JazzG A bit of that, sure. But I wonder if there was something about Arteta sacrificing his more creative instincts (my mate Luke is a toffee and maintains to this day that we never really got to see the genius footballer he did - and he's probably correct), that spoke to his team first ethos.
Which would also explain some of his more volcanic explosions during All Or Nothing.
I mention it only because I saw the post Nottingham Forest rant yesterday and it occurred to me, this is a guy who was captain of Arsenal, who knows what it takes to be that and the standards that this club demands. It must have driven him mad, having Ozil stroll around like he owned the Emirates and that club captain Auba couldn't be arsed to be on time for training and team meetings.
The more time we get with Mikel, the more he seems like a modern day George Graham, albeit the football is a lot better!
