If you haven’t already, we recommend you read part one of this segment: In Arteta We Trust - Part One: The Making of a Modern Day Head Coach. In the previous article we looked into the early days of Mikel Arteta’s career right up to his big breakthrough at Everton and FA Cup successes with Arsenal. We also touched on how his knowledge and experiences led him to become Pep Guardiola’s No. 2 at Manchester City. All of this helped…
On 31st August 2011, Arsenal completed a surprising FOUR deadline day signings. It was a busy day for the North London club, with many pundits and fans claiming that these were ‘panic buys’ as Arsene Wenger frantically looked for reinforcements. It was a summer of change at The Emirates stadium. There were notable departures including club icon Cesc Fàbregas, who returned home to Barcelona, and both Gael Clichy and Samir Nasri moving up north to Manchester City. Cesc Fabregas carried…
After a hectic Christmas schedule in the Premier League, things are slowly returning back to normal. A weekend off from league football for the FA Cup provided a chance for rest and rotation for some of the league's key players. The English league showcased another exciting weekend, with Liverpool keeping their unbeaten run against Jose Mourinho's Spurs, and Southampton getting their own back on a Leicester side that thrashed them 9-0 back in October. Here are the key influential players…