Lazio midfielder Matteo Guendouzi says that. It took him a lot of mental toughening to transform himself from a hot-headed player into a big man at the Stadio Olimpico. He is grateful to his time at Arsenal for teaching him a lot.
Back in the summer of 2018, the young Frenchman moved from small home-country side Lorient to Premier League giants Arsenal under Unai Emery. UFABET
Despite having worked together for over a year. The Spanish boss was sacked and Freddie Ljungberg and Mikel Arteta have been in charge until today.
Guendouzi has never forgotten his time at the Emirates Stadium. Especially the opportunity given to him by his favourite boss. Emery, who is currently enjoying a successful spell at Aston Villa.
“I learned a lot during my time in England because I was only 19 when I moved there. Even though I was young, I was used regularly in my first two seasons there.” he told Gazzetta dello Sport.
“Thank you, Emery, for making me a real professional player. He taught me everything.”
Meanwhile, the 25-year-old midfielder also praised ‘Roman Eagles’ boss Marco Baroni, saying that. His work is similar to Emery in many ways.
“Our current head coach has a very similar philosophy to Emery and Jorge Sampaoli.” Guendouzi said of his time at Arsenal and Marseille.
“They look like a full-on attacking team, but they are very organised.”
“ This is what I want, but the excitement for the fans is the most important thing .”
Incidentally, the relationship between Guendouzi and Arteta is not good. With the Spanish coach seeing the hot-headed midfielder as too hot-blooded.