Mikel Arteta is “stuffed with waffle” says Stan Collymore

Former skilled participant, Stan Collymore, isn’t backward in coming ahead with a forthright opinion, and this time he’s taken intention at Arsenal supervisor, Mikel Arteta.

The Spaniard could have hoped that the 2024/25 season would lastly be the one the place the Gunners would land a longed-for Premier League title.

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Nevertheless, after simply 11 video games, the North London outfit already discover themselves 9 factors behind leaders Liverpool after accidents and suspensions noticed them drop factors in a variety of fixtures.

However that, Collymore simply doesn’t assume Arteta is superb at his job.

“I instantly thought Mikel Arteta was stuffed with waffle and trendy teaching tips when he was handed the supervisor’s job at Arsenal,” he mentioned to CaughtOffside for his unique column.

“[…] What number of gamers has Arteta really introduced in that have been seen to be title-winning degree gamers, and what number of of them has he made considerably higher? Ben White? Kai Havertz? Thomas Partey? Declan Rice?

Mikel Arteta has been slammed by Stan Collymore. Picture by Mike Hewitt/Getty Photographs

“What about Martin Odegaard? He was the man at age 15 at Actual Madrid that was meant to go on and be a world beater anyway, so absolutely he would have gotten so far of maturity whereby he has an affect on any individual’s first staff.

“The traditional query is what number of gamers within the Arsenal squad has Mikel Arteta turned from common to good, good to excellent, excellent to nice? And in case you examine that with Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola, Unai Emery and others, he doesn’t come throughout very nicely in any respect.

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“Neglect outcomes, as a result of outcomes come as a consequence of you making these gamers higher.

“It’s not about whether or not he’s a pleasant man, it’s not whether or not he’s recent and younger or he’s from the Pep Guardiola Barcelona college of teaching… What number of gamers has Arteta really made considerably higher and, Arsenal followers, I would like you to reply that actually.”

Collymore’s broadside isn’t the one factor Arteta needs to be involved about both.

One participant desires to depart the membership in 2025, and a key starter has damage issues, including to the supervisor’s woe.