Mikel Arteta discusses a disciplinary action he took at Arsenal's training ground in 2019!

Mikel Arteta, the man at the helm of Arsenal, once made his authority unmistakably clear in a rather unorthodox fashion.

According to his own account, the Spanish tactician walked into an office at the club's training facility on his inaugural day as head coach back in December 2019 and proceeded to create utter chaos — sending computers, laptops, and a tangle of wires crashing to the ground.

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An incident that changed everything at the club

Having made his point, he then challenged the assembled staff to restore order within a mere 120 seconds. Upon his return, the room had been returned to pristine condition, and every member of the personnel stood there speechless, fully prepared to follow their new leader's directives without hesitation.

Arteta later shed light on the reasoning behind this startling display: he wanted to drive home a lesson that every single person employed by the club needed to grasp — that rescuing Arsenal from turmoil and delivering silverware would demand seamless collaboration across all departments and an ability to rise to any occasion at a moment's notice.

The gamble appears to have been justified. Under Arteta's relentless standards, the Gunners have reemerged as genuine challengers for the Premier League crown, while the Spaniard has lifted the FA Cup and two Community Shields. Just recently, he put pen to paper on a fresh deal that ties him to the London outfit through 2030.

Hazem Mlhem |

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Hazem Mlhem est un rédacteur sportif expérimenté, animé par une passion pour le football africain.

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