Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal battled back to draw 2-2 with champions Liverpool on Sunday but the Gunners boss cut a very frustrated figure during his post-match interview on Merseyside
Jamie Carragher has warned “emotional” Mikel Arteta that he could face the sack next season after blaming him for Arsenal's title near-misses. The Gunners have gone through another trophyless campaign under the Spaniard’s watch.
They saw their challenge for the Premier League crown ended in emphatic style by Liverpool, before their Champions League run was halted by French giants Paris Saint-Germain. Despite seeing his side rally from 2-0 down to level matters at Anfield on Sunday, Arsenal boss Arteta cut a very frustrated figure.
He publicly slammed his players for their first-half performances - something that stuck with Carragher. Speaking on Sky Sports, he said: "He's driving high standards but what really stood out in the interview, and in the last couple of weeks in his press conferences, is that he's getting emotional and at times he's sounding a little bit like a fan, not the manager.
"He was really strong on how many players they've had sent off this season. He's putting his hands up saying six. I think he's convinced inside that they have been victims in some ways, with the sendings off and injuries they have had.
"I think deep down he thinks they could have won the league without this and that. There's no doubt they would be a lot closer but the sendings-off are down to you. They weren't all sendings-off, but that can happen in a season.
"The injuries have hit them this season but they also played for them last season. What they have done in terms of competing Man City in the last two seasons is fantastic but a lot of that was down to having the same eight or nine players week in, week out, and him never rotating."
And while Carragher is a huge fan of the work that Arteta has done with Arsenal, he claims that he could face pressure from club chiefs should he not end the club’s trophy drought next season. He added: "I'm a massive fan of Mikel Arteta.
“The job he has done, to get Arsenal from where they were to here. They made the jump to competing with Man City and they followed it up again last season, and they've been the team that pushed Liverpool this season.
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“But this season felt like it should have been their season. There's no doubt next season the pressure will be on Arteta massively in terms of winning something and winning something big.
"If they don't do that, the Arsenal board will have a massive issue, because they won't want to change the manager, but there will be lots of people saying 'five or six years without a trophy' and they will be looking at how many managers can make that next step.
"The problem with changing Mikel Arteta is that Arsenal could easily become what Chelsea are now, a team finishing second year in year out, to a team not getting into the Champions League. That's the big conundrum Arsenal will have in 12 months if Arsenal go close again but don't get over the line. It feels like next season has to be the season."
Cocabdmnyz
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That is true. I'm an Arsenal fan, but with this, I agree with you.
You’re both sick or high of a different type of heroine
Cocabdmnyz
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This one should mind his own business and leave Arteta alone cos he’s not going anywhere any time soon…These former players are so obsessed with Arsenal and Arteta’s career don’t understand why can they focus on their former Clubs or go get their Coaching badges and show us if they can be better than Arteta 🤔
deccdims
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carragher sack your self
Dozablrsz
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go pick up a club to start your coaching career Oga.
abi nah 😂😂 since d warey no ft make n for coaching nah why Dem employ n as talketive 😂
Fopabkoru
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Arteta out
You out of Arsenal,s lane.Arteta will be manager till you vomit your hate.Doodle
Fopabkoru
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I heard a saying once “A watched pot never boils” and for the past 5 years this is how it feels with Arsenal, always getting close but never getting the job done the only thing I’ve seen constantly evolving over time is Arteta’s arrogance and we’ve continued to suffer as a result of it, I give credit where it’s due but he was the one to steer us back on the right road but he was never the one to help us cross the finish line, because that’s his ceiling.
blaa blaa blaa nonsense.Not his ceiling but your caricature.
Fopabkoru
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Arteta had done a great job in resuscitating the comatose Arsenal of post Wenger's era however he had also shown sign of being out of his depth when the pressure builds. perhaps it is the right time for the senior management and enough is enough, this summer is the perfect time to hire a new coach with a winning track record and experience to take them to the summit. Arteta time to go.
we don't need Man united fans opinion Arteta is 💯💪 the man for the job .Breathe fire with hate,dummies.
Fopabkoru
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arsenal need experience coach like alcelotie from real Madrid arsenal good good players but no coach every year second place no marn
u know nothing sit down
Fopabkoru
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nonsense
vunadkno
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arsenal need experience coach like alcelotie from real Madrid arsenal good good players but no coach every year second place no marn
Nabbimstuy
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arsenal won't sack arteta dummy
diebkmrtz
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go pick up a club to start your coaching career Oga.
satcklmst
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All Arteta out idiots move on, no one is holding you back.
Izzymann
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I shake head for some this arsenal fans, please tell me what coach you want to hire now that is in the market. Arteta has build a formidable team, any new coach coming in now will spoil the momentum, it will be like starting from the scratch again, it's only a matter of time for results to start materializing, soonest you guys calling out Arteta out will eat your own word. you all think that is how to run a club
satcklmst
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Arteta had done a great job in resuscitating the comatose Arsenal of post Wenger's era however he had also shown sign of being out of his depth when the pressure builds. perhaps it is the right time for the senior management and enough is enough, this summer is the perfect time to hire a new coach with a winning track record and experience to take them to the summit. Arteta time to go.
Why don't you move on to other teams?
Yonbciknr
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Arteta out
Nokadeiklm
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Only idiots who can't handle street football teams talk about Arteta
roabiprtyz
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Arteta had done a great job in resuscitating the comatose Arsenal of post Wenger's era however he had also shown sign of being out of his depth when the pressure builds. perhaps it is the right time for the senior management and enough is enough, this summer is the perfect time to hire a new coach with a winning track record and experience to take them to the summit. Arteta time to go.
supabopruz
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Story for the gods!
Yihclstu
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That is true. I'm an Arsenal fan, but with this, I agree with you.
Natanya_Barrett
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I heard a saying once “A watched pot never boils” and for the past 5 years this is how it feels with Arsenal, always getting close but never getting the job done the only thing I’ve seen constantly evolving over time is Arteta’s arrogance and we’ve continued to suffer as a result of it, I give credit where it’s due but he was the one to steer us back on the right road but he was never the one to help us cross the finish line, because that’s his ceiling.
21REXY
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Arteta out