Manager would love to get one over Unai Emery after last season’s losses proved catastrophic for their title hopes
Mikel Arteta watches on from the touchline as Aston Villa delivered a hammer blow to Arsenal’s title hopes at the Emirates in March.Mikel Arteta watches on from the touchline as Aston Villa delivered a hammer blow to Arsenal’s title hopes at the Emirates in March.definitely has a few, starting with Arsenal’s two defeats against Aston Villa last season. “They scored and we didn’t.
“I always admire him, as a coach and a person, what he’s doing with his teams,” he said. “He had a difficult time when he was in his first experience here and he didn’t hesitate to take a different project and take it to a completely different level. That tells you everything about the courage of the person.”
He added: “Obviously a lot of things happened in that time. From my side it was really sad, because I know how those boys feel when they are in that building, how hard everyone works to get them close to the first team, so I feel a huge responsibility to give them the chance. And now, can they sustain this level and make us better? That is the idea.”
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