Since becoming manager in 2019, Arteta has rejuvenated Arsenal, placing them third in the Premier League showcasing his influential leadership and tactical prowess.
Arteta aims to surpass last season’s performance and secure Arsenal’s first title since 2004, eager to overcome their previous runner-up finish to Manchester City.
Arsenal are currently on 61 points on the log with a point behind City (62) and two points behind Liverpool (63) and there’s a renewed believe at the Emirates about winning the League.
Alan Shearer claims about Arteta
All-time Premier League record goal scorer Shearer, however, has raised eyebrows by suggesting his ideas when it came to playing would not have worked under his leadership.
Writing for The Athletic, the former Newcastle man explained how he liked to take things into his own hands as a players, something Arteta doesn’t seem to allow to happen.
‘I never worked under an Arteta kind of manager,’ he wrote. ‘Someone manically cajoling, telling you exactly where to stand or exactly what to do.
‘I’ve always been of the opinion that if you’re a good player, then you know that stuff anyway. If I felt I needed to drift out to the right wing or the left wing or even drop deep, I would do it myself.
‘And as a captain, I felt I had the authority to tell my fellow players to do something. If it needed saying, I would say it.’
Shearer scored 260 Premier League goals for Newcastle and Blackburn but failed in his brief career as a manager, failing to save United from relegation in 2009 as interim boss.
He was also club captain for much of his career, and explained his understanding of players and how different personalities can react to different coaching styles.
‘Not everybody is like that, though,’ he continued. ‘Some footballers are brighter than others. Some are needier than others. Some are more effective when they are given precise instructions and are forced to stick to them. Shouting, repeating, shouting again and reiterating straightforward messages might be the best way to get through.
‘What I wanted from my manager was to be led, to be guided. I wouldn’t have enjoyed being ranted and raved at from the touchline and I can’t remember it happening too many times.
‘Why would I have hated it? Professional pride. You’re playing in front of thousands of people in the stadium and millions at home on television and you don’t want to be embarrassed. It might sound thin-skinned, but teams are delicate. Relationships hold them together.’
