I like Arteta. A lot even, and I'm proud of the direction he has helped take the club in since he became the manager. I just wish he would take more risks. I'll give two examples.
My heart sank at Bournemouth, twice. First, seeing the line-up ahead of the game realizing we were starting SEVEN defensive players. Then, when Saliba was sent off, watching Arteta sub off Sterling. The same Sterling who looked to be the only offensive threat on the pitch, and this after a few minutes without subs where we showed that we could actually cope with the players on the field.
Second example is our last game, against Everton. Still can't for the life of me figure out why Arteta would take Odegaard off 'for tactical reasons', as he said in the post game presser. In a game where we are completely dominant, chasing a goal, it would have been so nice to see Arteta being willing to play both Odegaard and Nwaneri. Instead, we ended up making 5 subs but not really changing anything structurally. We basically just ended the game with 5 lesser players on the pitch.
Hopefully, this is something that Arteta will improve. And soon. He is a smart man, a really good manager, and I hope he will evolve as a manager when it comes to being willing to take more risks on the pitch.
