Mailbag: Should Arsenal be looking for Mikel Arteta’s replacement?
Football Ramble
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🗓️ 21 April 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Despite notable improvements on and off the pitch, Mikel Arteta still hasn’t delivered the trophies Arsenal now expect - and it looks alarmingly like that trend could continue. So Marcus, Luke and David assess whether the Arsenal board should be looking for his replacement this summer if he doesn’t win a trophy.
Plus, we look back on some international defeats that proved vital to eventual success, celebrate this season’s promoted teams that are bucking the trend and shudder at the thought of Chelsea’s next manager. Plus, a Brazil-based listener brings us more vital information about Mogi Mirim!
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everybody. Welcome to the Football R to the mailbag. |
| 0:26.6 | That's right. |
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| 0:48.4 | on YouTube now. Plenty of avenues for you to ask us questions, to follow up on things that we've talked about, or just simply slag us off. It's all there for you. I don't actually actively invite people to do that. We get enough of that as it is. Yeah, I think, though, that most people are listened to the show are good people, so they'll start by slagging us off and they go, do you know what, that's a bit harsh. I will actually respond or ask them a question. That simply cannot be an experience-based opinion. We have to play on the edge, Luke, more. It's true. You lose that, you lose something in our game. Yeah, exactly. Absolutely. Exactly. Let's start with Ben on Instagram, who asks this. If somehow Arsenal win nothing this season, is Mikehail Arteta still manager next season? |
| 1:29.8 | At Arsenal, David. |
| 1:31.1 | Straight in there from Ben. |
| 1:32.3 | Yeah. |
| 1:32.9 | Is he for the chop if they lose the league and the Champions League? |
| 1:37.6 | Will he or won? |
| 1:38.8 | Well, you said chop there. |
| 1:40.4 | That's not the only way you could no longer be the manager. |
| 1:43.0 | All right, he walks off. |
| 1:44.3 | Okay. |
| 2:02.9 | Walk or chop? Or stay? No, just one word, answer. We'll move on. We go to the next one. It's our version of Kiss and Mary Kill. I think if he wins absolutely nothing this year, then he should definitely be questioned and the board should look at other options. Okay. to see if there is something better out there. |
| 2:04.7 | Absolutely. |
| 2:18.7 | Absolutely. They've spent a lot of money. No, that's fine. They've spent a lot of money. They've not won much. You have to look at it from that point of view. I feel that you do have one cheek still sitting on the fence, though, without answer, David, if I may. All right, okay. So what would make me move the other cheek? I think... Take the heart of the cheek off the fence. The question is, will he be Arsenal manager next season? Oh, right. Yes, he will. Okay. Yes. So if they lose... Yeah. Yeah, I think he'll still... I don't think the board have got the balls to move on. Right, okay. Okay. Luke. Well, I think David was going to answer the question in a lot more detail, but you stopped him. |
| 2:37.6 | Well, okay. I don't think the board have got the balls to move on. Right. Okay. Okay. Luke. |
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