Mikel Arteta comes to complete his best season like technician of the Arsenal after returning to the team londinense to the phase of groups of the Champions League, doing it besides like a candidate to the title by more than 30 days in the Premier League. Now, the míster prepares a season that could consolidate his project in the highest of the English football, although it also had time in a recent interview to review the good actuality of the FC Barcelona.
The exfutbolista, bred in The Masia, spoke for 'Mark' and wanted to emphasize the big work that has done Xavi Hernández in the Barcelona bench from does almost two years. "I know him since we played together in the Barça. Only knowing his character and what feels by the game had clear that the Barça needed a figure like him", underlined the technician of the Arsenal.
A big admirer of the project of Xavi in the Barça
For Arteta, Xavi "has been able to hold the pressure and has been faithful to his ideas defending to the club and to the players always", highlighted. Likewise it commented that "the team has been very reliable all the year", emphasizing in the solvency with which the Barça could go back to conquer the title of League afterwards four years of drought, adding also the Supercopa of Spain during the month of January.
Asked also by the possibility that in the future it arrive to the Barcelona or to the Real Madrid, Arteta mentioned that "Spain is my country. I carry a lot of years was and sometime could be option go back to the League and have other experiences. But now...", it commented. "Claro, especially see the parties of the night, that me pillan better. Besides, my children see it a lot. Always there is football in the TV", signalled Arteta.
In this opportunity the project culé weighed more
The exjugador of the own Arsenal fichó the past summer to some players of the Manchester City, where was technical assistant several seasons, and in this 2023 wanted to repeat the formula with Ilkay Gündogan, the one who finally decided to accept the proposal of the Barça. On this tactics, Arteta highlighted that "they are very good, know them and trained them during four years", explained.