‘He should never play for us again’
While Mathieu Flamini was attracting the headlines on Wednesday night, Mikel Arteta was attracting the criticism from some of the Arsenal faithful on social media.
Persistent injuries, combined with the emergence of Francis Coquelin have seen the Spaniard slip down the pecking order even though he was named as the club’s skipper only a year ago.
With Coquelin now set to be temporarily sidelined by injury, the efforts of Arsenal’s other defensive midfield options – Flamini and Arteta – will be called upon.
It appears that some Gooners have a clear favourite between the two left-over choices and it is not the former Everton captain.
But are these fans just fickle or is Arteta really not worth it anymore?
https://twitter.com/sanchez17isgod/status/646958759907082240
If I were Arteta, I would honestly step down as captain. For the sake of the club #Arsenal
— Joooones (@jay2jonas) September 24, 2015
Arteta should never play for Arsenal ever. Coq and Flamini is way better than him
— Negan (@enes_kayahan) September 24, 2015
Can we try Chambers as a DMF on Saturday please, l'm not ready for the hypertension Arteta comes with
— LION OF EKITI (@OluwaSwizzhits) September 24, 2015
I'm sorry but how is Arteta 81 rated on FIFA 16
— Keir Walker (@Keir_Walker23) September 24, 2015
I actually respect Flamini, it's Arteta who's useless to me.
— Ayodeji (@ScottHleg) September 24, 2015
Flamini is garbage but least he doesn't have a fan group on twitter making up imaginary things to make him seem good like Arteta
— Chucky Pancamo (@JCourier1) September 24, 2015
If Coquelin is not fit for Leicester City on Saturday, then Flamini should start ahead of Arteta all day long.
— olisa2emeka (@olisa_wenger) September 24, 2015
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He is a creative player. Arsenal is overloaded with creative players not enough destructive ones. That is why they buckle easily under pressure.
Seasoned analysts have been saying for years the gunner s lack
balance.
Btw,we need more monsters in the side.CazSanchez ,no doubt a good player ,can easily be ina one on one challenge.
The win over Spurs no doubt lifts the spirits. The only way to convince the cynics is to start beating the big boys and go on a 5/6 game winning run and challenge for the epl.
i really feel shameful being an arsenal fan, seeing all these fans making me feel disgusted.
sometimes i don’t understand some of our fans, u are judging someone because of one or two matches, look at sanchez he was our best player last season but looking to our matches this he’s been disappointing, that doesn’t means he should be not be part of the team, arteta someone who has been injured for about eight months you expect him to play the way he was playing before he got injured .
Arteta was a perennial loser long before he joined our majestic club.
He’s never been good enough and the fact that he is captain tarnishes the club immeasurably.
Does Arsene Wenger give us any choice to choose from,i said it long time ago,the moment coquelin has any injury we will gnash our teeth because we are so limited and our all knowing economist gaffer will be cut between deep blue sea and ocean. tough time are here gunners.can we lift the premierdhip cup?
Most of you knows no shit about players other than criticize arteta was never a defensive midfielder until wenger starts using him there Sanchez has not performed at all in this season yet we said nothing ozil hasn’t done a shit rather keep passing from man to man he hardly gives his 100% and doesn’t track back item times he is a good player but we need to learn to start using Walcott from the wings and giroud as top man if we want to start wining good because our attack needs air balance and pace that could threaten defense
well arteta.has really passed it dough but I don’t really expect much from him anyway am gonna blame là prof for not signing a cover for le coq,we need a ruthless DMF I hopefully thing we win tomorrow and moreover our attack ain’t that sharp we are finding it difficult to score that’s my concern. let’s revert back to Sanchez giroud,walcolt and let see how they won’t terorise.diffence
For now, Flamini gets my nod over Arteta. Next season, we want both of them gone and replaced with younger and better players. Why he kept them up till now I don’t know.
Flamini is far better