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Arsenal: 3 Mikel Arteta manager replacements – ranked

By Krish Ajmani

Arsenal's Spanish manager Mikel Arteta during the English League Cup quarter final football match between Arsenal and Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium, in London on December 22, 2020. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Arsenal's Spanish manager Mikel Arteta during the English League Cup quarter final football match between Arsenal and Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium, in London on December 22, 2020. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images) /
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Arsenal, Gian Piero Gasperini
REGGIO NELL’EMILIA, ITALY – MAY 02: Atalanta BC coach Gian Piero Gasperini looks on during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo and Atalanta BC at Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore on May 02, 2021 in Reggio nell’Emilia, Italy. Sporting stadiums around Italy remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Emilio Andreoli/Getty Images) /

2. Gian Piero Gasperini – Atalanta

Continuing with the trend of managers renowned for their attacking styles, Gian Piero Gasperini would elevate this lackluster squad in more ways than one.

Inexperience has destroyed Arteta’s credibility whereas Gasperini’s experience speaks for itself.

The Italian manager has exhibited his know-how in getting the best out of any set of players. He took over Crotone in Serie C and helped them get promoted, then going on to help Genoa achieve their own promotion before galvanizing them to finish in a Europa League place.

At Atalanta, like Ten Hag’s Ajax, he has shown a style that gets fans off their feet. Similar to Marcelo Bielsa, his team pushes men forward, attacking at every opportunity with an expansive, explosive brand of football. Wing-backs bomb forward, strikers make intelligent runs off the ball and midfielders click through the gears, moving the ball back to front at breakneck speed.

Gasperini is a demanding manager. He rules with utmost authority, an iron fist. His presence and near-stubbornness in backing himself and his principles has ruffled feathers in Serie A. One thing is clear; Arsenal need to have their feathers ruffled and Gasperini would be the right man to do it.

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