Arteta opens up on managerial pressure after Klopp decision

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta talks about the intensity of being a manager, revealing what he does 'to disconnect'

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00:00 How intense is this job really?

00:02 It is a lot. It's a daily challenge, that's how we put it.

00:09 It's every day there is a roller coaster of things that you have to go through, emotions,

00:14 you have to try to inspire people, to impact people, sometimes to calm down people,

00:19 sometimes you have to motivate people, you have to deal with a lot of things that you cannot control.

00:24 And on top of that are opponents, are results and other things that are difficult to manage

00:29 on a daily basis.

00:30 Do you ever try to disconnect? Do you want to disconnect? If so, how do you do it?

00:34 Yes, I do. I think it's very necessary. I think every day you need to have moments.

00:38 I have moments during my day that I do certain things to bring everything down.

00:43 You know, your brain goes all the way, 100 miles an hour, you cannot think,

00:47 you cannot see the pictures with clarity, you need to bring it down sometimes.

00:51 And there are ways to do it, it's your family, you can do some meditation, sometimes sport,

00:57 is a great way to put those things away, talking to people, it's a lot of things that you need.

01:03 You need holidays, you need days off, you need to stay away from your phone at times.

01:07 There is a lot of things that are needed and are very, very healthy,

01:11 but the temptation is always to do more. That's true.