Arteta: Only results can convince Arsenal fans | OneFootball

Mikel Arteta knows he can only change the minds of Arsenal supporters with quality results on the pitch.

Many fans were calling for Arteta to be sacked after the Gunners failed to overcome Villarreal in the Europa League semi-final last week.

Speaking ahead of Wednesday's clash with Chelsea, Arteta was asked to give his response to such criticism.

"They are entitled to their opinions," the Spaniard said.

"The only way I can prove that is by having a team that performs on the pitch and makes them proud. That's the only thing that I can do.

"The only thing I can be judged on is do I create the necessary environment for a top, elite team to compete at the higher level and get everybody in the condition to do their best? And after that, do I get the best out of the players that I have? The maximum, whatever the level is, do I get the best out of that? This is how I judge myself and at the end, in the outside world, how I am going to be judged is just with results, nothing else.

"What we've done good before, in the past, in the process... it's irrelevant. It's only what you get from that result when you are on that pitch.