Mikel Arteta’s former teammate tells him the unvarnished truth about his predicament at Arsenal.
Louis Saha has cautioned Mikel Arteta that his Arsenal team must start winning significant trophies in order to be acknowledged as one of the great Premier League dynasties.
Almost five years into his rule at the Emirates, Arteta still has only one major trophy to show for his efforts in rebuilding the Gunners: the FA Cup in 2020. Despite successive title near-misses, Saha, who played with Arteta at Everton for three years, warned that “the best managers are addicted to winning trophies.”
The former France striker, who earned 20 international caps in eight years, told cryptocasinosuk.net that Arteta has “taken Arsenal up several levels.”
Saha continued: “I wouldn’t say that Mikel Arteta was born to be a manager, at least that wasn’t something I thought when he captained Everton, and I played with him”I’m not shocked that he went on to become an excellent manager. He was engaged in nearly every detail at Everton. He was quite strategically informed, and he wanted to understand why David Moyes made certain judgments.
“Arteta and Moyes were constantly conversing. You could see he had a football brain. He enjoyed talking about football and was an excellent communicator.
“Even though I played with him and know him well, it’s strange for me to see him as the manager we see every week at Arsenal.” I believe what he has accomplished at Arsenal over the last five years has been outstanding.
“He created a playing style and helped players progress. He’s advanced the club numerous levels. “He made some big decisions early.”I was astonished by his harsh attitude to the (Pierre-Emerick) Aubameyang problem, and he did the same with (Mesut) Ozil, which couldn’t have been easy for him because he played with him. He’s exceeded my first expectations.”
Speaking to CryptoCasinos, Saha warned: “For a club like Arsenal, and for Mikel himself, he will want to win something.” He and his players have gotten so close that the next phase is to win the Premier League or the Champions League.
“The finest managers are fixated on winning trophies. There’s no doubt that we’re seeing a fantastic Arsenal squad this season, but if they want to be remembered as one of the finest in Premier League history, they need to add some trophies to their cabinet. That is the only thing currently lacking.
“He’s proven that he’s one of the finest by pushing Manchester City for the championship in consecutive seasons. I think doing what he accomplished is an incredible accomplishment.
“I’m really impressed with his ability as a coach and winning a trophy wouldn’t change that – everyone can see how good Mikel Arteta is.”
