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I disagree completely. Arteta wants arsenal to play a certain, and they are, they've won 1 game under him!If a Klopp or a Guardiola (or a number of younger, more radical managers we could list) had replaced Poch, you would have seen something more by now in terms of how they wanted us to play. It may have been a very incomplete jigsaw puzzle, with just as many mistakes (if not more) but I believe we would be seeing more green shoots by now.
Mourinho is a pragmatist. He has somehow managed to get a squad with players wanting to leave, low in confidence, riddled with injury, lacking direction and in horrific form, and get them to win games. We're unbeaten in 7 and have won our last 3. Still in the FA cup, champions league and the hunt for top 4(5).
For me, while the style of play is not what I like, he has performed miracles so far! You can also see the beginnings of a pattern of play.