After taking over from Unai Emery in 2019, Arsenal’s coach Mikel Arteta steadied the Gunners turbulent ship and so far has 85 wins, 23 draws and 40 defeats in his 148 games in charge, along with one FA Cup and Community Shield. Arsenal are currently at the top of the table in the Premier League with only one defeat after 12 rounds. But the Spaniard was fair enough to admit that part of his success is probably due to the fact that he was not the first manager after the iconic Arsene Wenger. Mikel Arteta and Granit Xhaka nominated for Manager of the month and player of the month for October 2022. #Arsenal pic.twitter.com/x74FElZh5K— Arsenal Guns (@TheArsenalGuns) November 3, 2022 The Frenchman’s 22 years tenure ended on a rather sore note, as he felt he was forced out of the club and should have quit much earlier, but his legacy was certainly too much for any coach coming in after him. “I think there are certain eras that you know are going to last forever and we’re always going to be the coach or the person that was trying to succeed and try to take a lot of the things Wenger left and the legacy he left for this football club. Looking back, probably yeah it was helpful not being the man directly after Wenger. I don’t know. Hopefully yes, hopefully it was the right call” admitted Arteta. Scare is over – Saka is fineInstead of the former Arsenal midfielder, another Spaniard was brave enough and decided to accept the job. Unai Emery arrived, but despite leading the Gunners to the Europa League final, he was sacked shortly after and Arteta acknowledged his countryman. “Talking about Unai coming back to this league, what I feel about Unai is admiration. If you look at his curriculum, what he’s done in the different countries he’s been, how he’s adapted, what he’s won, I think he deserves a lot of admiration and respect for what he’s done” said Arteta. City and Arsenal interested in Mudryk, the Ukrainians value him as much as AntonyEmery has been recently appointed as the new Aston Villa boss and should get his working visa in time to face Manchester United, a team he defeated with Villarreal in the Europa League final in 2021. He refused to take over Newcastle United last season, but was persuaded by Villa this time around, as the Spanish tactician clearly wants another chance in the strongest European league. ##NAJAVA_MECA_6778620##
