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Mikel Arteta has revealed plans to enlist the help of RAF fighter pilots to improve communication at Arsenal in his latest wacky ploy.
The Spaniard has previously used other unorthodox methods, which included hiring professional pickpockets to steal from his own players at a team dinner to teach them a lesson in being alert at all times.
He has also infamously played 'You'll Never Walk Alone' on loudspeakers during a training session in an attempt to familiarise his players with the intimidating atmosphere at Liverpool's Anfield stadium before an away game there.
Yet Arteta has now come up with another ruse. Speaking at an event alongside his friend and legendary basketball coach Steve Kerr, the Arsenal manager was asked about leadership.
He explained: 'So, the British fighter planes, for example. I will get in touch with those guys, how they communicate, because that is life or death.
'I'm sure they don't use 20 phrases or 20 words if there is one word. Don't say, "Nah, the wind is coming this way, now you have to turn left", because boom, dead. So, it will be one word.'
Mikel Arteta has revealed his latest unusual tactic to help his Arsenal side gain an advantage
He has enlisted the help of RAF fighter pilots to help understand how they communicate
Arsenal cut the deficit to Liverpool at the top of the Premier League to two points on Sunday
Arteta was talking at the Lead Better, Live Better Summit 2025 and added: 'So what is it? How specific can we be? How clear can we be? And bring them (the pilots) in and say, "I want you to analyse our process, three days, how we communicate, how we do that in training, how we do that - I want to get better at this".
'And be vulnerable, you know, and get it smashed and say, "You guys are terrible at this, you need to improve" and so "OK, we are going to get better at this".
'Getting to understand these people, how they think, how they operate, how this relates to Formula One, how this relates to something else and try to improve on that.'
This season he had the outer cover of the tunnel at the Emirates Stadium removed to stop the noise from the home fans being muffled as the players walk out. Arteta also has a Labrador dog at the training ground called 'Win'.
