Emmanuel Petit has expressed his respect for Mikel Arteta’s work at Arsenal, but he believes the time has come for the club to seek a new manager. Since Arteta took charge in 2019, Arsenal has made significant strides, finishing second in the Premier League in consecutive seasons. It was hoped that Arteta would finally help them secure the title this season, but there’s a strong possibility they will finish behind Liverpool, who have a new manager poised to win the title in his first season.
Petit, who has followed Arsenal closely since Arteta took charge, feels that while Arteta has made significant improvements, it may now be time for the club to look for a fresh face. Petit stated, as quoted by Standard Sport: “He’s going into his sixth full season as Arsenal manager, he has improved a lot, and he has my full respect as do his staff. The identity and the mentality have been transformed, the DNA on and off the pitch.”
Despite his admiration for Arteta, Petit believes the manager has reached the end of his tenure, suggesting that something is now missing. “I thank Mikel for what he has done, but we are reaching the end of his story at Arsenal. The energy is no longer there, and something is missing through no fault of his own. I think it’s down to lacking the right squad to do what he wants to do,” he added.
While Arteta has undoubtedly made progress at the club, Petit’s comments suggest that he feels the Spaniard may not be able to take Arsenal to the next level to secure a Premier League title or a major trophy.
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If he wins the Champions League – which he won’t – then another season. But I do agree he’s time is up. What is bothering me at the moment is that he won’t play N. Butler-Oyedeji but insists on playing Merino. He has trusted MLS to play left-back. Trust N. Butler-Oyedejito to play upfront. Let the boy play.
I wanted to see Butler get some minutes in our home game against PSV. After that game I looked at his stats and saw that he’s had one and a half years on loan and failed to register a single goal or an assist. So I can kind of understand why he doesn’t get a look in.
Many of those complaining and criticising do not know anything about the younger players. It’s just an opportunity for them to have a go.
It’s the same Arteta that gave Heaven, MLS, Nwaneri first opportunities. Players need to earn the opportunity.
Your out of your minds if you think Arsenal is getting rid of Arteta, it will end when he calls it, he’s the best manager in the epl atm, who would of guessed we would have half our defence injured first half of the season then our entire attacking injured second half of the season, we are still two players short of wining epl
I disagree with you with good reason. And we’ll need more than two signings to win the EPL
Tas,
Best manager in the epl.🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 Oh my sides are hurting.🙄🤦♂️🤷♂️
Really Derek will do good to support the team that will actually make you happy. Don’t think Arsenal is doing that for you at the moment. I will advice you kindly look elsewhere as there are over a thousand good teams in Europe and world entirely. I will advice don’t wait till Arsenal got the league or UCL as that will only make you a wave riding fan, there is an African terminology for that but I wouldn’t want to call you it yet
Everyone is allowed an opinion and that includes Derek, questioning his love of Arsenal just because he has a different view of Arteta is unwarrented. There are many on here that want Arteta gone or are unhappy with his tenure and they are just as entitled to say so, even in every single comment they make, as the rest of us. My only concern is how one acts towards each other on this site, nothing else and that includes you Munster.
Minster what are you talking about. I was just commenting on Arteta being labeled the best manager in the premier League by Tas. What has that to do with winning trophies.
And as for telling me to support another team, I’ve been an Arsenal fan all my life. And although you and some others may find some of my opinions hard to agree with. I’m entitled to my views. And I won’t edit them as not to upset people who don’t agree.
And as for your last comment, call me what you like. I to have a saying, sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me. So if you wish to call me names then be my guest.
As a long term person on this site I do think it’s unfair to pick on one individual
Unfortunately this reflects society where everyone is allowed and opinion as long as it’s what they want to hear
If not let’s try and cancel that person
So I’m in the minority but I support his right to have his own point of view
Dan,
Appreciated. 😉👍
I agree with E Petit, Arsenal can’t win the prem with Arteta. He can’t effectively rotate the team to keep players fresh and minimize injuries. The team somehow always seem trip and fall when ever there is an opportunity to pickup ground on rivals. He has natural striker that is 21 and doesn’t want to give him chance. I remember Rashford scoring twice against us as 17 year old. C O Martin’s is getting minutes ManU. Last He doesn’t know how to build a balance squad.
If you mean Butler, he’s 22 and failed to register a single goal and assist while spending a year and a half on loan.
Well HD – this is the whole point and you got in before me on both of your replies. He’s not 17 and has such limited experience. Utd have cherry picked from our academy and he wasn’t on their shopping list.
I could add that our two young academy players are clearly talented and still learning on the job. I’m not sure it’s sensible to push forward another academy player into the fray when experience at this stage of the season is required and he hasn’t any of any consequence
This I totally don’t get. We were up 7-1 after the first leg. I would gladly bet my life savings that we would get through to the next round even if we only played with 10 men in the second leg.
If there ever was a time to experiment and give another academy player a go, that was the game. In the days of AW, games like that would have seen some unknown academy players take to the field. That’s the difference between AW and MA. It’s also why AW was a great manager
So you would play a 22 year old striker, in a CL game, when he can’t even score or assist while playing for lower league teams ?
As for the days of Wenger, yes he did give young players a chance in the CL, but that was when we had already qualified from the group stage. Unfortunately nearly every time we ended up finishing 2nd and then met one of the big clubs and got knocked out.
I don’t get the idea that playing a totally inexperienced player in a later stage match in the CL would have been the right approach either and my memory of weakened teams hasn’t always been a positive one. The third round of the Carabao Cup with a healthy lead is a different matter
SueP, I reckon Mikel wanted to keep Merino on so that he gets more experience playing as our striker for the rest of this season.
Absolutely right HD. It’s about looking at the bigger picture
Remember if Arteta goes
So will Saliba Gabby and others. They obviously have a great relationship with him . Yes remember that he was constrained in Jan window to get a striker and yippee all the injuries hit
He is a top manager and hopefully will get there
If he so bad and not even trusted by the manager for a few 5-10 minutes of game time, then with is he doing in the senior squad? Is it not the manager’s responsibility to shape him or ship him out of his team? Why did Martin leave? Why was the lad not being given opportunities last season in the cups which Arteta was not interested in winning – like the EFL, FA? At least Mr. Wenger gave the juniors exposure in the EFL Cup even though he was never keen to win it. Why did Arteta burn out senior players in the EFL & FA cups if he had no intent to win them?
Can we celebrate May25th as St Arteta’s day to acknowledge his exploits in the EPL as he has and can do no wrong?
Well Petit, is right. Unless we are not bothered about reaching pur true potential.
Getting back to the thrust of the article, Petit is giving lots of praise but qualifies it by saying that Arteta has reached the end of the road – but through no fault of his own. I generally think EP comes across well but it’s a mixed message from him. It’s either Arteta to blame for being at the end of his journey or the circumstances of an injury laden season which Petit doesn’t address and is a major part of the problem
SueP, for me, it’s the injuries that have cost us this season.
@Herr Drier
It wa lack of quality depth player wise, that cost us the season. There, I fixed it.
Spot on. We have lack of squad depth. currently there is no one in the bench that could change the game. We need atleast +4 players, if possible from PL and that too young legs, players below 25 yrs. The main strength of our team is defense and a young squad.
I fully I agree I think it’s time for a new manager at arsenal second place is not enough second place without a trophy we want a trophy not second place
emmanuel petit great player, average pundit and managerial experience?????????William Gallas average player(played for chelsea and totteringham)poor pundit zero managerial experience both opining quite vocally about Arteta standing down,think MA should be given next season at the very least.When he took control we were in serious disarray with Primadonna pensioner footballers ruling the roost Now 5 years later we have a really competitive team and aguably the best academy in the country which has coincided with the governing bodies taking City and Chelsea to task for there underhand approaches to young players particularly internationally.This summer will determine whether he can finish building a winning team he has to be given that chance for all that he was brave enough to change
Gallas was a top player. One of the best defenders around – shame he played so many years mostly at left back for Chelsea, and then ruined his reputation at arsenal, despite playing very well up until that Birmingham game. His personal faults ruined him, but 84 caps for France during a very competitive period for them indicates how good a footballer he really was.
Of course we haven’t reach the same level as the last two seasons in large part due to injuries. We have also not strengthened sufficiently. However, comments about “energy” and “something missing” are just silly vague comments.
We are still in the CL and there are games left in the PL so we need to keep going and then strengthen the squad in summer.
Forgot about trying to change the manager. Most of those making this clamour are increasingly making themselves sound ridiculous.
No we leave that to you David. 🙄🤦♂️🤷♂️
Really?👍😂🤦🏻♀️😉🙄…….
SueP,
David says about people making themselves sound ridiculous.
This from a man that in more than one post on here tried defending Arteta’s comments about the ball after the first leg of the League cup tie.
Tell me again David, who’s sounding ridiculous. 🙄🤦♂️
I was having fun Derek. I disagreed over the ball but not on other subjects necessarily
Premier League is changing to Puma balls next season Derek. I wonder why🤔.
The balls comment were in Carabao Cup not premier league.
Jax,
Maybe they should try playing with a rugby shaped ball. Not knowing which direction the ball is going in on any given pass, would add a new dimension to the game.
And as we seem to kick the ball over the bar on a regular basis, this ball would be ideal for that. 😉😂👍
Bet it’s not only Arteta saying something about the ball. Derek I was in South Africa during the 2010 would cup and I had a first hand experience about coaches and players complaining about ball that cost thousands of dollars to make. In general the competition went all on with it but bet adequate and informed changes was made. I bet you, the same will be made with the Caraboa cup ball as as criticism was taken into consideration.
I maintain Derek is everything about this darling club and the coach makes you this sick, find an alternate.
Arsenal is doing great at the moment and mind you some fans are having a good time and hoping for more good times.
Munster,
As far as the ball was concerned, if Arteta was so bothered about the ball. Why did he not have a problem with it in the previous 3 rounds, when we scored 12 goals with it.
The ball only became an issue the moment we lost the first leg against Newcastle, surprise, surprise.
Munster say what you want to say to me, but please refrain from telling me to support another club. I may not agree with all your comments and you may not agree with mine, but I would never say to you or anyone else for that matter to support another team.
MA looks settled, fitting in the club owner’s investment strategy and enjoying his involvement in player recruitment. If Petit is right about MA’s opportunity to deliver silverware, then he must bring us on board in influencing Josh & Stan in order to have any chance of getting MA out of N5..
Arteta has proved, he isn’t up to winning trophies with his squad and massive investment. Everything else is opinion.
Arteta has proved to be a good coach, willing coach and always available to do more for this darling club. I bet he’s won trophies for this club if you care to look at the record. Everything else is jumping on the bandwagon Reggie. Please open your eyes so called fan.
Munster,
He’s won 1 FA Cup in 5 and a bit years. So you need to rephrase your trophies comment to trophy. 😉👍
After spending 800 million and a billion after next summer, we are looking at another 9 years without a trophy.
Good job Kroenkes for rewarding this substandard failure of a manager.
Bet you or any of your preferred coach will do any better.
A top 11 players can’t maintain the standard if they have to play the whole season. The only problem for MA is didn’t maintain a good squad for rotation( will reduce injuries too )
And the lack of creativity too. Always using the same old 433 for every matches, as such every opponent will know ways to block. Cause ONLY one formation Arsenal been train.