Arsenal: Mikel Arteta about-face means one thing for Unai Emery

Arsenal’s quick turnaround from Mikel Arteta to Unai Emery is indicative of a clear change that means a great deal for the incoming manager.

I was not too high on the Mikel Arteta idea, but I was even less high on the Unai Emery idea. To me, the last thing Arsenal needs is a guy who can’t crack the top 4 of La Liga and can’t win the Champions League with an unlimited budget at PSG. Because we need him to crack the top 4 of a much tougher Premier League and then win the Champions League with a limited budget.

And his track record doesn’t exactly indicate that he is capable of doing it. But for the time being, it’s all about support, and I’m willing to give him a chance, despite how little his resume does for me.

For now, let’s talk about what we know.

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Mikel Arteta was literally on the brink when a big road block got in the way – he wanted vetoing power in the transfer game. He wanted what Arsene Wenger had that led to such trying times in the first place.

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It was when this was revealed that it became clear that the club was at a crossroads. If Arteta was their guy, great, but from an ideological standpoint of not investing too much power in one man, this didn’t jive.

Literally half a day later and it’s being announced far and wide that Unai Emery is the next Arsenal manager. Meaning that the one thing that Arteta wanted is the one thing that did him in.

But what does it also mean?

It means that Unai Emery does not have vetoing power. And if Arteta with vetoing power was a big no-no, then Emery with it would have been an even bigger no-no.

And this is what is winning me over to the Emery train. He is going to be a manager, and to his credit, he does have three Europa League titles under his belt. I have taken a very negative look at that achievement, but now that he is to be the manager, I’m trying to be more positive.

That is the extent of what Emery will be – the manager. Nothing more, nothing less. And that is something that I can get behind, because the problems with Wenger came when he was trying to be too much.

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The talent is here, on the pitch. The talent is here, in the front office. If Emery is a half-decent manager, than I like our chances.