‘Since Wenger’s left’: Joe Cole says long-term Arsenal issue could cost Arteta his job

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Speaking on the All to Play for podcast, Joe Cole has claimed that the long-term recruitment problems at Arsenal may ultimately cost Mikel Arteta his job.

The ex-England international hit out at the recruitment at the Emirates in recent years, and he believes that the blame for Arsenal’s underperformance will ultimately fall on the manager.

Cole claimed that the Spaniard won’t get time at the Emirates due to the long-term problems and the higher-ups at the club wanting to shirk the responsibility.

“Do I think he’ll get the time? No I don’t,” Cole said when talking about Arteta’s job being under pressure at the Gunners.

“Because I think the problem lies above him at Arsenal, and I think it has done certainly since Wenger’s left, but even before that the rot set in I felt.

“When was the last time Arsenal signed a bulk of players where you thought ‘that makes sense’, you know they’re bringing in a 33-year-old David Luiz then bringing in a young kid then bringing in Willian and giving him a three-year contract at 32.

“I just think the problem lies above him, and it’s easier for those people to go ‘it ain’t worked with Arteta,we’re alright all of us lot, we’re signig the right players, we’ll get another manager in.’ A similar thing I think is possibly happening at Manchester United.”

David Ornstein has recently claimed that Arteta will be given time at Arsenal, but Cole does have a point here.

Manchester United always had a reputation of not being a sacking club, but when the clubs finances are heavily affected by underperformance, it’s incredibly easy for the board to point the finger at the manager.

We’ve already seen Unai Emery sacked after less than two seasons at the club, and Arteta is doing even worse than his predecessor was, so his role at Arsenal may be at risk.

Whether or not Cole’s prediction comes true remains to be seen, but with Arsenal sitting in the bottom half of the Premier League, it has to be said that Arteta’s job is in a precarious position.