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Battle of the old-boy bosses! Chelsea legend Frank Lampard is aiming for the top of the table and a Premier League title challenge but things are far from rosy at Arsenal with Mikel Arteta in desperate needs of a lift amid slump
Frank Lampard s managerial career is going from strength to strength at Chelsea
Mikel Arteta meanwhile made a promising start as boss at former club Arsenal
He won the FA Cup last season but this season has been full of nightmares
Both are intent on finding success in the treacherous game of management
“I have experienced things in a year that in a normal job you would experience in 10,” Arteta said. “It has been one of the most challenging years in the club’s history for many, many reasons.”
Arsenal were 10th in the Premier League when Arteta replaced Unai Emery on December 20 last year, exactly 12 months on they now sit 15th.
It is easy to look at that and think that nothing has changed; that Arsenal are as much of a mess now as they were when Arteta took over.
But it is not as simple as that, and what has gone on during the past 12 months have to be taken into account when assessing the Spaniard’s tenure so far.