Roy Keane named three “problem players” at Arsenal two and a half years ago but Mikel Arteta is no Erik ten Hag so a couple of them remain at the Emirates...
Date published: Friday 31st March 2023 11:38 -
It is the sort of headline which leaves absolutely no room for manoeuvre. Arteta’s ineptitude has saddled Arsenal with a couple of – and the quote marks are key here, denoting something someone actually said, as they do – “problem players”. It’s a wonder that they’re odds-on favourites to win the Premier League title.
And immediately, upon the slightest hint of scrutiny, the entire basis of the story completely collapses. Keane never utters the phrase “problem players”. In fact, the only “problem” he refers to is that which Arteta faced at the time: of needing to sign more defenders. Which he did. Arsenal bought Benjamin White and Takehiro Tomiyasu the following summer, while Gabriel – who had only just joined – did not feature in that Liverpool loss.
A couple of paragraphs later: ‘A similar transformation is happening at Manchester United under Erik ten Hag. The Dutchman is making such decisions even quicker than Arteta, who initially brought Ozil back into the fold and persisted with Aubayemang for as long as possible.’ But there is an apparent need to ignore the context and denigrate the current Premier League leader to make Ten Hag’s wonderful job so far sound even more impressive.
Newcastle, of course, will stand still. Especially if they do not reach Europe’s premier competition, because it would stop them attracting the right calibre of player. As Ladyman stresses in the‘The club – Saudi-owned – is fabulously wealthy but under the same Financial Fair Play restrictions as anybody else.
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