The Spaniard has led the Gunners to disappointing back-to-back eighth placed finishes and began the current campaign with a calamitous 2-0 defeat at newly promoted Brentford last weekend.<br /><br />Despite a lack of European football and the financial rewards that brings, Arteta has been backed to the tune of £130million by Arsenal chiefs with the transfers of Aaron Ramsdale and Martin Odegaard confirmed on Friday.<br /><br />With Chelsea and Manchester City up next, the Gunners will do well to avoid heading into the international break with no points from their opening three games.<br /><br />The clamour to sack Arteta would reach fever pitch were Arsenal to lose three successive games at the start of a new season but Cascarino believes Arteta deserves time to prove with the new talent he has at his disposal.<br /><br />He told The Times: ‘Mikel Arteta has shown some signs of smart management -and he lifted the FA Cup in 2020 after a 2-1 victory over Chelsea at Wembley – but I’ve been surprised at how defensive his teams have been.<br /><br />‘He hasn’t replicated the kind of adventurous football he witnessed first-hand as Pep Guardiola’s assistant at Manchester City. That has been compounded by some bad decisions in the transfer market.<br /><br />‘While Arsenal have made a lot of mistakes, it would be idiotic to sack Arteta before Christmas.<br /><br />‘After so much investment in the squad, it would not make sense to get rid of the Spaniard before he has had a chance to show what he is trying to build at the club. Now he has to prove he can create a more positive team to get the fans on board again.’<br /><br />#TonyCascarino #Arsenal #MikelArteta<br /><br />Source: https://metro.co.uk/2021/08/20/tony-cascarino-tells-arsenal-to-avoid-making-idiotic-mikel-arteta-decision-15127849/
