Chelsea and Arsenal meet in the Premier League on Saturday. The opportunity for Mikel Arteta to express the link that unites him to his counterpart Mauricio Pochettino.
The two men, respectively coaches of Arsenal and Chelsea today, rubbed shoulders at PSG while Mikel Arteta was starting his career. Mauricio Pochettino, already with great experience, then took him under his wing.
“ I will always be grateful to him », Said the Spaniard this Friday at a press conference. “ In Paris, it was my first professional opportunity and when I arrived, we lived together for three months in a hotel. He was one of the most influential people in my football career. »
From this time, the Argentinian gave the young Iberian some funny advice: “ Never become a coach, it’s too hard… » And here they are both on two of the most prestigious benches in England. “ I knew he was going to become a coach, I obviously followed him very closely because as a player, he was already a leader, breathes Arteta about Pochettino. His way of understanding the game was phenomenal. He coached me constantly and I am very proud of what he did and especially how he did it throughout his coaching career. »
