Quote Originally Posted by Peter View Post
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.....
Is it terribly old-fashioned to believe results are more important than transfers, to a manager's prospects.

After all, Mikel was not "given" billions to spend on goal-shy superstar strikers; he had to EARN them. With Champions League qualifications and so on.