Revealed: What was written on Mikel Arteta’s ‘dark arts’ notepad
Three principles to Arsenal‘s ‘darks arts’ tactics have seemingly been revealed after Mikel Arteta was spotted checking over his notepad on Saturday afternoon.
Throughout the season, the Gunners have been accused of extensive time-wasting from dead ball situations and many have suggested that Arteta’s side make use of football’s ‘dark arts’.
It has drawn a range of opinions from pundits – such as Ian Wright who approved of the approach, while Roy Keane slammed Arsenal after their draw with Man City last month.
Now, after Arsenal’s recent 3-1 win over Southampton, it’s been revealed what some of the principles in Arteta’s tactics are after his notes were caught on camera.
One piece of paper, which had a red header and footer, appeared to show positions on the field with various instructions.
However, the exact notes on that piece of paper were hard to decipher.
On the other sheet, one of the three principles read: ‘Force AR 6 yard’
