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Jurgen Klopp’s “unique combination of great tactical knowledge and the ability to set up a team collectively… He can tap into the mindset of players make them feel part of something bigger…”  

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Sven Mislintat to stay in Premier League

Sven Mislintat reportedly sees his future at another Premier League club after it was announced he would leave Arsenal. Sven Mislintat, Arsenal’s former Head of Recruitment.

There had been reports that the transfer guru would be heading to Bayern Munich, but the German giants quickly dismissed these rumours.

Where he will go when he leaves Arsenal in a few days is still up in the air, but there…

Das Reboot - Raphael Honigstein

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Simple reason given why Thomas Tuchel will not get Arsenal job

Thomas Tuchel will not become the new manager of Arsenal because there will be no vacancy in the summer according to Raphael Honigstein, meaning Arsene Wenger will manage the side through the 2018/19 season. Tuchel had reportedly agreed a deal to join Arsenal in the summer and this set off a bit of a social media frenzy amongst some fans. But the report always seemed odd given the fact that there…

Arsenal players hated Alexis Sanchez says Honigstein

Raphael Honigstein has revealed that the Arsenal dressing room didn’t like Alexis Sanchez very much at all and that they were furious with his pretence that he was the only one working hard when stats showed he was doing the least. Speaking on the Totally Football podcast on Monday, the journalist had this to say: “It’s become a bit of a joke, I think, to laugh at Arsenal because they made noises…

“‘...He suggested life was about ‘leaving better places behind. About not taking yourself too seriously. About giving your all. About loving and being loved.’’”

“‘He also said he had to see a game two or three times, that you couldn’t really see things clearly the first time around. You might see that there’s something wrong. But you won’t see what is wrong immediately. That helped me overcome my fears. You can feel your way in. You can become skilled. You can adopt a routine, you can develop. It’s a process, a craft. Not a question of ‘you either can do it or you can’t’...You won’t be able to do it straightaway. But you can learn it.’”

“‘That’s what we’re fighting for. But we don’t go around second-guessing past decisions and bemoaning missed opportunities. We take it on board and stash it in our rucksack of experience. And then we make all of that part of future deliberations.’”