Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has described himself as a “bad loser” and had doubts about leading Arsenal to the next level after losing the Premier League title to Manchester City last season.
In his latest interview, Arteta said, “I’m a terrible loser. I was really disappointed not to win the title when we had a big chance to do it.”
Arsenal were on top of the Premier League table for a long time, with an eight-point lead over second-place Manchester City, but could not go ahead to win the league.
Arsenal lost all the points after losing to Nottingham Forest away from home, with Manchester City beating Chelsea to secure the Premier League title.
Arsenal finished the 2022/23 season without a single trophy in what looked like the best season over the years.
They were knocked out in the Europa League, the Carabao Cup, and the FA Cup. However, they have started well this season, with seven wins in eight matches.
Arsenal are among the teams that haven’t lost a single match in the Premier League this season. They are on the same level as Premier League table-toppers, Tottenham.
The club had been bolstered by the arrival of Kai Havertz, Declan Rice, Jurrien Timber, and David Raya, new arrivals that cost a total of €231 million.
The club had broken records by beating Manchester City twice this season. Also, they had won one of their two Champions League matches.
How old is Mikel Arteta?
The Spanish manager was born on March 26, 1982, in the city of San Sebastián, Spain. He is currently 41 years old, with a height of 5 feet and 9 inches.
Mikel Arteta Stats
He made 530 appearances, scoring 73 goals and creating 56 assists in all club competitions. Arteta had 88 yellow cards and seven red cards.
Out of the 73 goals scored, 35 were for Everton, 16 for Arsenal, 13 for Rangers, and 5 for Paris Saint-Germain.
In addition, he scored three goals for Barcelona and a goal for Real Sociedad. The Arsenal manager never made a senior appearance for Spain.
Who is Mikel Arteta’s assistant coach?
On December 24, 2019, Stuivenberg was appointed as the assistant manager of Mikel Arteta.
Stuivenberg left his assistant management job at the Wales national team on July 26, 2021.
He took on the role of Mikel Arteta, when Arteta had COVID-19 on January 1, 2020, as Manchester City defeated Arsenal.
Stuivenberg had been in charge of 48 matches, winning 23 matches, losing 10, and drawing 15. His winning rate is 47.9 percent.
As the manager of the Netherlands U-17, Stuivenberg won the Euros title twice. He won the first one in 2011, and the second one came in 2012.
