Arsenal: Arteta addresses reported Luiz and Ceballos bust-up
Arsenal must stick by Mikel Arteta because he has the potential to become a top manager, according to former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan. Arsenal currently sit 11th in the Premier League table and will drop to 12th if Wolves avoid defeat against high-flying Southampton at Molineux tonight.
Arsenal news: Simon Jordan says the Gunners must stick by Mikel Arteta (Image: GETTY)
"Ultimately you've got a manager in place that I had reticence about," Jordan said on talkSPORT.
"I had reticence about Frank Lampard because I do think experience is something that you simply can't buy, and when you're taking on Premier League teams it's very difficult to manage in that league.
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Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta won the FA Cup in his first season in charge (Image: EXPRESS)
He continued: "I think sometimes you have to take one step back to take two steps forward.
"I still think the culture in that dressing room probably needs a little bit of a tweak, a little bit of an adjustment.
"I think him talking about the notion of things coming off the training ground, and the betrayal of trust a week earlier about instances behind the scenes that he was talking about and wanting to find out about, I think the manner in which he answers questions about how the consequences of his player on Sunday getting sent off is going to be attended to, means that this man is focused on the job in hand.
"I'm not one of those who looks at it and goes: 'Everyone's got to bow at the temple of [Pep] Guardiola because he worked there, everybody's got to bow at the temple of [Marcelo] Bielsa because he's the best coach'.
"I just think this guy, probably, if he's given enough time will have an opportunity to be a really, really good manager.
"If Arsenal are prepared to allow him to learn on their dime in their time, then why wouldn't we give him the benefit of the doubt? He's won the FA Cup."
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