Journalist Sam Dean, in his book about Arsenal, told another crazy story about Mikel Arteta and his methods of influencing the team: - In 2022, before the derby with Tottenham, Arteta made his players believe that he could read minds. To do this, Mikel forced the entire team to secretly hide a small object in the shoes of one of the players, so that later on they would guess whose sneakers it was in. Arteta waited for the selection, entered the room and looked at the eyes and faces of the players for a very long time, checked their pulse and mentally influenced the players in every possible way. Then, unexpectedly for everyone, he said that the object was hidden in Gabriel's shoes - and it turned out that he was right! The actors were just crazy! After the 3-1 win over Tottenham, Arteta revealed his secret: while the players hid the object in their shoes, he simply watched them on the hotel's CCTV cameras - a mentalist!

Journalist Sam Dean, in his book about Arsenal, told another crazy story about Mikel Arteta and his methods of influencing the team: - In 2022, before the derby with Tottenham, Arteta made his players believe that he could read minds. To do this, Mikel forced the entire team to secretly hide a small object in the shoes of one of the players, so that later on they would guess whose sneakers it was in. Arteta waited for the selection, entered the room and looked at the eyes and faces of the players for a very long time, checked their pulse and mentally influenced the players in every possible way. Then, unexpectedly for everyone, he said that the object was hidden in Gabriel's shoes - and it turned out that he was right! The actors were just crazy! After the 3-1 win over Tottenham, Arteta revealed his secret: while the players hid the object in their shoes, he simply watched them on the hotel's CCTV cameras - a mentalist!