Quote Originally Posted by Rich View Post
His relationship with the owners too, of course. I remember Josh Kroenke was very visible and re-assuring in the public eye when Arteta took over.

Sort of 'we are 100% sure we have the right man and will continue to back you until it comes good'
Yes. The owners have to agree on the model. What we had under Emery was a complete mess. And the transfers reflected that. All over the place.

I think they trusted Edu and he was a huge part of hiring Arteta. Between them, they did a superb job in turning things around. And it took a while.....