Arteta gets stamp of approval from Arsenal legend

Mikel Arteta has been given the stamp of approval by Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira. 

“When you’re a Gunner, always a Gunner, so I’m watching them all the time, I watch their games,” the Nice head coach told Ian Wright in an interview for Adidas.

“What is really interesting with Arteta is that he brings the energy back and it looks like they are playing for the club, but for the manager as well, and I think that is really important.”

The Frenchman who is also a manager said he has ambitions of coaching a big club but for now is satisfied at Nice. 

“I really don’t know what the future will be, but doing this job it was like being a player,” Vieira said.

“I wanted to play at a high level, I wanted to play for the national team, I wanted to go to the World Cup, I wanted to play with the best players and there is no doubt as a coach I have the same kind of ambition.

“I would want to manage a team that will have a chance to win the Champions League, to play the Champions League competition.

“But at the moment, honestly, right here at Nice I am in the perfect place, perfect place because I can fulfil my ambitions, the club is really ambitious and the club give me the tools to grow as a manager, but to be a part of a winning team and to play good competitions as well.

“The team is growing up really fast, really quick and hopefully I can get my ambitions with OGC Nice.”

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