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Arsenal convinced Arteta to take over the team a year ago but the structure they were promised has been dismantled and he is completely helpless, forced to be much more than a coach https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/premier-league/20210111/491527600485/arsenal-arteta-wenger-emirates-kroenke-raul-sanllehi-edu.html
'Arteta, formerly the protagonist of the smiles that returned to the Emirates after winning the FA Cup & The Community Shield, was questioned, helpless in a club that last summer dismantled the entire structure to restore the old model: Wenger's .'
'in 2018 Gazidis convinced the Kroenke, who own the club, of the need to adapt to the new times. Leaving behind the expired figure of the manager, represented in the PL by people like Wenger or Sir Ferguson & dividing the work by roles: now a coach has to take charge of training"
Originally, this plan did not come from Ivan Gazidis, but rather from a proposal made by Raul Sanllehí in an informal meeting that both had.A few weeks after that conversation, the former Barça joined Arsenal and in June 2018 the metamorphosis of the capital's team began.."
"which was to be sustained by four legs: the coach, the academy director, the Head of Operations and the sporting director. The responsibility that previously belonged to one was going to be shared by all"
"Emery's first year at the Emirates was saved on a good note. He was one point away from entering the Champions League and was a finalist in the Europa League. The foundations were laid and Edu arrived as sports director, although Unai lost control of the dressing room shortly"
"After and was dismissed in December 2019. Arteta was his replacement: “It was like a glove for Mikel to have all that structure around him to to be able to focus exclusively on their work ”, a source acknowledges Mundo Deportivo."
"Especially since Arteta , who awaits a splendid future as a coach, returned home without much experience on a bench. However, he got on the right foot at Arsenal and the communion with the dressing room was absolute. "
"Until March, when COVID unleashed an unprecedented health crisis. The club was forced to establish an aggressive crash plan: it lowered the salaries of the footballers and dismissed 55 employees"
"Things were hopelessly twisted: “The league was stopped and ticketing, advertising and television rights collapsed. The Kroenke family panicked because they have five franchises in different sports: in the NFL, the NBA, the NHL, the MLS and the Premier League ”
"From a distance, from America, Stan Kroenke sent his trusted lawyer, Tim Lewis , to London to supervise the measures that were to be taken to reduce the impact of the pandemic. "
"At Arsenal, however, the structure that was drawn up and approved in the summer of 2018 was not expected to blow up. It was inconceivable because everyone understood at the time that it was the best way to turn the page of the Wenger era:"
""Returning to the old model did not have to do with an economic issue but rather with an ego issue", is heard in the London offices ."
Stop betting on what worked was a consistency error. Arsenal dismissed Raül Sanllehí because his position simply disappeared. Arteta was left unprotected. The man from San Sebastian came to have much more power than he would have liked to have:
"“Arteta is one more victim. It does not correspond to the role he has been given and now he has been left without coverage." the source told MD
"The hierarchical relationship has been reversed. Until recently Arteta reported to Edu : now it is the other way around. In the previous scenario, the Brazilian was in a position to fire Arteta : not now. "
"Now Arteta has to speak with the Kroenkes to address any renewals or to discuss new additions. Until the summer of 2020, it was Sanllehí & Edu who were in charge of that facet that now distracts Arteta,who has to dedicate himself to other matters beyond trying to win each game."
As a manager, Mikel has been wearing a too heavy backpack. The triumph in the derby against Chelsea unloaded a lot of pressure on the Emirates & from that moment on, Arsenal have begun to believe, grow & to have good results, although they still see themselves, far from Europe:"
“Kicking Arteta would be another mistake. If now they bring Allegri , or whoever it is, the club will weaken because it will have to start over & 3 years of hard work will be burned suddenly, "reflect people close to the coach. "
"The team's losing streak until December was the reflection of a series of structural measures that have unintentionally empowered Arteta , a manager who has been left alone."
