The unique methods of Arteta, the coach of football club Arsenal | Unique methods of football club Arsenal coach Arteta: Players’ belongings stolen on the night of the match, team talk with the help of lightbulbs

In December 2019, Mikel Arteta became the manager of Arsenal.

Arsenal, one of the world’s top and oldest football clubs, has been struggling for success in the last decade. Meanwhile, in December 2019, Spanish footballer Mikel Arteta got the responsibility as coach. Arteta transformed Arsenal into Premier League title contenders in just five years. His unique methods of coaching were initially ridiculed.

Pickpockets were invited to the party before the match. Even the players of this famous England team themselves are surprised by Arteta’s shocking methods. Recently he had to teach his players to be cautious of the opposition team’s gameplan, so before the match Arteta invited pickpockets to the party and got their belongings stolen.(The unique methods of Arteta, the coach of football club Arsenal)

‘I was in the camera system room,’ laughs Kevin Balvers, the club’s head of operations. After the party, the players were worried about searching for their belongings, so they were called and shown the CCTV footage. The players were told that you always have to be prepared for the fact that the opposite team tricks you like this.(The unique methods of Arteta, the coach of football club Arsenal)

Balvers says this was ‘activation’ technology. This was a pre-match mind game with a deep psychological message behind it.

Before the match, Arteta invited pickpockets to the party and got the players’ belongings stolen.

Arteta brought chocolate Labrador dog to the club One such incident in pre-match coaching is related to the tweet of famous player Ivan Tony. Then Ivan was in the second team against them, which had beaten Arsenal badly in a match. Before the match, Arteta showed everyone this tweet making fun of his players and challenged them to take revenge. His team won this match 2-1.

The team’s morale was low after losing an important match to Manchester City. The players were disappointed. Then Arteta brought a chocolate Labrador dog to the club. His research revealed that patting a dog calms the mind, reduces stress and improves thinking.

Everyone got along well with it. The dog’s name was ‘Win.’ It took a few days for the players to understand what Arteta wanted to say. He had to love victory and win only with love.

Team Talk with Lightbulb An example of a lightbulb in Arteta’s most dramatic ‘team talk’. Before an important match he came with a bulb in his hand. Similarly asked to spread light and come out of darkness.

The team lost the match, but the players came closer to his thinking. A 150 year old olive tree is kept in the club office. This is the symbol of the club. Everyone has to take care of it together. Just like a family.

An example of a lightbulb in Arteta’s most dramatic ‘team talk’.