Mikel Arteta reveals "many" crazy methods to keep Arsenal players on their toes

Arteta details unusual methods for getting Arsenal players prepared

Mikel Arteta has revealed the unusual methods Arsenal use in pre-season to prepare players for travel delays, disrupted routines and other problems.

Mikel Arteta reveals "many" crazy methods to keep Arsenal players on their toes

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has spoken more about the ways he personally disrupted his team’s pre-season schedule to get a reaction from his players. The Gunners boss has often shown himself to be keen on pushing even those finest of margins to take his team up a level, and it seems that includes stressing them […]

Mikel Arteta's Training Methods: Why Arsenal Manager Deliberately Creates Chaos

Mikel Arteta’s training methods have taken a strange turn, with the Arsenal manager revealing that discomfort and disruption are deliberately built into preparation. Arteta has experimented with delayed meals, altered travel routes, hotter dressing rooms, and fewer massage beds. The objective is not to punish players but to make unexpected problems feel familiar before competitive […]

Mikel Arteta explains how he prepares his players for unforeseen circumstances

Keeping players prepared for changes they never anticipated during matches, and even before matches, is an important part of being a good manager, and Mikel Arteta understands this. The manager and his players recently saw their flight plans disrupted by air traffic chaos in the UK, which meant his pre-match press conference before the game […]

Delayed meals, late arrivals, pickpockets and fire: Arteta’s unusual methods to inspire Arsenal - RAW CHILI

While his public persona is often quite clean-cut, there are times when the more imaginative side of Mikel Arteta that is seen behind the scenes is revealed