For the previous few seasons, Mikel Arteta has been working onerous to remodel Arsenal right into a footballing facet in his personal picture.
It will be onerous to argue that he hasn’t performed precisely that, provided that the Gunners at the moment are a hard-working disciplined group.
With 14 video games left to play within the present season, the North Londoners are very a lot within the title race too.
At current, they’re sat third within the English top-flight, stage on factors with Man Metropolis (who’ve a recreation in hand) and simply two away from table-toppers, Liverpool.
The match in opposition to Man Metropolis on March 31 is already seeking to be probably the most essential that Arteta’s facet have left, and their success in any of their future matches will arguably be as a lot right down to his No.2 Carlos Cuesta as Arteta himself.
As The Guardian (subscription required) notice, Cuesta’s experience has helped switch the Gunners into the title contenders we see at present.
To that finish, he can be an enormous loss to the membership if he have been tempted to maneuver on to pastures new, however that appears to be the case.
The outlet are additionally reporting that Norwich Metropolis are attention-grabbing in doubtlessly providing Cuesta the supervisor’s put up on the finish of the season if issues don’t enhance beneath David Wagner.
Ought to Arsenal take pleasure in a effective finish to the season, which will simply encourage him to remain on the Emirates.