Ukrainian defender of London Arsenal Oleksandr Zinchenko told what he thinks about the head coach of his team Mikel Arteta.
"When I moved to Manchester City, I realised from the first day that Arteta is already ready to become a head coach (in Manchester City Mikel Arteta was one of the assistants of the head coach of the team Josep Guardiola - ed.).
Every piece of advice he gave was very important - it was exactly what the player wants to hear from the coach. This is especially important for young players.
After every training session he worked a lot with the youth, and all the exercises he suggested, all the conversations and his advice were really important. That's the amazing quality of Arteta. Even if you were a great footballer, it doesn't follow that when you become a coach you will be able to find the right words for the player and the right moment to say them. And Arteta is strong in that, he has that quality.
My second surprise related to Arteta happened when I moved to Arsenal. I was amazed at his progress as a coach in the time since I last saw him at Manchester City.
Arteta is terrific. I have no doubt that he will definitely become a top coach," Zinchenko said in a commentary for Sky Sports.