Tony Adams slams Arteta over Willian signing
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Tony Adams has questioned the club’s recruitment process.
Willian signed a three-year deal with the Gunners who was bought on a free transfer from rivals Chelsea.
The 32-year old winger has struggled to make an impression at the Emirates registering only one shot in 12 Premier League games.
Mikel Arteta’s men have not won in their last seven league matches and are currently languishing in the relegation zone.
Former Gunners legend Tony Adams believes Arsene Wenger would never have signed Willian.
“That’s lazy recruitment for me. You’ve got to really question the recruitment process at Arsenal at the moment,” Tony Adams told the Mirror.
“We’ve had some wonderful players and wonderful principles under Arsene Wenger. He went for a young player, you wouldn’t have even considered Willian if Arsene was still in control at the club.
“For him a forward over the age of 30, physiologically he doesn’t think he can get that player to consistently to perform to the levels that Arsene would want him to get, it wouldn’t even have been on the agenda.
“This is a straightforward agent recommendation, he’s got the same agent as the sports director [Edu] so it’s an easy option for him, three-year contract, there we go. I think it’s really poor recruitment.
“As a coach, you’ve been given this player, you wanted this player. You don’t have to play them. He’s not playing [Mesut] Ozil, one of the greatest creative players there is.
“And to have someone like Willian, one shot in 12 games. I’m like, ‘Hold on put [Joe] Willock out there’. We’ve got [Gabriel] Martinelli back in there. You’ve got other options.”
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