"Many football fans don't have patience anymore. It took Jürgen Klopp four and a half years to win his first trophy. Yes, he inherited a much worse team, but it still required patience. There were many poor runs of form and bad results, and in October 2017, after a 4-1 defeat to Spurs, some (albeit not many) people were calling for the German to go."
"Arsenal may be choking again; time will tell; but you cannot deny that Mikel Arteta has transformed the club. In his first full season, they were practically in a relegation battle by Christmas. They haven't won anything yet, but they do sit top of the European Club Football Elo Rankings. Would firing Arteta in the early stages have been a good idea?"
Fans increasingly lack patience despite examples where persistence paid off for managers. Jürgen Klopp required four and a half years and endured poor runs before winning a trophy. Mikel Arteta dramatically improved Arsenal after a difficult first full season, with the club later topping the European Club Football Elo Rankings. Progress in football is not linear; past success does not guarantee uninterrupted victories. Clubs that stick with managers, such as Liverpool, Arsenal and Man City, have seen sustained strength. Clubs that repeatedly change managers have often seen declining or inconsistent performance.
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