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Mikel Arteta warned Arsenal fans will turn against him after Champions League failure: ‘You have to win something’
Mikel Arteta has been warned serious questions will be asked about his position as Arsenal manager after they crashed out of the Champions League. The Gunners were beaten 3-1 on aggregate by Paris Saint-Germain as they missed out on a place in the final for the first time since 2006. It was heartbreak for Arteta and Arsenal in ParisGetty Arteta’s players were already one goal down in the semi-final going into the second leg, and, despite a strong start, they were two behind in the tie when Fabian Ruiz struck for PSG after 27 minutes. Vitinha missed a penalty – after Myles Lewis-Skelly was adjudged to have handled the ball following a contentious VAR review – before Achraf Hakimi put the match out of sight in the 72nd minute. Bukayo Saka pulled one back for Arsenal four minutes later, and then blazed over from underneath the PSG crossbar when he should have reduced the deficit to one. But it is PSG, who have now beaten three Premier League sides in a row, with Arsenal following Liverpool and Aston Villa in succumbing to the French champions, that will play Inter Milan in the final on May 31. Now it means another trophyless season for Arteta, who still only has the 2020 FA Cup as his lone piece of major silverware at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal are on course to finish a third season in a row in second place, but will be a distant runner-up to Liverpool this campaign. Speaking after the final whistle in Paris, talkSPORT’s Adrian Durham said: “I think there will be recriminations, there will be questions asked. “You can’t say it’s a pathetic effort and Arsenal have rolled over, they’ve just not quite been good enough. But when the dust settles on this, Arsenal are out, and they’re not going to win the title in a season where Man City are nowhere near it. “There will now be questions asked about Mikel Arteta and whether he is the right man to see that job through to those major trophies.” In response, former Premier League striker Darren Bent warned that Arsenal fans could now turn against him. Arteta’s only major piece of silverware as Arsenal boss has been the FA Cup five years agoGetty He said: “There’s going to be a lot of reaction straight after the game tonight, a lot of emotional fans out there, a lot of people that are hurting, players included, family members. “But when the dust settles and you start to look back at Arteta’s tenure, he’s done so many brilliant things in terms of bringing Arsenal back to competing for league titles, up there challenging Manchester City, up there challenging Liverpool, getting to Champions League quarterfinals last year, semi-finals this year. “Ultimately, you have to get it over the line at some point. You have to win something. “I hate to hear it and I hate to see it, but you’re going to get Arsenal fans going, saying enough’s enough. “It’s been five years now, thank you for everything you’ve done. You’ve won the FA Cup for Arsenal, you’ve got us to a Champions League semi-final, you’ve got Arsenal fans believing, again, that they can get over the line. “But the fact that they got to a quarter-final last year, a semi-final, and haven’t won the league yet, I think there’s gonna be some serious questions asked about Mikel Arteta.” Arteta has been Arsenal manager since 2019 Arteta was hired in December 2019 and after back-to-back eighth place finishes has turned the Gunners into title contenders. However, they are still yet to get over the line in the Premier League or the Champions League despite gradual improvements. Football journalist Andy Brassell argued that Arteta has earned the right to take this team as far as they can go. Brassell told talkSPORT: “Even if they could get Carlo Ancelotti, I don’t think they should. “You are talking about a guy who has grown with this young team and deserves the right to take them as far as he can. I don’t think he has taken them as far as he can at the moment. “With the right transfer window this summer, let’s see what he can do. The Arsenal players had to watch on as PSG celebratedGetty “We don’t know if Liverpool will be able to build a dynasty, it’s too premature to say that. We don’t know if Man City will come back or if they are in the position to do so. “I think Arsenal have a good transfer window and have a crack at it next season and then see where they are.” Now focus will turn on the last three remaining Premier League games as they look to keep hold of second place. Speaking after the match, Arteta said: Arteta: “I want to first congratulate PSG for for reaching the final. “The feedback I got from the bench is that we were much better than them. The best player on the pitch has been their goalkeeper. “I thought we were very close, much closer than what our results showed, but I am very proud of the players. Match Stats “If we want to win this competition, we need
Mikel Arteta has been warned serious questions will be asked about his position as Arsenal manager after they crashed out of the Champions League.
The Gunners were beaten 3-1 on aggregate by Paris Saint-Germain as they missed out on a place in the final for the first time since 2006.
Arteta’s players were already one goal down in the semi-final going into the second leg, and, despite a strong start, they were two behind in the tie when Fabian Ruiz struck for PSG after 27 minutes.
Vitinha missed a penalty – after Myles Lewis-Skelly was adjudged to have handled the ball following a contentious VAR review – before Achraf Hakimi put the match out of sight in the 72nd minute.
Bukayo Saka pulled one back for Arsenal four minutes later, and then blazed over from underneath the PSG crossbar when he should have reduced the deficit to one.
But it is PSG, who have now beaten three Premier League sides in a row, with Arsenal following Liverpool and Aston Villa in succumbing to the French champions, that will play Inter Milan in the final on May 31.
Now it means another trophyless season for Arteta, who still only has the 2020 FA Cup as his lone piece of major silverware at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal are on course to finish a third season in a row in second place, but will be a distant runner-up to Liverpool this campaign.
Speaking after the final whistle in Paris, talkSPORT’s Adrian Durham said: “I think there will be recriminations, there will be questions asked.
“You can’t say it’s a pathetic effort and Arsenal have rolled over, they’ve just not quite been good enough. But when the dust settles on this, Arsenal are out, and they’re not going to win the title in a season where Man City are nowhere near it.
“There will now be questions asked about Mikel Arteta and whether he is the right man to see that job through to those major trophies.”
In response, former Premier League striker Darren Bent warned that Arsenal fans could now turn against him.
He said: “There’s going to be a lot of reaction straight after the game tonight, a lot of emotional fans out there, a lot of people that are hurting, players included, family members.
“But when the dust settles and you start to look back at Arteta’s tenure, he’s done so many brilliant things in terms of bringing Arsenal back to competing for league titles, up there challenging Manchester City, up there challenging Liverpool, getting to Champions League quarterfinals last year, semi-finals this year.
“Ultimately, you have to get it over the line at some point. You have to win something.
“I hate to hear it and I hate to see it, but you’re going to get Arsenal fans going, saying enough’s enough.
“It’s been five years now, thank you for everything you’ve done. You’ve won the FA Cup for Arsenal, you’ve got us to a Champions League semi-final, you’ve got Arsenal fans believing, again, that they can get over the line.
“But the fact that they got to a quarter-final last year, a semi-final, and haven’t won the league yet, I think there’s gonna be some serious questions asked about Mikel Arteta.”
Arteta was hired in December 2019 and after back-to-back eighth place finishes has turned the Gunners into title contenders.
However, they are still yet to get over the line in the Premier League or the Champions League despite gradual improvements.
Football journalist Andy Brassell argued that Arteta has earned the right to take this team as far as they can go.
Brassell told talkSPORT: “Even if they could get Carlo Ancelotti, I don’t think they should.
“You are talking about a guy who has grown with this young team and deserves the right to take them as far as he can. I don’t think he has taken them as far as he can at the moment.
“With the right transfer window this summer, let’s see what he can do.
“We don’t know if Liverpool will be able to build a dynasty, it’s too premature to say that. We don’t know if Man City will come back or if they are in the position to do so.
“I think Arsenal have a good transfer window and have a crack at it next season and then see where they are.”
Now focus will turn on the last three remaining Premier League games as they look to keep hold of second place.
Speaking after the match, Arteta said: Arteta: “I want to first congratulate PSG for for reaching the final.
“The feedback I got from the bench is that we were much better than them. The best player on the pitch has been their goalkeeper.
“I thought we were very close, much closer than what our results showed, but I am very proud of the players.
“If we want to win this competition, we need to use this hurt.
“I don’t think there has been a better team in the competition from what I’ve seen, but we are out.”
