Mikel Arteta is praising Ethan Nwaneri for how smart he is and how his teammates really trust him. Arsenal puts a lot of importance on helping young players like Nwaneri grow which is a big part of what Arteta wants to do long-term. Using what he learned from Pep Guardiola Arteta is making Arsenal stronger for the future.
- Arteta talks about how smart Nwaneri is and how his teammates trust him.
- Arsenal really cares about young players as part of what Arteta wants.
- What Arteta learned from Guardiola helps how he runs Arsenal.
Arteta’s Commitment to Youth Development
Mikel Arteta keeps showing how much he cares about helping young players at Arsenal like football writer Fabrizio Romano said in a tweet. When Arteta talks about Ethan Nwaneri you can see how careful he is about helping the young midfielder grow. Nwaneri who just scored his first Premier League goal is really important for Arsenal’s future. Arteta talked about building things up slowly saying “His first PL goal is another brick. Then we have to add another layer of cement.” This shows how carefully Arteta plans things and wants to help players from the academy succeed.
🔴⚪️ Arteta: “Nwaneri is clever, our players trust him. I am responsible to build a career for him”.
“His first PL goal is another brick. Then we have to add another layer of cement… if you do five bricks, it won’t work”. https://t.co/YAjZTZzXD0
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano)
November 24, 2024
Guardiola’s Influence on Arteta
The way Arteta manages and helps young players comes a lot from working with Pep Guardiola at Manchester City. He was assistant manager there from 2016 to 2019 and learned all about how Guardiola works and his tactics which he now uses at Arsenal. Arteta doesn’t just care about the men’s team he’s also helping Arsenal look for a new director to make the club better and more successful.
Arsenal’s Youth Revolution
With Arteta in charge Arsenal really wants to get young players into the first team. This season they even had 14-year-old Max Dowman training with the first team which shows how much they want academy players to succeed. Arteta thinks about what’s good for the future not just right now. The way he helps young players like Nwaneri and Dowman shows what he wants Arsenal to be like in the future.
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