Nail on the head my friend!
Here's another thought to ponder. Name ONE player in their entire squad who Arteta has improved?
I've read many a piece on them this season and the general feeling is that they are trying to make comparisons to Poch's Spurs team. In every article it's about the youth, the future and inevitably eyes turn to what Poch did at Spurs. Not one of the articles mentions that Poch had a zero net spend, compared to Arteta's £300m! Not one of the articles mentioned the specifics of what Poch did in elevating Bentaleb, Mason, Winks, Dele, Dier, Rose, Walker, Son & Kane (and these are just a handful of players at Spurs, not to mention an entire team at Southampton).
Ramsdale - Purchased. he's not improving he's declining
Leno - Declined
Gabriel - I actually think he's a decent CB, he's exposed because he's always playing next to a clown, I'd say he's a worse player today than when he signed but that could be situational
Holding - Clown. Always has been but Arteta hasn't improved him.
White - Purchased. Defiantly nowhere near as good as he was at Brighton.
Tierney - Purchased. Was a good buy, a strong FB, however, he's declined, check his performances before his injury.
Neketiah - He's in a little purple patch, time will tell if this is a linea improvement
Tomiyaso - Bought. First season and has been injured. I've no idea if his performances are reflective of his performances prior to joining. Doesn't look like a stand out player currently.
Saka - He has always been tipped to be a future star, so would have been this player regardless of who the manager is.
ESR - ditto above from Saka (every time I watched their academy play ours this lad was the best player on the pitch)
Odegaard - I actually rate him as a player. Has he improved under Arteta? No. Another who I think is suffering from those around him and also Arteta's set up, they aren't a creative team and I don't think it's because this player isn't creative, because he is.
Martinelli - Declined. This could be because he's young, typically young players might play in streaks but aside from his energy, his play is a definite decline this season.
Lacazette - Looooool £55m of marketing bling
Xhaka - Looool
Partey - declined (comparing his performances at AM)
Pepe - Purchased - Looooooooool £70m of pure shit
Tavares - Purchased. Has looked shit since day 1. Definitely, no signs of improvement in the way you can say Conte has improved Emerson/Doherty/Sess
Soares - Purchased. Has been crap ever since the signing, worse player than he was at Southampton
Elneny - Exactly the same Champo player he has always been
Lokonga - I honestly know little about him. Seems to do something great and something shit in every game. Let's see.
Not one player that's improved under him and a strong case for several declining under him.