It’s amazing to say this as we move well into December, but Arsenal’s game against Burnley tonight is more of a relegation battle than anything else.
You have to think there’s no way that Mikel Arteta could actually guide the Gunners to relegation, but they’re having a shocking season and they are in desperate need of a victory to drag themselves back up the table.
The table is still fairly condensed so a run of wins would take Arsenal back towards European contention, while a win from Burnley would elevate them from the relegation spots for now.
It’s a game that Arsenal fans expect to win but we’ve said that plenty of times this season, so here’s a look at how Arteta is setting his team up tonight:
? Tonight’s team news is in!
? @Bernd_Leno in goal
? @Biel_m04 x @RobHolding95 at the back
?? @Aubameyang7 leads the line#ARSBUR— Arsenal (@Arsenal) December 13, 2020
In many ways you can see why they’re struggling because players like Holding, Elneny and Xhaka wouldn’t be getting anywhere close to the starting XI’s for the other big teams in the league, while some of the summer signings haven’t worked out as planned either.
It’s understandable that the Arsenal fans are starting to turn against the team and the manager, but it appears that the repeated selection of Willian is the main gripe with many fans ahead of this one:
When you continue to pick Xhaka and Willian, it is in hope rather than expectation. If they are both performing as Arteta requires then he made need a wiser hand on his shoulder.
— DT (@BeepsMan) December 13, 2020
Arteta really vwants to get himself sacked?????
— Olaniyi Elumalero (@olaniyi_lero) December 13, 2020
Am convinced Willian has explicit pictures of Arteta putting on a wig as he is actually bald and that’s why he gets a start every week. https://t.co/uSopVS8JZ9
— ????? ??????? ? (@joziferQ) December 13, 2020
Does Willian have nudes of Arteta or what’s happening https://t.co/Ok8BnSlC8N
— tea please (@eileeno10) December 13, 2020
bro, why does Arteta keep picking Willian and Xhaka… bro you are asking to get sacked
— Chaise Bushe (@DaChaise) December 13, 2020
Do Xhaka and Willian have compromising photos of Arteta to still be getting into the first team?
— George C (@GManSizzle) December 13, 2020
What exactly is it that Willian has on Arteta? He must have something
— Rachael (@Rachaelwith2As) December 13, 2020
Arteta please leave & take xhaka & willian with you as you go
starting to hate mikel. Team selection a nightmare
Arteta out please leave us alone
ARTETA is very stupid
I think the name@arsenal is beginning to irritate me
Arteta said that ozil,Guendouz, sokratis ,are worst players and what are best players doing for please ARTETA
Former manager is better
Yes former manager is better to Mikel
I like Arteta but man Nelson for Willian,Danni for Xhaka,Saliba for Rob are no brainers and Bellerin,Elneney and Laca have big question marks over them thats for sure,Afc have a lot of under performing players and thats without the deadwood,Mustafi,Socrates etc
What a mess……
cool , I think we need the second team to play also in the premiere league. They play better football than the first team.
It’s not hard to tell mike is dancing to a tune he will regret for his entire coaching time at arsenal. Comments are jus an opinion,so people are just haters , we hard the best coach , arsen Wenger what happened, the fan plus the board made him quit . But now whatever is happening is we are the worst club in premier league. Who do u expect to win all your games yet u treat u player’s like shit , GOD is punishing this coach with a reason. Okay ozil compared to the board , the fans and the coach is a worse player than those who were playing. God is punishing arsenal for what we are doing to ozil , with him we were champions and finshed seventh. So its karma at its best , pride comes after a fall ,mike and it really hurts knowing u could have don better with ozil.
The who three forward should be benched. Lakazet, William and abumayan , they are shot three. This are the players. Given the problem. They made the preasure to be on the mildfield and the deffence
MIKEL OUT ..Y ISN’T SALIBA PLAYING AND U SILLY MAN KEEP WILLIAN ,XHAKA AND BELLERIN IN FIRST TEAM… leave our club now
I advise Arteta to select a team that plays Europa league and try it to premier legue.
I tell you fellow arsenal fans that Arteta has made the worst thing by putting players categorically he deserves loosing because the players are against his critics and tactics. Let the players continue for him to be sacked.