Mikel Arteta said that he was determined to work with Pep Guardiola at Manchester City to change English football with his “idol.”
Arteta has led Arsenal for three years, but before that, he worked as Guardiola’s assistant at the Etihad Stadium for more than three years.
The 40-year-old has stated that while he was still playing, he and Guardiola communicated frequently, and he knew for years that they would work together when Guardiola joined the Premier League.
In an interview with Jamie Carragher for Arteta discussed his relationship with Guardiola, saying to the former Liverpool defender: I was 15 when we first met. He was my hero and the one I should follow if I wanted to play in Barcelona’s first team, and our relationship began there.
Arteta was Guardiola’s top priority when he joined City in 2016. Arteta had just finished his playing career with Arsenal and had the chance to work in their academy. But despite his reservations about taking on such a big job as his first coaching position, he decided to move to City instead.
But going back to the story, which had been developing for a long time with Pep, I believed that was the right move for me.However, I decided to go there because Pep was so convinced.
“Then it was simple with the players. They were a great group of players, and they made me feel so welcome. I believe it is now about establishing trust.
City didn’t win a trophy in Guardiola’s first season, so things didn’t go as planned.
Arteta, on the other hand, never lost faith in Guardiola because he was always certain that the team was moving in the right direction.
Because it is against the culture of English football, some of the things we were going to oppose right away. It will take some time to break that wall, but when you have a person who is so determined, so clear, so focused, and has such strong beliefs, you just want to die for him.
In 2018-19, Guardiola and Arteta completed a domestic treble and won the league in consecutive seasons, proving their critics wrong after a disappointing first season together.
Arteta left City in December 2019 to take over as manager of Arsenal. Now, with Arsenal five points ahead of Guardiola’s team ahead of the start of the Premier League on Boxing Day, Arteta is attempting to end City’s dominance.
They also let people who don’t subscribe to sports channels watch, and some pubs offer a place to stay for people who live far from where their team plays. Norwich fans now frequent the Old Red Lion in Angel in London, while Liverpool fans typically congregate at the Stapleton Tavern in Stroud Green.
There are many different kinds of football pubs today, from traditional boozers to sophisticated gastropubs.
For instance, the Bull & Bear in Manchester has a lot of screens where you can watch the game while eating a three-course set menu. Due to their devotion to the beautiful game, pubs may even be named after football heroes: The Compton Arms in north London and the Royal Dyche in Burnley come to mind.
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They also let people who don’t subscribe to sports channels watch, and some pubs offer a place to stay for people who live far from where their team plays. Norwich fans now frequent the Old Red Lion in Angel in London, while Liverpool fans typically congregate at the Stapleton Tavern in Stroud Green.
There are many different kinds of football pubs today, from traditional boozers to sophisticated gastropubs.
For instance, the Bull & Bear in Manchester has a lot of screens where you can watch the game while eating a three-course set menu. Due to their devotion to the beautiful game, pubs may even be named after football heroes: The Compton Arms in north London and the Royal Dyche in Burnley come to mind.