Mikel Arteta's decision to strip captain of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang during the 2021-22 Premier League campaign is not surprising That shocked the Arsenal players.
Aubameyang was demoted ascaptain after returning late from a promised trip to France to meet his mother in December 2021, forced to train alone. it was done. A paid player, he broke Arteta's strict set of rules after arriving late to training and was subsequently frozen from the first team session at London Colney. An astute statement from the Arsenal club called Aubameyang's indiscretions a "recent disciplinary offense" and said: We all set and agreed.
Arteta's move was bold, risking backroom backlash by sanctioning the popular Gabonese international.
Prime New footage from the video series All or Nothing: Arsenalreleased a new episode on Thursday, giving us a glimpse of how the team responded behind closed doors. Mohamed Elneny discusses what happened first with defender Rob Holding in the club's canteen.
Hold: "He wanted to go to Paris yesterday, but he came home. The boss told him to go back..."
Erneny: "The day before."
Hold: "Yeah, he came back the day before and was late for training the next day. He had permission to go there because it had something to do with his mother – he had to go see her, but he didn't return on time and he [Arteta]
Elneny: "The boss had a ball."
: "Oh, the boss had the ball."
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Trevor Ruszkowski/Getty Images)Let us know what you think. Did Mikel Arteta make the right call to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang? Comments below
The Gunners boss strips Aubameyang of his captain's armband and gathers the rest of the team to explain him. held a meeting to The decision and details that the striker has been banned from first-team training in the near future.
He told them: "I am announcing something to you. }
"I have given myself and the club thought carefully about the next step and we as a club have decided that he is no longer captain. We need to know.
}“Another decision is that he is not involved with the team at this time. We need to set bigger goals and bigger standards.The club and I will not accept this kind of behavior.Our culture and ensuring that we are a different club and team. In order to do so, we must confront these words in all our actions with anyone.And here is the message I have to send to you.I don't like the timing, but let me be clear.
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Mark Atkins/Getty Images)Arteta shows courage in his convictions Despite failing to find a replacement,a free transfer to move to Barcelona. Arteta, who missed out on qualifying but finished fifth behind Champions League,Tottenham, does not regret the way he dealt with Aubameyang,
according to a documentary at the time. , Arteta explains: He was very happy when he decided to extend his contract. Knowing what to expect, I demand the same from him...and being consistent in what he does, what he decides to do, and what he wants to install from the start.
"When someone doesn't do or breaks something that is non-negotiable, it is very difficult to get anything back from it."
All or Nothing: Arsenal is available now on Prime Video
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