Mmmm, interesting...I'm going to half steal an answer from Micheal Cox who said that he thought the difference between Solskjaer and Arteta (both young managers managing their ex-clubs) was that while Solskjaer was trying to resurrect the hugely successful period he'd played in, Arteta was trying to initiate and renew a successful period because when he was playing he was frustrated at the lack of winning mentality, the sliding tactical awareness and the lackadaisical approach from such a big club like Arsenal.
Whether Arteta would have or could have managed to achieve that rebuild without having spent time learning and growing under Pep, it's hard to say. But I reckon he's always had it in him. Maybe we were just lucky with the timing.
As for the All or Nothing doc, I was definitely nervous, I didn't want to see anything I couldn't un-see. But I came away seeing Mikel in a really positive light (as you can tell) and I reckon that's how most Arsenal fans experienced it. I'd love to see another one from this season, but maybe we learnt most about Arteta from the difficult periods, so, yeah, funny old world.
Glad you enjoyed it jon! Let's see how the season pans out, but so far I reckon Arteta has almost reached the mythical immortality of which you speak 😉
At this point it’s plain to everyone (reluctantly, even to the haters) that he’s precisely the right man for the job. Do you think he would have had the same success were he to have gotten the job immediately after Wenger instead of it going to Emery? And do you think the peeks behind the curtain from the All or Nothing doc have served to color our perspective of him positively or negatively? Thanks and great read!
Mmmm, interesting...I'm going to half steal an answer from Micheal Cox who said that he thought the difference between Solskjaer and Arteta (both young managers managing their ex-clubs) was that while Solskjaer was trying to resurrect the hugely successful period he'd played in, Arteta was trying to initiate and renew a successful period because when he was playing he was frustrated at the lack of winning mentality, the sliding tactical awareness and the lackadaisical approach from such a big club like Arsenal.
Whether Arteta would have or could have managed to achieve that rebuild without having spent time learning and growing under Pep, it's hard to say. But I reckon he's always had it in him. Maybe we were just lucky with the timing.
As for the All or Nothing doc, I was definitely nervous, I didn't want to see anything I couldn't un-see. But I came away seeing Mikel in a really positive light (as you can tell) and I reckon that's how most Arsenal fans experienced it. I'd love to see another one from this season, but maybe we learnt most about Arteta from the difficult periods, so, yeah, funny old world.
Glad you enjoyed it :)
A beautiful read. Can any mere mortal actually be as special as the author says? We yes, he can and he is blooming marvellous, as is this author too.
Glad you enjoyed it jon! Let's see how the season pans out, but so far I reckon Arteta has almost reached the mythical immortality of which you speak 😉
At this point it’s plain to everyone (reluctantly, even to the haters) that he’s precisely the right man for the job. Do you think he would have had the same success were he to have gotten the job immediately after Wenger instead of it going to Emery? And do you think the peeks behind the curtain from the All or Nothing doc have served to color our perspective of him positively or negatively? Thanks and great read!