Country: England
Player:Rice
Some players Arteta moved on for purely footballing reasons but I think when you look at most of the major outgoings that caused bother on here, Özil, Auba, Guendouzi it was about character / mentality more than anything.
I don't think anyone can deny now that the group dynamic / mentality was a problem during the Emery era and into the early stages of Arteta's reign. Remember those dressing room leaks that were coming out quite frequently during Arteta's really bad spell?
I don't think it can be overestimated how important it is to have the squad all on the same page and pulling in the same direction towards shared goals. I honestly don't think that was the case previously.
Under Emery and early Arteta it felt that we had pretty good players, now it feels like we've got a good a team and that's a massive difference. I think the fans in the stadium feel that too and it pushes them on to support the team even more.
It just feels different now, when we concede a goal there's not a load of hand waving or finger pointing or trying to pass the buck, they take it as a team and come back as a team, I personally love the attitude around the club at the moment.
Everything at the club just feels harmonious and in sync, the management, the players, the fans. It's been ages since it felt like this.
I don't think anyone can deny now that the group dynamic / mentality was a problem during the Emery era and into the early stages of Arteta's reign. Remember those dressing room leaks that were coming out quite frequently during Arteta's really bad spell?
I don't think it can be overestimated how important it is to have the squad all on the same page and pulling in the same direction towards shared goals. I honestly don't think that was the case previously.
Under Emery and early Arteta it felt that we had pretty good players, now it feels like we've got a good a team and that's a massive difference. I think the fans in the stadium feel that too and it pushes them on to support the team even more.
It just feels different now, when we concede a goal there's not a load of hand waving or finger pointing or trying to pass the buck, they take it as a team and come back as a team, I personally love the attitude around the club at the moment.
Everything at the club just feels harmonious and in sync, the management, the players, the fans. It's been ages since it felt like this.