{"id":1121288,"date":"2019-12-19T16:37:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T16:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1121288"},"modified":"2019-12-19T16:41:48","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T16:41:48","slug":"arsenal-yaya-toure-mikel-arteta-success-guardiola","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/arsenal-yaya-toure-mikel-arteta-success-guardiola\/","title":{"rendered":"Arteta gets ringing endorsement to succeed at \u201cstruggling\u201d  Arsenal by ex-Guardiola student"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has backed Mikel Arteta to do well in his first managerial role if he joins Arsenal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arteta, who is currently assistant to Pep Guardiola at Man City, is expected to leave the club shortly to become the new Arsenal manager.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard spent five years at the Emirates as a player and was previously linked with the managerial role last year when the Gunners were looking to replace Arsene Wenger.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Will Arteta join Arsenal? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Mikel Arteta was linked with replacing Arsene Wenger at Arsenal in 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Unai Emery was eventually picked, but was sacked in November 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Freddie Ljungberg was named as interim manager while Arsenal have searched for a permanent replacement.<\/li>\n<li>Arteta is now expected to be named as Arsenal&#8217;s new manager in the coming days.<\/li>\n<li>And Yaya Toure has tipped the Spaniard for success, even with a &#8220;difficult&#8221; task ahead of him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7450070\/embed\/v4?image_option=full\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Unai Emery was the man ultimately picked to take the succeed the Frenchman but his reign was short-lived, lasting a little over a year as he struggled to get Arsenal on the right track.<\/p>\n<p>Emery was then replaced by Freddie Ljungberg on an interim basis while Arsenal have searched for a new permanent manager, but the Swede has also struggled to turn their form around. The Gunners have won just one of their past 12 games across all competitions under Emery and Ljungberg, leaving whoever takes over with a tough job.<\/p>\n<p>Arteta is expected to be announced as Arsenal&#8217;s new manager in the coming days, and Toure, who played under Arteta&#8217;s current mentor Pep Guardiola at Barcelona,\u00a0believes the Spaniard is in for a &#8220;complicated&#8221; time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s going to be quite difficult. Why? Because Arsenal are struggling and I think if the directors of Arsenal listen to him and go in his way, maybe it&#8217;s going to work,&#8221; he told <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/4792646faf835433c082edee62d7abfd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1121151\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/arteta-new-arsenal-manager-man-city-winners-losers\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1121151\" class=\"wp-image-1121151 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/17190610\/arteta-arsenal-winners-losers-featured.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/17190610\/arteta-arsenal-winners-losers-featured.png 1920w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/17190610\/arteta-arsenal-winners-losers-featured-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/17190610\/arteta-arsenal-winners-losers-featured-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/17190610\/arteta-arsenal-winners-losers-featured-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/17190610\/arteta-arsenal-winners-losers-featured-66x37.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/17190610\/arteta-arsenal-winners-losers-featured-620x350.png 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/17190610\/arteta-arsenal-winners-losers-featured-940x530.png 940w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/17190610\/arteta-arsenal-winners-losers-featured-1200x675.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1121151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">READ MORE:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/arteta-new-arsenal-manager-man-city-winners-losers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arteta the new Arsenal manager? Winners and losers amid claims contract is agreed<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;All the time when you come in a new club which is struggling, you need the backing of your board to listen to you and do what you want.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Obviously City have a lot more money than Arsenal and I think it\u2019s going to be quite complicated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, despite the tough times ahead for Arteta, Toure has backed the Spaniard to succeed as the manager of Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He\u2019s very smart and he\u2019s achieved a lot of experience in football games,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Who Will Win the Champions League 2020?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O0zHc8SU-64?start=14&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think he\u2019s going to be good, good, good for Arsenal because Arsenal need a manager with a new mind and a new setup.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve been identifying Arsenal with Arsene Wenger because Arsene Wenger was top drawer for them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was so sad when I saw the fans arguing Arsene Wenger has to leave and\u2026 now what is happening? Arsenal need a new vision of football, and I think Arteta can do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Arteta was on the bench for Man City in their Carabao Cup win over Oxford United on Wednesday evening and Guardiola was coy about his future, refusing to answer questions after the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has backed Mikel Arteta to do well in his first managerial role if he joins Arsenal. Arteta, who is currently assistant to Pep Guardiola at Man City, is expected to leave the club shortly to become the new Arsenal manager. 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