Petit compares Emery vs Arteta

Emmanuel Petit discusses Arteta’s manegerial skills and the lack of Unai Emery’s.

‘When Mikel Arteta took over at Arsenal, the team was sick,’ Petit told Paddy Power.

‘Sick on the pitch and in the dressing room. They were losing shape and blindly going nowhere. They were weak.

‘Now, after several weeks of the Arteta regime I’ve seen different things happening in terms of intensity, togetherness and work rate off the ball. ‘The mentality is different and some players are getting back to form, like Granit Xhaka. I’m very pleased with how he has played and the mentality he has shown.

‘Mesut Ozil has looked better on occasion and I’m happy with what I see from Lucas Torreira.

‘The players seem to be getting the message from Arteta and I think it’s clear what he wants from them on and off the pitch in terms of discipline and commitment. It looks like they’re following the rules he sets out on the training pitch.

‘They haven’t been winning as many games as they’d like but they also haven’t been losing. More goals are needed if they want to win, which is the major problem.

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