https://theathletic.com/1875792/2020/06/17/arteta-mikel-arsenal-aubameyang-transfers-wenger-emery-kroenke/
Nice article about Arteta.
Summarize(not by me)
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Arteta had lots of allies when he joined. many of the staff were fond of the former midfielder and keen for him to return as manager. also players such as bellerin,ozil, holding, chambers.
ozil and bellerin are influential in the dressing room which also helped him. PLayers dont adress him as "boss" but as "mister" or "mikel".
he moved his family into a home en route between stadium and training ground
Arteta and his assistants remained in touch with every senior squad member, setting tactical tasks such as analysing entire matches or specific clips. The goalkeepers, for example, were asked to pay specific attention to their starting position as Arteta intends to involve them more as Arsenal play out from the back.
Steve Round is more focused on trying to establish an elite culture and helping Arteta navigate the personal relationships that come with the job. Stuivenbergās emphasis is on the tactical and technical side.
during lockdown, he was part of online webinars with Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay, England rugby union boss Eddie Jones and even a US military general with experience in Afghanistan.
players are impressed with his attention to detail
His facility for language makes communication easier. If Arsenalās South American contingent require a translation, he can provide it. If Alexandre Lacazette requires some extra detail in French, Arteta can oblige. artetas english is also good.
Arteta recognises that the youngsters are arguably more used to playing the style of football he wants to implement than certain senior players
Although his predecessor Emery was generally respected at London Colney, his struggles with English meant he was inherently a more withdrawn character. Arteta is quite the opposite. āMikel wouldnāt see you across the other side of the restaurant at the training ground and wave with his hand,ā explains one staff member. āHe will get up, walk across, shake your hand and see how you are. If heās busy, heāll tell you and say heāll come for a chat in half an hour. That makes an impression on people.ā
When Arteta first joined the club, he took Round and Stuivenberg around the clubās Highbury House offices. He shook every staff member by the hand and impressed upon them the importance of rallying behind the club. He made a speech on every floor, talking to almost 300 employees. It was the same at the training ground at Colney, where he spoke to a vast amount of staff and regularly pops his head into offices in a way that Arsene Wenger didnāt.
Arteta arrived at Arsenal with some reservations about Aubameyang. city almost bough auba but pep changed his mind. while Aubameyang was pushing for a transfer away from Borussia Dortmund and with troubling stories circulating about his lifestyle and professional conduct, bald fraud opted against pursuing the deal. When Sven him brought him to Dortmund, Klopp queried whether the exuberant forward with diamond-studded boots had the competitive instincts he considered a prerequisite.
Within weeks of arriving,Arteta sat down with auba. In typically direct fashion, he told him that while heād initially harboured doubts over the playerās professionalism, they had been dispelled. The way auba trained, played and conducted himself won Arteta over, and he assured him he would remain as his captain.
at first Arteta was content to let the club handle auba's contract negotiations. As the situation become more critical,that has changed. The covid crisis has had an impact on the negotiations that extends beyond finances: auba's father, looks after his sonās interests and prefers to meet in person, rather than remotely. Until recently, that has not been possible.
arteta also talked OāDriscoll and xhaka into staying
arteta has less autonomy compared to wenger. He joins Edu, Huss Fahmy, Raul Sanllehi, and Vinai Venkatesham in the squad planning committee . board and kse are contacted for significant expenses
Artetaās input is about suitability in the squad planning committee. Sometimes, a deal will present itself through the executive teamās contact-led approach. Example, Cedric Soares, elements of the deal were already in place and all that was required was Artetaās approval. Howewer Cedric wasn't so lucky as he arrived injured. heās subsequently had to undergo surgery after breaking his nose in an accidental collision with Saka.
Arteta and the wider recruitment team have a view of what constitutes an Arsenal player: someone comfortable in possession, can help Arteta dictate the game. Emery talked of wanting a team of protagonists. Arteta is determined to deliver it.
Edu explains: āMikel has to be involved in recruitment, he must. We talk about what we need, the characteristics of the players, the system weāre going to play and then I start the process internally. Thatās my role. If he has names, if he advises or wants advice on players, thatās fine. If he wants to talk to the other guys like scouts of course he will talk to them, but normally thatās my process. Thatās why the relationship between us needs to be very strong. I have to understand his points and he has to understand the clubās points.[/spoiler]