Lineker targets Arteta and says the coach has embarrassing train …

Gary Lineker, former England international and influential commentator, stated that he is suspicious of Mikel Arteta’s unique training methods, which have been the subject of much discussion lately.

Arsenal is fighting against itself. (…) Arteta’s descent into, I dare say, embarrassing training methods and experimenting with things like players walking around with pens and putting TikTok videos on giant screens during training makes me think they’re doing things differently. Don’t do things differently! When you’re under pressure, you don’t change things. You just need to stay calm. That’s what you always do, he stated on the podcast The Rest Is Football. According to Lineker, these bizarre methods draw attention to Arsenal, which is not positive for Mikel Arteta’s team, who are fighting for the Champions League and their first Premier League title in over 20 years, and therefore need only tranquility and not distractions. If you do something different, do it at home [discreetly]. Keep quiet. Make sure nobody is recording, he advised.

The former footballer believes that Arsenal’s recent drop in performance – losing at home to Bournemouth last weekend and allowing Manchester City to close the gap – further aggravates the situation. “If this happened while they were winning, nobody would say anything, but the problem is when you draw attention to it and don’t win,” he pointed out.

Arsenal, who face Sporting this Wednesday for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals , lead the Premier League by six points over Manchester City, but have also played one more game . The two teams meet next weekend in the league.