Jack Wilshere hails ‘genius’ Mikel Arteta for inspiring Arsenal’s Instagram generation and explains Gunners boss’ lightbulb
Arsenal Under-18s boss Jack Wilshere has heaped praise on 'genius' Mikel Arteta, lauding the Spaniard's unique coaching style.
The 31-year-old took up his new role in Gunners' academy after deciding hang up his boots following a spell in Denmark.
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Wilshere, who played alongside Arteta at Arsenal, spoke about the 41-year-old's use of a lightbulb during a pep talk to his players before his side's clash at home to Brighton last season, which was shown on their Amazon 'All or Nothing' documentary.
“When I was coming through there wasn’t really that side of coaching,” Wilshere told . “Arsene [Wenger] never brought a lightbulb through or played music before a game – but part of me feels it’s genius.
“With this generation, with Instagram, they’re looking at motivational videos and things to get them motivated all the time. I think it works and Mikel has done a great job at dipping into different things and building around that.
“With the lightbulb he was talking about connecting and building different energy and the fans. What he’s trying to say is make sure you show the fans you’ve got energy, fight and passion. That’s how I see it.
“How you get that across to the players is a big part of it. The basics of being passionate, having pride, if you go into a duel winning a duel, that’s important because it brings the fans with you. So the idea is to bring energy.”
Wilshere also shed light on how he is able to relay information to his players and get the best out of them.
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“There’s different ways,” Wilshere said. “On a matchday, my process would be to give the players two hours before what we’re doing tactically, in possession, out of possession.
“Then four or five minutes [before kick-off] we get everyone in a group and try different things, I’m not going to tell you what they are – some of them have worked, some of them haven’t.
“You can talk about tactics and stuff, but when you have a connection with your players like Mikel does and you can see that he really cares, then players buy into that and they’ll do anything you want.
“Maybe it’s a bit about the age thing that I can connect with the players.
"Also maybe being a parent helps. My kids are closer in age to my players than I am, so I can see what they need and what they want.
“That’s what I mean about the Instagram and social media side of things. Perception is key about everything. Everyone wants the perception of them to be good. If you have an understanding of that like Mikel does – he’s a really intelligent coach, but also a person, and knows how to motivate people.”
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