Arteta, on Iniesta: "With 12 years saw that it was special"
Arteta, on Iniesta: "With 12 years saw that it was special"
The player and captain of the Arsenal, Mikel Arteta, has conceded an interview in which it has undone in praises to Andrés Iniesta, with the one who shared changing room in the inferior categories of the Barça. "With 12 or 13 years saw that it was special. Had different things to the rest"
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In an interview conceded to the official web page of the Arsenal, Mikel Arteta has undone in praises to Andrés Iniesta and has remembered what thought during the time that shared with him in the inferior categories of the FC Barcelona, when the midfield player manchego had only 13 or 12 years and was a bit smaller that he.
Arteta, that has gone through clubs like PSG -where shared changing room with Ronaldinho-, Glasgow Rangers, Real Sociedad, Everton or Arsenal, rememora now his starts like footballer after the party contested against the FC Barcelona in the Emirates Stadium this past Tuesday.
"Looking backwards, have to say that my days in The Masia were the most important moments of my career. By the process of learning and by the personal experience that had. It was incredible", stands out. "Had the possibility of interactuar with some big players that were with me then", remembers the experienced midfield player of the Arsenal.
The one who called him more the attention was Andrés Iniesta, a youngster introvertido that shined however on the lawn with an impressive football. "I was two years with him. Had 12 or 13 and was a bit younger that I. Already you saw that it was special. Had different things of the rest. Had a very humble character and an innate skill for this game. When it played the parties did it as if it was playing with the friends. Always I have admired it".
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