ARTETA'S REACTION TO A JOKE THAT LINKS HIM WITH BARÇA
Arteta's striking reaction after a joke about Barça
Published:31/01/2024 - 11:51h
Updated:1/02/2024 - 02:12h
Mikel Arteta is one of the candidates to replace Xavi on the Barça bench next season. After finishing the press conference before the game against Nottingham Forest, an English journalist joked with the Spanish coach about this possibility
Xavi Hernández announced his exit of the FC Barcelona from June in the back press conference to the party of League in front of the Villareal. After gathering with his nearer surroundings and the Sportive Area (with Joan Laporta in command), the Catalan technician explained the reasons of this decision, that surprised even to the own players, that did not know at all.
"It would like me announce that on 30 June will not follow like trainer. We have been speaking and the situation deserves a change of course, and can not allow this situation like culé. It had it decided does some days. As it has gone, it is the moment. The club needs a change of dynamics. Thinking in the club, in the players... They play with too much tension. The best is to go me. I will give all the best of me. I think that we can do a big season", said Xavi after the been bulky defeat in front of the Villarreal, announcing his exit of the bench of the Barça to final of season.
After the announcement, began to go out names of candidates to direct the Barcelona the next season. Mikel Arteta is one of the names that has gone out. With agreement until 2025, the trainer of the Arsenal fits perfectly with the philosophy of the club, since his proposal of game bases in the possession of the balloon and an offensive and modern football.
The reaction of Arteta to a prank that links it with the Barça
After finalising the previous press conference to the party against the Nottingham Forest, an English journalist kidded with Mikel Arteta: "Good flight to Barcelona", commented him between laughs. The Spanish technician smiled when it listened it, since it does some days asked him on the possibility to leave the Arsenal to final of campaign to accept be the relief of Xavi and was quite clear on the subject.
"I do not know of where it comes from. It is totally false. I am very angered with this. I will not leave the club in summer. I can not me believe what read yesterday. It is necessary to have more taken care when it speaks of subjects that affect to the people. I am in the suitable place, with the correct people. Still we have a lot of work that do", commented the míster 'gunner', to the that was graceful him the occurrence in the press conference of this past Tuesday.
✈️"GOOD FLIGHT to BARCELONA".
— The Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) January 31, 2024
🤣The smile of Arteta when listening the sentence says it everything. #ChiringuitoXavi pic.twitter.com/xd9wjcenda