Know everything about the Premier League sack race and the betting odds of club Arsenal who are looking to sack Mikel Arteta after a disastrous start to the new season
Mikel Arteta’s position as the manager of the Premier League club Arsenal is under a huge amount of criticism after the humiliation suffered at Brentford Community Stadium by the hands of recently promoted Brentford FC.
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He was under a lot of pressure before the season even began after finishing a mediocre eighth in the Premier League last season. Subsequently, after enduring a poor season with the Gunners, Arteta has almost spent more than โฌ100 million in the transfer market bringing in players like Ben White, Nuno Tavares, and Albert Sambi Lokanga.
Meanwhile, Arsenal are negotiating with Sheffield United for the possible transfer of Aaron Ramsdale to bolster the squad even more. We are still unsure whether or not Arteta will continue till the end of the 2022 season or will Arsenal cut all the strings attached with the former Spanish midfielder.
Premier League 2021/22 Sack Race: Betting Odds On Mikel Arteta first manager to be sacked slashed
39-years-old Former Arsenal captain Mikel Arteta replaced Unia Emery as the head coach of the club in the December of 2019 after months of speculation. Prior to which he had no experience of coaching a football team and especially, a Premier League club.
It was a stupid decision by the Arsenal board promoting Arteta as the head coach of the club who was previously working as an assistant manager to Pep Guardiola. He was given the job of an assistant manager because of his good terms with Pep Guardiola due to their time in Barcelona.
Arsenal Career
Arteta was never an impactful player in his career featuring in 150 games for the Gunners in all competitions scoring 16 goals during his 5-years spell with the club. He was literally gifted the position of head coach by Arsenal upon dismissal of Unai Emery.
Since taking over the club in 2019, he has maintained a win average of 51% by winning 45 matches out of the 87 played. He found it difficult at first when he arrived but after that his communication with the players and sense of responsibility increased.
Betting Odds of Mikel Arteta to become the first manager to be sacked in the Premier League
Bet Victor is providing the betting odds of 3/1 for Mikel Arteta being the first Premier League manager to be sacked this season. These odds justify the poor performance of the team and Mikel Arteta in the Premier League over the past two seasons.
The humiliation suffered at the Brentford Community Stadium will not be forgotten easily by the Arsenal fans who will be looking for answers as Premier League heads into the weekend.
Have a look a the list of 3 potential candidates who can replace Mikel Arteta as the manager of the club
1. Patrick Vieira
The former Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira took the job as the head coach of the Premier League club Crystal Palace this season. He is on the list of Arsenal board who are putting their trust in immature football managers to take over the club.
It will be interesting to see whether or not he will leave Crystal Palace when Arsenal comes knocking on their doorstep.
2. Brendon Rodgers
48-years-old Irish football manager Brendon Rodgers would be the most sensible choice Arsenal could make as Rodgers has a ton of experience in the Premier League and knows how English football works after coming so close to the Premier League title with Liverpool in 2014.
He has led his current team Leicester City to a consecutive fifth spot finish in the Premier League just missing out on the Champions League spot once again. Rodgers is the most capable man right now to turn Arsenal’s fortune around.
3. Antonio Conte
Italian manager Antonio Conte is unemployed right now after his departure from Inter Milan due to financial issues. He is looking for a new club but rejected the offer to join Premier League club Tottenham because of a bad business model.
It would be very unlike of him to join Arsenal but the opportunity to participate in the Premier League would be tempting.