Arteta reaches 200 with Arsenal

Almost four years after his arrival at the club, this Saturday’s match against Brentford (6:30 p.m.) will place Mikel Arteta with 200 games coached on the bench Arsenal. Even if he lost, he would have achieved more wins than his predecessors who reached these figures. The Basque coach has the best records of any coach who reached this milestone with the club: 115 wins, 34 draws and 50 losses.

Because the shadow of Arsène Wenger is always present in the environment’gunner‘, and it is normal (he achieved a total of 707 victories with Arsenal in 1,235 games), but Arteta’s numbers continue to rise. For example, he has a better winning record than all coaches who coached at least 50 games: 58% wins, compared to Wenger’s 57%…and Unai Emery’s 55%.

In the trophies section, as usual, there is still a wide difference. Arteta has achieved three as Arsenal manager: one FA Cup (2020) and two Community Shields (2020, 2023)the last just several months ago against Manchester City.

“I am very proud, In a big club it is always difficult. I hope more positive things come,” Arteta, who is looking for, said in a press conference. fight the Premier League for the second consecutive season, after losing against City in 2023. Currently, the Gunners are third in the table just one point from the lead.

However, it wasn’t always like this for Arteta. There were worse times, none as complicated as the start of the course in 2021/22, when they lost the first three days (no points, no goals scored) and put the team in last position. In full tension, with some voices calling for his dismissal, the Basque coach turned the situation around, winning every game in September (he won his first award for best coach of the month in the Premier League)… and even Today with an Arsenal competing against the best and having returned to the Champions League.

Álvaro de Grado is in charge of covering English football information. He was born in Madrid and was a correspondent in Manchester for nine years, where he collaborated with different media, both national

(MARCA, Diario AS, Cadena SER) and international (La Tercera, TUDN, TNT Sports). Currently, along with his work at Relevo, he also comments on Premier League matches on DAZN and covers the Champions League for TNT Sports México. In addition, he is the author of the book “Away Days” by Editorial Panenka, has worked as a football scout for StatsBomb and has been part of the communication team of representation agencies.


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