One Euro 2024 star has now credited Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta with having had a huge influence on the England team.
Arsenal are represented by three players in the England squad.
Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, and Aaron Ramsdale are all included in Gareth Southgate’s England squad. Whilst Ramsdale is set to offer backup to first choice goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, Rice and Saka are both expected to play major roles for the Three Lions throughout the tournament.
Saka is now set to start for England this evening when they get their Euro 2024 campaign underway against Serbia, having passed a fitness test ahead of the match. Rice will almost certainly be included in the starting XI too.
This Arsenal trio form part of an England squad that many have high hopes for, and certainly deserve to be counted amongst the favourites. For that reason, Mikel Arteta is one of the managers, beyond Southgate himself, who deserves some credit for the national team’s recent rise.
After all, the Spanish coach has played a key role in taking all of Ramsdale, Saka, and Rice to new levels. Ramsdale has seen his reputation significantly enhanced since his arrival at the Emirates Stadium, Saka has developed into a talismanic figure for the club, and Rice has flourished in a more advanced role.
Dusan Tadic hails Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta ahead of England v Serbia
Former Southampton star Dusan Tadic, who will face off against England as part of the Serbia team, has praised certain Premier League managers for their role in improving members of the England squad.
As quoted by Hayters TV, the 35-year-old said: “It’s very important the coaches that you bring in the Premier League, for example Guardiola, Arteta, they improve so many players and they raise them really high. I think a lot of players, they grow with these coaches.”
How Arteta has built his reputation at Arsenal
Arteta has certainly proven himself to be an excellent manager since taking charge at the Emirates Stadium in December 2019. He has built a young, talented squad who are hungry for success and capable of competing for the biggest prizes in the game.
The next test facing Arteta and his Arsenal squad is delivering on the promise that they have shown in recent seasons, and turning potential into trophies. Arteta has promised Arsenal fans that silverware is on its way, and if he is to be considered amongst the truly elite in his profession then he must make good on that vow.
Arsenal players and transfer targets at Euro 2024
In this week’s episode of Cannon Fire – The Arsenal Insider Podcast, Will Jones and Rahul Lakhani discuss the European Championships. With 11 Arsenal players set to feature at the tournament, the pair debated which players could be fighting for their futures, and which are destined to succeed on the international stage.
