Live Bar September 20 , Arsenal have performed poorly in the start of the new season, once at the bottom of the rankings, despite the last two consecutive wins, but the manager Arteta is still facing huge pressure. In the view of Mertesack, a former Arsenal defender and the club's current head of youth training, Arteta must learn quickly and make adjustments.
In a podcast called "The Beautiful Game," Mertesack said:
"I want Mikel (Arteta) to get the time he needs. When you look at it from the perspective of 'the first management job is Arsenal Football Club', you want experienced people to assist and know how to deal with these tough situations or how to deal with winning moments like winning the FA Cup. ”
'I think sometimes it's hard for you to explain, but Mikel showed everyone a lot of his experience as Guardiola's assistant and he wanted to go one step further and get the public and the team to trust him.
At the same time, Mertesack also admitted that Arteta needs to prove himself with practical actions, and if the team suffers another three consecutive defeats, he will be in trouble.
"He desperately wants to prove that he can lead us out of this difficult moment, and I can only agree with that." But if I knew early on how he copes with difficult moments, I honestly think he needs to learn quickly. He has to learn quickly and quickly, because in football, as the head coach of Arsenal, if you lead the team to lose three games in a row, you will be in trouble. ”
'You can't have that happen once or twice, that's the reality of the football game and this club.'
(Albanian)