„Budeme nastaveni tak, že jsme schopni vyhrát a najít cestu, jak být lepší než soupeř. Jsem přesvědčen, že na to máme,“ řekl Arteta pro Sky Sports.
Třiačtyřicetiletý Španěl pomalu vrací Arsenalu slávu, kterou měl na začátku Wengerova angažmá. Kanonýři ve třetí sezoně v řadě pravděpodobně obsadí v Premier League druhé místo. Dvakrát skončili těsně za Manchesterem City, jejž trénuje jistý Pep Guardiola.
Právě on v podstatě nastartoval Artetovu trenérskou kariéru. „Když v roce 2012 Barceloně v Lize mistrů nalosovali Chelsea, Pep zavolal Artetovi a společně diskutovali o taktice,“ stojí v knize o současném kouči Citizens.
V té době bylo Artetovi 30. Po anglických trávnících se proháněl jako kapitán Arsenalu. A taková legenda si od něj nechávala poradit.
Krátce po ukončení profesionální kariéry působil jako Guardiolův asistent v Manchesteru City. Společně se jim dařilo, když ale dostal nabídku trénovat milovaný Arsenal, nemohl odmítnout.
Stačilo ale málo a rodák ze San Sebastianu by se k fotbalu vůbec nedostal. Narodil se s onemocněním srdce, a jelikož byl moc malý, operovat ho mohli až ve dvou letech.
„Museli mi otevřít srdce. Byla to první podobná operace ve Španělsku. Nikdo nevěděl, jaké bude mít následky,“ vysvětlil Arteta.
„Doktoři říkali rodičům, že kvůli tomu nebudu schopen naplno trénovat. Naštěstí jsme našli specialistu, který mi pomohl. Postupně jsme navyšovali zátěž, často jsem chodil na kontroly,“ dodal v rozhovoru pro BBC.
V osmnácti hrál za béčko Barcelony, do prvního týmu měl hodně daleko. Tehdy se pral o místo s legendami jako Guardiola, Luis Enrique (současný trenér PSG) nebo Xavi.
Odešel proto do PSG, kde si poprvé čuchnul k velkému fotbalu. Kromě povedeného působení v Rangers se přes Real Sociedad dostal do Anglie. Poté hrál za Everton, odkud přestoupil do Arsenalu.
Londýnský klub mu přirostl k srdci. Nyní se s Arsenalem může přiblížit k zisku velké trofeje v roli kouče. K vytouženému finále potřebuje přejít přes francouzského giganta.
„Od finále Ligy mistrů nás dělí jedna výhra. Jsme tady, abychom se zapsali do historie,“ uvedl Arteta.
Pěsti mu ve středu večer bude určitě na dálku držet i Guardiola.
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