Roy Keane told Sky Sports, during their live coverage of Arsenal’s defeat to Wolves, that he ‘didn’t really see’ the ‘fight’ Mikel Arteta said his players were showing on Sunday.
Arsenal crashed to their third straight home defeat and they are now sitting in the bottom half of the Premier League table.
It seems as though for nearly 15 years a dark cloud has been hanging over the Emirates Stadium and, at this moment in time, it’s difficult for supporters to see the light.
Keane was pretty blunt on his observation of Arsenal and disagreed with Arteta thinking that there was ‘fight’ from his players during their defeat to Wolves.
“I think a lot of the players aren’t good enough,” said Keane. “There is a softness there. A few weeks ago, all the cheerleaders were out when they had a decent performance up at United.
“They have had one point since then and lost the other two games. I think they look soft. They are probably lacking a bit of confidence.
“I didn’t really see that fight the manager was talking about. I know it’s a difficult interview when you have been beaten in a game. But I didn’t see that desire and determination to get a result. You can have an off night, of course, but you still find a way to get a result.”
Pep Guardiola could do with Arteta’s input over at the Etihad given Manchester City’s slow start to the season – although they did dispatch Burnley 5-0 over the weekend.
Equally, Arteta could do with some of the attacking flair Guardiola can muster up at any moment because it would really help elevate this flat and lifeless Arsenal side.
It’s both a blessing and a potential nightmare for Arteta that Tottenham is the next stop because this could make or break the first-time manager.
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