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Hypnosis, Al Pacino and lies - how I tried to motivate my players
Key takeaways
- Published27 minutes ago Mikel Arteta is well known for his innovative ideas of man-management with his Arsenal squad, but managers trying something off the wall to motivate their players is nothing new.
- Over the many years I spent in management, I always tried to influence situations in and out of the dressing room for the benefit of the team's performance and I was not afraid to surprise my team with the way I did it.
- As I've mentioned in previous columns, inviting people in to talk to the team before certain games was always a positive angle I tried.
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Published27 minutes ago Mikel Arteta is well known for his innovative ideas of man-management with his Arsenal squad, but managers trying something off the wall to motivate their players is nothing new.
Over the many years I spent in management, I always tried to influence situations in and out of the dressing room for the benefit of the team's performance and I was not afraid to surprise my team with the way I did it.
As I've mentioned in previous columns, inviting people in to talk to the team before certain games was always a positive angle I tried.
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