ARSENAL fans have been left divided over Mikel Arteta’s rousing dressing room talk to his squad ahead of their clash against Norwich last season.
A new trailer for the club’s Amazon All or Nothing docuseries was released on Wednesday which sent social media into meltdown.
Mikel Arteta opened up on heart surgery in an attempt to motivate his Arsenal side last season
The Gunners went on an eight-game unbeaten run in the Premier League following Arteta’s speech
Arteta could be seen giving his players an inspirational speech thanking him for the “best week” of his football career as the club sat bottom of the table.
Three consecutive defeats at the start of the 2021-22 season against Brentford, Chelsea and Manchester City left the Spaniard under huge pressure in North London.
And in his effort to motivate his players prior to their home clash against the Canaries, Arteta recounted undergoing open heart surgery as a child.
His words resonated with his squad, with the Gunners beating Norwich in what was the start of an eight-game unbeaten run in the top-flight.
But some Arsenal supporters were left perplexed by Arteta’s speech, including Sun columnist Piers Morgan.
He tweeted: “What on earth have I just watched? So weird.”
Another fan commented: “The old ‘confuse the hell out of the players’ approach – classic.”
A third added: “Cringe if I’m being honest.”
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Though the majority of fans were loving Arteta’s team speech as they lauded the club’s former captain.
This supporter posted: “This is genuinely brilliant. Not hard to see why players want to play for him.”
Another fan remarked: “Wow. This might be the most impressive team talk I’ve ever heard. No wonder players run through walls for Mikel.”
One then stated: “This is such an inspiring team talk. I can’t wait for August 4.”
Meanwhile this user simply said: “I would die for this man.”
And another fan tweeted: “Mikel Arteta is that guy. Wow.”
