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Jamie Carragher has accused Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta of ‘morphing right into a Jose Mourinho sort of supervisor’.
Carragher’s feedback got here after Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Premier League title rivals Liverpool.
The Gunners twice took the lead within the first half on the Emirates Stadium, with Bukayo Saka and Mikel Merino scoring both facet of Virgil van Dijk’s equaliser.
Nonetheless, Arsenal took their foot off the fuel within the second half, permitting Liverpool to push them additional and additional again.
Ultimately, the strain proved an excessive amount of, with Mohamed Salah netting within the 81st minute to grab some extent for Arne Slot’s males.
Is Mikel Arteta ‘morphing’ into Jose Mourinho?
After the match, former Manchester United captain Roy Keane questioned the ‘mentality’ of Arsenal’s gamers.
However Carragher has positioned the blame on Arteta, who he believes is shifting away from being a Pep Guardiola clone and shifting towards a extra pragmatic, Mourinho-esque fashion.
“As a result of Mikel Arteta labored with Pep Guardiola, we’re nearly pondering this a Pep Guardiola disciple,” Carragher instructed Sky Sports activities.
“In case you have a look at the 2 most profitable managers of the final 10 or 15 years, you’ve received Pep Guardiola right here with a sure fashion of soccer, and also you’ve received Jose Mourinho, nearly equally as profitable on the different finish.
“Mikel Arteta is slowly morphing right into a Jose Mourinho sort of supervisor and no person actually thought that might occur. I simply suppose it’s actually attention-grabbing how he’s received there.”
Additional explaining his speculation, Carragher continued: “You see right this moment, 2-1 up, urgent Liverpool, on prime of Liverpool, enjoying rather well. Then they retreat within the second half.
“Now, I do know that they had a few accidents on the again, however they’ve nonetheless received the midfielders enjoying, nonetheless received their attacking gamers enjoying, who you suppose ‘are you able to get on the ball, are you able to try to take the sting out of the strain you’re beneath?’
“That’s come from the supervisor, nevertheless it occurs too typically now.
“You see it after they have 10 males. I get what occurred at Metropolis, I believed what they did at Metropolis was sensible. However what they did towards Brighton, what they have been doing towards Bournemouth final week. Prime groups I’ve seen earlier than with 10 males — I am going again to my very own expertise as effectively — yeah, you’re beneath strain, however you relieve it. You retain the ball a bit extra, you’re nonetheless a menace going ahead.”
