The current Feyenoord striker coach, Robin van Persie criticized his former team, Arsenal in England, for the alleged lack of mental strength of the squad and especially of the defenders, and ensures that Mikel Arteta must work on that aspect if he wants to win cups.
In conversation with BT Sport, the former striker took as an example the Gunners’ recent and suffered duel against Sheffield to advise the Spanish coach to pay more attention to the defensive weaknesses of the team.
“You need to find defenders who want to do absolutely everything to block that ball. They must try to find those types of defenders,” said Van Persie, adding: “I’m not saying these guys are bad, but there is another level if you want to win trophies.”
The former Arsenal player assured that Arteta will have to worry about the mental part if he wants the team to win titles.
The dutch He had no blunder on the players of his time as an example of how a defender should take care of the area of his team and prevent the entry of an opposing ball as to the place:
“It is like when I played with you (Ferdinand) and Vida (Nemanja Vidic), you would die to save the ball. You would put your head first, you would give everything to block the ball,” said the former gunner.
By last, Van Persie assured that the strength of a player’s head is essential when it comes to winning cups and getting titles, something that, unfortunately, in his opinion, the gunboats lack.
“That mindset is necessary to compete for trophies. To be honest, I really don’t see that now,” reflected the Dutchman.
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