“Arsenal Fans Unite Over Mikel Arteta’s Latest Move, Calling It ‘Insane'”
“Arsenal Fans Unite Over Mikel Arteta’s Latest Move, Calling It ‘Insane'”
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has developed some unusual coaching methods over the years, but his latest one is a whole new level of bizarre.
Arteta has previously attracted attention after playing Liverpool’s anthem You’ll Never Walk Alone over loudspeakers whilst Arsenal trained ahead of a trip to Anfield, and has also been seen using other unusual devices when trying to motivate his team.
The latest development revealed that whilst at a team dinner, Arteta hired a team of pickpockets to sneakily steal items from the players, and revealed that it was a task to ensure that they learn how to always be alert.
This method has attracted attention from the wider footballing world. Some have given credit to Arteta’s innovative methods, whilst others simply cannot believe the lengths the Spaniard went to.
Arsenal fans have praised their manager, but have also jokingly questioned his sanity, with his latest trick a step above his other ones in hilarity, ingenuity and craziness.
Arsenal fans cannot believe Mikel Arteta pickpocket tactic
Some Arsenal fans have taken to X to both praise the methods, but also point out that Arteta’s outside the box thinking is now more unpredictable than ever.
“Completely mad. I love it,” one fan posted.
“I wasn’t an Arteta fan when he first joined but the moment I realised he was genuinely insane I knew he was the right man for the job,” a fan claimed.
“I love stuff like this. It’s lighthearted fun with a subtle lesson underneath, class stuff,” a fan pointed out.
“Our manager might be insane, like many geniuses,” a fan stated.
“There’s a fine line between inspirationally finding marginal gains, and complete insanity. Arteta looked at that fine line and decided to pole volt over to insanity,” another fan hilariously pointed out.
“Arteta is a madman, unreal man management approach,” a fan added.
Mikel Arteta’s insane Arsenal coaching methods
Arteta has taken Arsenal miles away from where they were when he returned to the club in 2019. He and Edu Gaspar have built a young squad capable of challenging for the title, and his methods clearly work.
Whilst the Liverpool anthem trick did not breed instant results, with Arsenal losing 4-0 at Anfield after the training session, one of Arteta’s biggest strengths is his ability to coach discipline into the squad, and his unusual methods may end up being looked back on as genius.
Fans simply cannot believe the lengths Arteta went to in hiring pickpockets, but they will hope that his squad have heeded his lessons ahead of the new season.
