Former Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall has mentioned he has “no regrets” over letting star participant Vivianne Miedema go away the membership on the finish of final season.
Miedema joined Manchester Metropolis on a free in the summertime switch window and the departure was a part of the catalyst which noticed followers activate Eidevall.
Miedema leaving to a rival and a poor begin to the 2024/25 season noticed followers boo Eidevall and write “Eidevall out” on a bridge near the Emirates stadium.
Ex-Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall: “I by no means took any choice to be appreciated”
Jonas Eidevall gained two League Cups with Arsenal (Picture credit score: Alex Burstow/Arsenal FC by way of Getty Photos)
The connection with the followers was broken due to the choice and with outcomes not going the Gunners’ means, Eidevall resigned in October.
He has now taken up the position of head coach for San Diego Wave within the Nationwide Ladies’s Soccer League.
Vivianne Miedema has had a difficult season (Picture credit score: James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Photos)
Talking to the BBC , he mentioned of the Miedema scenario: “I do not [have any regrets]. I feel you all the time take the very best selections as you can also make for the membership at that time with the data that you understand.
“You may’t rethink selections based mostly on new data that you would not have identified at the moment. That is not a useful mind-set about life. So no regrets.
“I do suppose that that call was an enormous half in my relationship with the supporters [deteriorating].
“I by no means took any choice to be appreciated. I all the time took selections as a result of I felt they had been the very best for the membership and for the staff. However the issue is while you take these selections and you do not get the outcomes then after all it very a lot spirals.”
Manchester Metropolis beat Arsenal within the WSL in February (Picture credit score: Getty Photos)
Miedema is the Ladies’s Tremendous League all-time high scorer. Throughout her seven years at Arsenal she scored 125 targets and made 50 assists in 172 appearances.
The Netherlands worldwide began her time at Metropolis effectively. She was a key a part of their 2-0 win over Barcelona final October however has had inconsistent minutes due to damage. She has now recovered and is predicted to play an element within the Ladies’s League Cup last on Saturday.
Eidevall signed World Cup winner Mariona Caldentey as a substitute for Miedema. She is slowly turning into an Arsenal fan favorite and has performed 14 WSL video games and scored six targets up to now.
