OK, try not to get over-excited but here we go... https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/arsenal-vs-west-brom-epl-9-may-2021.2115047/
Did Michael Cooper wear short shorts and really high socks? If so, that alone should've cemented the job for him.
edu has had some success in brazil. you could argue that it's a different environment, sure. but that IS a body of work we could look at/reference. additionally, 1) transactions for martinelli and pablo mari were likely influenced somewhat by edu's connection, 2) for all the redundancies, we retained some scouting in brazil and south america, and 3) new rules actually favours certainly countries, like brazil, for gaining passports.
Don’t think he’d take the job at this point. Statsbomb probably employs 100+ people now, and their customers include teams in the latter stages of the Champions League.
Further to the discussion about Saka at LB, and for what it's worth, here's what the boss said yesterday after his stellar performance in the role against WBA: on whether he regrets not playing Saka at left back against Villarreal... "No. I regret that Granit could not start. That was my biggest regret because everything that we prepared, it was with him in that position."
Arteta gives off very strong 'college freshman after a first semester philosophy class' vibes. Not a strong look
Maybe he should have prepared his game plan for Villarreal with Saka at left back and Xhaka in midfield.