Coach Arteta should worry about losing his seat

Arteta - Ảnh 1. — Coach Arteta faces the risk of being fired - Photo: Reuters

The highlight match of round 36 of the Premier League, between Liverpool and Arsenal (at 10:30 p.m. on May 11), will be Arteta's first chance to salvage his shaky position.

Before the match, Coach Arteta announced that the entire Arsenal team would line up to applaud the new champion Liverpool, following the tournament's tradition. Arsenal's compliance with the rules shows their positive attitude, in contrast to Coach Arteta's harsh statements in recent times.

"Arsenal is the strongest team in the Champions League", "Liverpool won the championship with fewer points than Arsenal 2 seasons ago"... Many Arsenal fans also feel frustrated when having to hear these kinds of excuses from Mr. Arteta after each defeat.

Coach Arteta seems to have lost control after a long period of being stuck in a void. After nearly 6 years leading Arsenal, Arteta only brought the team the FA Cup in 2020. In the past 5 years, they have only won one title, the Community Shield (2023) - a tournament that is mainly friendly.

Overall, Arsenal have not been bad under Arteta. They have finished second in the Premier League for two years in a row, and are likely to finish second for the third time in five years. In the Champions League, Arsenal have improved every year. Last year they reached the quarter-finals, and this year they reached the semi-finals, beating Real Madrid.

But in the end, it's all about trophies. For fans, winning is everything. Arsenal are preparing to face a harsh reality: they are the only "big guy" to go home empty-handed this season (if Man City win the FA Cup, Chelsea win the Conference League, and Man United (or Tottenham) win the Europa League).

For club owners, economic efficiency will be the top priority. Statistics show that over the past 5 years, Arsenal ranked 4th in the Premier League in terms of net spending on transfers (ie spending minus income).

Arsenal have spent £460m on transfers in the past five years, less than Chelsea (£783m), Man United (£565m), Tottenham (£472m), but far more than Newcastle (£350m), Man City (£321m) and Liverpool (£248m).

If we compare Chelsea and Tottenham, Arsenal can be proud that they are more effective. But if we compare Liverpool, Man City and Newcastle, the Arsenal board will have to question Arteta. Things will be even worse if they are knocked out of the top 5 of the Premier League and lose the Champions League ticket worth around 100 million pounds. The last 3 matches of the season will therefore be 3 battles to keep the job for coach Arteta.

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HUY DANG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/hlv-arteta-nen-lo-mat-ghe-20250511001820652.htm