Is It Time for Arsenal to Move on from Mikel Arteta?

No, Arsenal should not move on from Mikel Arteta—and anyone who thinks otherwise is an idiot. Sure, the man has just one trophy in five years, but let’s be real: if it’s not the Premier League or Champions League, does it even matter? A Carabao Cup or FA Cup doesn’t change much for a club like Arsenal. This team hasn’t lifted the league trophy in two decades, and after coming heartbreakingly close last season, losing the title by two points, some people want him sacked because of one loss in six months? Come on, be serious.

Arsenal fans have to remember where the club was before Arteta arrived. The first two years of his tenure were spent cleaning up the mess left behind—a bloated squad, outdated tactics, and a team stuck in mid-table mediocrity. It wasn’t just about improving results but also rebuilding the culture and identity of the club. That’s a monumental task, and now Arsenal is back where they belong—competing at the top of the Premier League. Progress like this takes time, but some people are too impatient to appreciate it.

There’s also the matter of officiating, which hasn’t exactly gone Arsenal’s way. Three red cards in eight matches? Ridiculous. Of those, only the one picked up by William Saliba made sense. But even that decision looks suspect when a nearly identical incident happened during the Liverpool-Chelsea game, and it only resulted in a yellow card. The inconsistencies are frustrating, and it’s hard not to feel like Arsenal is getting the short end of the stick.

Arteta is the best thing to happen to Arsenal in years. He’s taken this club from mid-table obscurity to title contenders, and while it hasn’t been an overnight transformation, the progress is undeniable. The fans need to trust the process. Yes, the demands for trophies are valid, but success doesn’t come without patience. If supporters give Arteta the time to finish what he started, more silverware will come—and it won’t be just another FA Cup.

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