I cannot have a concept of football where everything is based on the opposition. We have to dictate the game, we have to be the ones taking the initiative, and we have to entertain the people coming to watch us. — Mikel Arteta Copy Share Image
To see the line between being good and bad is really thin. It's not easy for anyone, not the manager, the players or the… — Mikel Arteta Copy Share Image
Criticism is part of being at a club like Arsenal. You always have to win and when you're not winning you have to be… — Mikel Arteta Copy Share Image
What I've learned mostly is that you have to be ruthless and you have to be consistent and you have to fit every day… — Mikel Arteta Copy Share Image
I have tried to convince the players that if we work on certain things in training, they will happen in games and we will… — Mikel Arteta Copy Share Image
The challenge is how to be better than the day before, than the previous game. — Mikel Arteta Copy Share Image
Then you have to convince the players and get them on board with what you are doing, and after that you can start to… — Mikel Arteta Copy Share Image
Without an identity, you cannot plan and you cannot convince a player to do what you want. — Mikel Arteta Copy Share Image
How do you recruit a player if you don't really know what it is that you are trying to do? How do you convince… — Mikel Arteta Copy Share Image
I cannot have a concept of football where everything is based on the opposition. We have to dictate the game, we have to be… — Mikel Arteta Copy Share Image
I tell you that the coaches are like cardiologists - they have to enter the player in their hearts so that the message reaches… — Mikel Arteta Copy Share Image
If you don't have the right culture, in the difficult moments, the tree is going to shake, so my job is to convince everybody… — Mikel Arteta Copy Share Image
