Thought you might say Arteta. I'd like to see what he's like as a coach, he's certainly been one of our better Captains and he's clearly a good communicator. I also think Steve Bould could be a good choice, certainly in the set up anyway. Would also like to see Bergkamp involved at some point, but his fear of flying puts a ****ing spanner in the works.
Bould is nothing more than a coach, I remember when he took charge of an Arsenal game when Wenger was banned might have been in the CL, he looked uncomfortable as **** on the sidelines and especially when dealing with the media, which is a huge part of the role now. Arteta speaks brilliantly about the game whenever he is interviewed, a natural.
Maybe for a short spell, but he has spoken about how he now sees England as his home and the fact he actually prefers the PL to the La Liga.
He has been in England for ages now, and he never really had a playing in career in Spain as a senior player. In fact, he nearly played for England under Capello, but because he played for Spain under 21's in a competitive game he was not allowed to play for England.
I remember that, was hoping at the time that they could push it through. As you say, he is very composed in interviews and certainly knows his football.
He was at Rangers before he joined Everton and that was ****ing yonks ago, he's basically English with a Spanish upbringing.
I really hope it's true that he is joining our coaching staff next season. I've seen reports that he, flamini and rosicky won't be offered contracts for next season. He has had a great affect on the team and club as a whole, so would be a big loss to lose him totally next year. As sanj says he's the most likely to become a manager or even our manager out of our players past and present.
It was meant as a compliment to call him English, I didnt want to associate him with any of the minor nations of the British Isles.
As Chelsea have dropped more points and have only 15 points from 14 games!!! It basically means that to get to the around the 72 points which should guarantee a top 4 place they would need to win 19 of their remaining 24 games!
Exactly! There is no chance in hell they'll get CL footie next year, and considering how precarious Chelsea's finances are (or at least how difficult it is for them to break even), then I can't see them surviving a 'Moyes' style season half as well as Man U did financially. Yet Mourinho will be begging for big signings in January and in the summer (if he's still there), which they may not be able to afford.
