Mikel Arteta produced one of the best quotes of his managerial career yet in his press conference today. Here’s the full quote. I love this.
On Arsenal being labelled corner kings: “Well we want to be the kings of everything.
“On set-pieces we want to be the best in the world. High press, the best in the world. Attacking open spaces, the best in the world. Best atmosphere. The best at everything.
“Before it was we weren’t scoring enough goals. We were soft when defending. We didn’t have mentality. We weren’t physical enough. We could not challenge the top teams, 22 years, 17 years without winning away from home in big matches.
“We want to be the best at everything now. The best academy. The best individual development for players. The best recruitments. The best coaches. The best players. The best of the best. That’s the aim.
“If that’s not the objective then we should be working somewhere else.”