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Great postArteta had no previous experience of managing a football team. Lucking his way to a trophy in his first season was no reason to stick with him considering some of the dire results and league finishes they had in the following seasons.
Liverpool were no more dross than we were when Ange took over. Only a couple seasons before they had been in a title race.
Pep finishing 4th in his first season was an underachievement considering he took over a team with a infinite resources.
The constant is that they were all given time with the long term in mind.
Yes this is the highest level Ange has competed at but it's not a given that he should be competing for top 4, most fans and pundits had us finishing top 6-8 at best after losing Kane. Now all of sudden a lot seem in the doldrums that we're not pushing top 4. Surely the fact he has made such a positive impact in less than a season is a reason to have faith that he can continue to manage the team to improve?