"[Arteta] started analysis meetings for us because Arsene comes from a different generation. It was all about us, and if we take care of what we're meant to take care of, we should win."
"Mikel sort of forced that in as a player that we started watching the opposition more, whoever it was we wanted to know. Because before we just see it on the paper, on the board and the boss [Wenger] would just start drawing lines."
"I think now you can see, and obviously I've just trained with them boys before I went to Celtic for three months and some of the stuff I was seeing and learning, it was an eye opener."
"For me, it's what I always imagined that Pep [Guardiola]'s team was operating on. Because even at Liverpool, we were maybe a bit more simple and our philosophies were different, but I can kind of see that stuff."
Arsenal is striving to end a nearly six-year trophy drought, having recently lost the Carabao Cup final to Manchester City. The team is currently favored to win the Premier League, Champions League, and FA Cup, reflecting steady progress under manager Mikel Arteta. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who played alongside Arteta, noted the shift in tactical analysis introduced by Arteta compared to previous management. After training with Arsenal, Oxlade-Chamberlain observed significant improvements in the team's tactical approach, likening it to the operational style of Pep Guardiola's teams.
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