Arteta in charge after battle with Aubameyang
Mikel Arteta winning the battle with Aubameyang has turned Arsenal into title challengers.
That’s according to John Barnes, who told BonusCodeBets the battle with the now-Chelsea striker gave the young Spanish boss a platform to suceed.
He said: “They’ve had one more year. They were young and inexperienced last year, sometimes they played well whereas now, they’ve got the experience and also Arteta is being fully supported.
“Last year when they were inconsistent, there were a lot of questions of whether he was the right man for the job but the hierarchy and fans supported him.
“When he won that battle against Aubameyang, it said to everyone involved with Arsenal that he’s the man in charge, we have to do what he says.
“We’ve seen managers on the line making mistakes and managers lose their jobs because the fans or the hierarchy back the players instead of the managers.
“Whereas once you back the manager 100% on and off the pitch, that is when things improve and that has helped Arsenal massively.
“He’s the man in charge, the players have to stand to attention and do exactly what he says rather than undermining him.”
When he [Arteta] won that battle against Aubameyang, it said to everyone involved with Arsenal that he’s the man in charge, we have to do what he says.
John Barnes