Mikel Arteta admits he was 'terrified' after taking Arsenal job as he details efforts to change club culture Mikel Arteta has admitted he felt “terrified” on his first day in charge of Arsenal.
The only way of doing it is to start day by day, to start to experience that, to start to get close to the players and the staff and see it can work.”.
Arteta had a huge task on his hands when he was hired, with a big part of his remit to reshape the culture of the club.
“Well the first thing is understanding what is a good culture and a bad culture,” said Arteta.
The Spaniard gutted the dressing room - terminating several players’ contracts - and he brought in someone to report to him on what the culture at the club was like.
