Barcelona manager, Xavi has praised fellow Mikel Arteta for his success at Arsenal and poited out that his background gave him a “headstart”.
Xavi said that simply spending time in Barcelona’s academy as a player gave Arteta an early start on becoming a great manager – and working as an assistant to Pep Guardiola didn’t hurt, either.
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“No, he’s not surprised me because he had the best references (having worked alongside Pep Guardiola at City).
“And because if you have played as a central midfielder at Barca you already have a headstart – you have the map of your pitch in your head,” Xavi told The Times.
“And because Pepe Reina is a close friend of his and has always spoken very well of him. I had a feeling that Arteta would do very well, but it was just a feeling,” Xavi said.
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