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The teams I lifted the top-flight title with in 1998, 2002 and 2004 all have something in common with Arteta’s current side – all of them have suffered the pain of not winning something.
In 1998 we had gone six years without a title. In 2002 it came after we finished second behind Manchester United for three years in a row and again before the 2004 ‘Invincibles’ season.
This team
I wish I was a fly on the wall in the Arsenal dressing room at half-time on Sunday because I think a lot of the difference between their first and second-half performance was down to the kind of motivation from the manager that I am talking about.
It was the same at Anfield last week, when they were 2-0 down to Liverpool at the break and Arteta told them he
Arsenal’s defensive improvement this season has helped them go the distance in the title race, and it was the platform for their win over United too.
There were times during the game where all 10 of their outfield players were behind the ball around the edge of their own area. Everyone was in position, they were dogged and resolute and it was like they put up a shield and were