{"id":1453,"date":"2026-04-01T17:13:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=1453"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:13:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:13:59","slug":"hes-had-what-hes-asked-for-is-pressure-on-mikel-arteta-justified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=1453","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHe\u2019s had what he\u2019s asked for\u201d Is pressure on Mikel Arteta justified?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"378\">Mikel Arteta is expected to win trophies at Arsenal by the end of this season, with his team having progressed deep into three tournaments.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"723\">This theoretically opens the possibility of a treble, but it would be easier said than done, particularly after their defeat in the Carabao Cup final, which ended their hopes of securing a quadruple. The Gunners still have the opportunity to claim several other trophies before the season concludes and are determined to make the most of it.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1upe721\" data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"749\">Pressure to Succeed<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"751\" data-end=\"1083\">Arsenal are clearly under pressure, especially as they aim to shake off the \u201cbottlers\u201d label left by previous disappointments. The team believe they have the quality to perform well in the remaining fixtures, and Keith Wyness has suggested that Arteta himself invited this pressure when he requested the club strengthen the squad.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1085\" data-end=\"1116\">He told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/arsenal-keith-wyness-has-no-sympathy-for-mikel-arteta-as-pressure-builds-on-gunners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Football Insider<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1118\" data-end=\"1211\">\u201cLook, the pressure is on because the money\u2019s been spent, and he\u2019s had what he\u2019s asked for.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1213\" data-end=\"1458\">\u201cHe has been given the backing, so of course the pressure is on, as it should be with a manager who gets what he wants. There\u2019s got to be an element of pressure, and you\u2019ve got to be able to handle it at the top, that\u2019s what makes the winners.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1460\" data-end=\"1651\">\u201cAnd so look, I\u2019ve got no sympathy for him. I mean, he wanted it. You ask any manager, would you like to have that pressure? Of course they would, because it would mean they\u2019re doing well.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1vbdpok\" data-start=\"1653\" data-end=\"1692\">Importance of the Season\u2019s Outcome<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1694\" data-end=\"2107\">This season must conclude successfully for Arsenal, as they have reached advanced stages in multiple competitions. Failing to win any silverware would be a significant embarrassment, given the progress they have made. The club and its supporters will be hoping that the team can convert opportunities into trophies, demonstrating that they can handle the pressure associated with competing at the highest level.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2109\" data-end=\"2311\">With the remaining fixtures demanding focus and consistency, Arsenal\u2019s ability to respond under pressure will be crucial in determining whether Arteta\u2019s ambitions for a successful season are realised.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mikel Arteta is expected to win trophies at Arsenal by the end of this season, with his team having progressed deep into three tournaments. This theoretically opens the possibility of a treble, but it would be easier said than done, particularly after their defeat in the Carabao Cup final, which ended their hopes of securing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}