Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta gestures to his players during the Everton stalemate
Mikel Arteta channelled his inner Jose Mourinho to highlight his trophy success at Arsenal.
The Spaniard won the FA Cup with the Gunners in August 2020, having not been in charge of the club for a full season. Since then Arteta has failed to guide his side to more silverware, outside of two Community Shield wins.
And it appears the Arsenal boss is happy to take the same approach as Mourinho when discussing his trophy cabinet. Former Real Madrid and Chelsea manager Mourinho ordered his Manchester United squad to raise three fingers after lifting the Europa League trophy aloft in 2017 to reference a treble that included the Community Shield.
The Portuguese manager shows no hesitation in celebrating such a success and wants to ensure it is properly measured. Arteta did the same when it was suggested he had just one trophy to his name.
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Ahead of the Carabao Cup quarter-final against Crystal Palace, Arteta was asked: "You’ve only won one trophy. Is this a chance to win another?"
"And the Charity Shield as well no?" replied Arsenal's chief. "So that’s three. Winning more that’s what we want. We want the big ones that’s for sure."
Mikel Arteta with the winners shield after The FA Community Shield match between Manchester City and Arsenal ( Image: Sportsphoto/Allstar)
After consecutive seasons of finishing as runners-up in the Premier League and inconsistent results this term, whether Arsenal must taste greater success to vindicate Arteta's time at the club remains a topic of discussion. Relieving pressure is not among the reasons Arteta wants to secure a victory in the Carabao Cup however.
"We want to win and do everything we can to win it," he said. "It’s not about that [relieving pressure]. The pressure is about being at a big club or winning the major trophies. This is what we want to do."
The former midfielder conceded that earning the first trophy of the season could offer some momentum however.
"It is really helpful, it brings belief, trust, positive energy, touching the cup, and being in the semi-final and beating somebody in the final, it is that energy and it creates the right path to go and do something else, particularly because of the timing and when the competition is played in this country, it gets that momentum going."
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