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Arteta is the benchmark
Sporting head coach Ruben Amorim has praised Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta ahead of tonight’s Europa League clash in Lisbon.
Amorim, 38, will try to halt the Premier League leaders’ progress to the quarter-finals.
The Portuguese manager believes the Gunners are reaping the rewards of sticking by his Spanish opposite number.
Arteta had a tough start to life in North London and went through a run in the 2021-22 season that had many Arsenal fans calling for his head.
But the Emirates outfit kept faith in their former midfielder and look on course to win their first league title since 2004.
Amorim said: “The manager of Arsenal is a benchmark.
“In our first season, we won the league then we were runners-up and we qualified for the Champions League last 16.
“This year we are struggling. Mikel Arteta was an example because he was able to withstand the pressure which is unbearable in a team in the Premier League and now he is bearing the fruits.
“It is important for fans to understand that to pick up the fruits from your work you have to wait.”
Crouch questions Conte
Former Tottenham striker Peter Crouch has delivered a scathing review of his old club, after Spurs crashed out of the Champions League against AC Milan.
Crouch, 42, was part of the side that knocked the Italian giants out of the competition in 2010-11 but has criticised their performance against the same opponents 12 years later.
He said: “What is the point of getting top four if you’re going to perform like this in the Champions League? I get there are financial aspects to it.
“The fans would like to see an FA Cup or a Carabao Cup win — a trophy. It’s been so long.
“So to play a weakened team in the FA Cup — and the reason you rest the players is for the Premier League game — and you then lose that, then you’re out of the Champions League.
“You’re going for top four, but what for? They haven’t performed in any game I’ve seen here in the Champions League.”
Conte must lift his players for the visit of Nottingham Forest on Saturday, knowing defeat could see Liverpool take their place in the top four.
