{"id":16662,"date":"2020-09-10T17:38:50","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T21:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16662"},"modified":"2020-09-13T10:39:52","modified_gmt":"2020-09-13T14:39:52","slug":"gunners-promote-arteta-from-head-coach-to-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16662","title":{"rendered":"Gunners Promote Arteta From Head Coach To Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Mikel Arteta has been promoted from head coach to manager of Arsenal.<\/p>\n

It was announced on Thursday night the Spaniard would now be first-team manager as opposed to head coach, while Vinai Venkatesham will take the mantle of chief executive having previously operated as managing director.<\/p>\n

Appointed in December to replace Unai Emery, Arteta also took the title of head coach \u2013 the role which Arsenal introduced after Arsene Wenger\u2019s near-autonomous 22-year spell as manager came to an end in 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe last nine months have probably been the most challenging nine months in Arsenal\u2019s history \u2013 and we\u2019ve been around for 134 years. Despite all of those challenges, Mikel has been driving this football club forward,\u201d Venkatesham told Arsenal Digital.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has lifted the spirits and lifted the energy here at London Colney and with Arsenal fans all across the world. He is doing an absolutely phenomenal job.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe other thing that\u2019s clear is that right from the day he walked through the door, he was doing much more than being our head coach. So we\u2019re going to be changing his job title going forward. He\u2019ll move from head coach to be the first-team manager. That\u2019s recognition of what he\u2019s been doing from the day he walked in the door, but also where we see his capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

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