da gbg bet： Speaking on The Ornstein and Chapman Podcast (February 4th edition), David Ornstein has provided an insight into the early weeks of Mikel Arteta’s time in charge of Arsenal.
What did he say?
da brdice： The north London side appointed the Spaniard as head coach after taking the decision to sack Unai Emery, and the former Manchester City assistant has tasted defeat just once in his opening nine games.
And Ornstein has revealed that Arteta has made some impressive changes to the mentality and culture at the Emirates, and also pointed specifically to a moment before the 2-0 victory over Manchester United earlier this year.
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He said: “I only hear good things about Arteta. From a player’s perspective, they believe in what he is saying, they understand his words and messages.
“Speaking to staff around the club, they’re talking about the level of analysis they’re doing, work they’re doing on behaviour, on and off the pitch. They’ve said ‘look, you need to go for war with each other, you need to be there for each other, whether it is in good moments or bad, whether there are mistakes or good passages of play. You stick together and the body language and absolutely everything is important.
“From a tactical point of view, from an emotional point of view, I heard he (Arteta) gave an unbelievable speech before the Manchester United game on New Year’s Day.”
Exciting verdict
Make no mistake about it, Ornstein’s insight into life around Arsenal at the moment under Arteta’s leadership sounds very promising indeed. The Gunners desperately needed someone to uplift some of the doom and gloom that had engulfed Emery’s time at the club – a situation that reached its boiling point when Granit Xhaka snapped at the Emirates crowd.
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In the space of a few weeks, Arteta has appeared to rejuvenate spirits, with even players like Xhaka – who was linked with a January exit – now back in favour, playing the full 90 minutes in his side’s last five Premier League games. It has been quite the turnaround in mentality, even though results haven’t exactly shown that, with the win over United still being the main highlight.
But if the recently-appointed Gunners head coach can continue to shape an identity at the club, then the north London side will be confident of reaching their potential sooner rather than later.
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