of the season to know who and who must leave and who should stay for coming from the bench and who will be his first team player and also who he needs to buy and all that I just hopes he prove me wrong and lead this Arsenal somewhere because Arsenal job is a very difficult one especially for an inexperienced coach
MrGooner79
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First out, Ozil!!
Socadeikuz
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Wrighty is correct on the backing of Arteta in the form he's mentioned, particularly so from the board. And Arteta is any good he will prove himself to the fans and get them on board himself. But I have to say that anything coach or manager with even a single brain cell should be able to prove themselves with this type of backing, even Emery would likely had if the board gave him the autonomy Arteta is sounding like he'll be getting. What's more Wenger would be ruling the EPL if he had received this level of backing and autonomy.
veoaeiops
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Aubameyang becouse he's desparate at arsenal, that's why he is not scoring