Theo Walcott has revealed the real reason Mikel Arteta hired pickpockets to steal his players’ phones – and it wasn’t just to keep his Arsenal stars alert.
Gunners boss Arteta has become renowned for his quirky man management gimmicks, like blasting You’ll Never Walk Alone around the training ground ahead of a game against Liverpool.
He did so once again over the summer when it emerged he’d hired professional pickpockets to steal his team’s valuables during a team dinner.
‘Oh right, they’ll definitely win the league this year then,’ was Roy Keane’s sarcastic appraisal of Arteta’s methods but his former Arsenal team-mate Walcott believes such reactions are all a part of his plan.