{"id":23985,"date":"2025-09-25T05:40:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T09:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/can-i-be-honest-ian-wright-worries-about-arsenal-players-and-mikel-arteta\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T05:40:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T09:40:25","slug":"can-i-be-honest-ian-wright-worries-about-arsenal-players-and-mikel-arteta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/can-i-be-honest-ian-wright-worries-about-arsenal-players-and-mikel-arteta\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Can I be honest?&#8221; &#8211; Ian Wright worries about Arsenal players and Mikel Arteta."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/can-i-be-honest-ian-wright-worries-about-arsenal-players-and-mikel-arteta\/#Arsenal_players_could_be_affected_by_Mikel_Artetas_choice\" >Arsenal players could be affected by Mikel Arteta&#8217;s choice<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/can-i-be-honest-ian-wright-worries-about-arsenal-players-and-mikel-arteta\/#According_to_Neville_Arteta_knew_he_had_made_it_wrong\" >According to Neville, Arteta knew he had made it wrong.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and former player Ian Wright (Photo: Alex Panling\/Getty Images, YouTube)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arsenal legend Ian Wright has revealed that he believes some of his team&#8217;s players are questioning Mikel Arteta&#8217;s choice against Manchester City.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Gunners drew Man City 1-1 thanks to the suspension time equalizer of substitute Gabriel Martinelli, but many fans and critics feel the game should win.<\/p>\n<p>City was founded very defensively at Emirates Stadium after being hit 5-1 last season, but Arsenal didn&#8217;t get the initiative as many expected.<\/p>\n<p>Arteta started off on the bench with both Martinelli and Eberechi Eze with a slightly surprising move.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Arsenal_players_could_be_affected_by_Mikel_Artetas_choice\"><\/span>Arsenal players could be affected by Mikel Arteta&#8217;s choice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Wright clearly agreed with Gary Neville and Jamie Carrager, who said Arteta should have played Martinelli and Eze from the start of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Neville asked the former Arsenal striker if he felt that these surprise calls could have an impact on the confidence of other players in the dressing room.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wright responded by suggesting that if he was &#8220;honest&#8221; players may not have asked directly about the lineup, but that he might have expected something different.<\/p>\n<p>The critics said it happened to him during his play day, and he agreed with Neville&#8217;s claim that it was essentially a 45 minute was wasted by Arsenal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gabriel Martinelli and his Arsenal teammates celebrate his equal goals for Manchester City (Photo: Alex Panling\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"According_to_Neville_Arteta_knew_he_had_made_it_wrong\"><\/span>According to Neville, Arteta knew he had made it wrong.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Neville also revealed that he felt Arteta knew that he had made a mistake in his decision to make his choice because he changed it at halftime.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish tactician quickly took Eze to the second half and attacked further.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of how Arsenal approached this game? Tell us what you think in the comments!<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and former player Ian Wright (Photo: Alex Panling\/Getty Images, YouTube) Arsenal legend Ian Wright has revealed that he believes some of his team&#8217;s players are questioning Mikel Arteta&#8217;s choice against Manchester City. 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