Ray Parlour praises Mikel Arteta for his courageous transfer decision, citing former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger remains too jovial to players.
Ray Parlour admits that Arteta is a little different in that aspect of been too jovial. While the Spaniard loves and trusts his players, he is never afraid to make tough decisions.
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Parlour told The Sun about the sale of Emile Smith Rowe. He stated:
“Arteta is ruthless. He has learned that from Pep. If you’re not doing your job, you’re out. It could be argued that in my time, Arsene Wenger was too loyal and wanted continuity with the same players — but Arteta is fearless.
“Managers live by decisions and he hasn’t made many bad ones.
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“I doubted him for dropping Aaron Ramsdale for David Raya but now no one talks about it.
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“Fair play to him for having the balls to leave people out and sell them.”
Smith Rowe joined Fulham for a fee around £34million, which will help Arsenal in the transfer market as they continue to pursue new arrivals.
