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Mikel Arteta reveals his new bonkers management technique
- Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta intentionally introduces travel and routine disruptions during training to prepare his squad for unexpected matchday challenges, ensuring players adapt without panicking when real-life issues occur.
- "Delaying the meals, delaying the transport, taking a different route," Arteta revealed, also making dressing rooms hotter and reducing massage beds to force adaptation across different contexts.
- This philosophy helped deliver the Premier League title last season; a flight delay heading to the Champions League win at Napoli on Wednesday did not cause the manager any headache.
- When travel plans were disrupted on Tuesday night, Arteta viewed it as an opportunity for players to adapt, insisting staff must not complain because using disruptions as excuses is "not helpful at all."
- Ahead of Saturday's trip to Sunderland, Arsenal remains focused on avoiding past mistakes; the club dropped points there last year, but Arteta's regimented philosophy ensures unforeseen obstacles will not rattle the team.
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Mikel Arteta reveals bizarre tricks used to test Arsenal players ahead of Sunderland clash
Mikel Arteta has revealed the extraordinary lengths he went to during pre-season to prepare his Arsenal players for unexpected disruption.The Gunners boss deliberately delayed team transport and meals, changed planned routes, reduced the number of massage beds and increased the temperature inside dressing rooms.Arteta introduced the unusual measures to test how his squad and staff would react when their carefully arranged matchday routines were …
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