Mikel Arteta's pickpocket lesson branded 'weird' by Arsenal legend David Seaman as ex-goalkeeper admits he 'can't work out' manager's latest bizarre motivational tactic

Another of Arteta's unconventional tactics to motivate his Arsenal squad was revaeled when The Athletic reported that the Spaniard hired pickpockets to steal from his players during a team dinner. The idea was to teach Bukayo Saka and Co. to be alert at all times - but Seaman believes it was a "weird" strategy.

From using a light bulb in a team-talk to adopting a dog called 'Win', Arteta isn't afraid to go to extreme measures to get his players in the right mindset to succeed. And he's done a fine job in his five years in charge, but without a Premier League title the stories of these methods will continue to attract derision.

"I don’t get that. That's weird. I don't know what he's trying to do, whether he's trying to open players minds up to what could be going on without you knowing," Seaman said of the unusual ploy, per Betway.

"I can't work out what the reasoning is behind it, but Mikel does things his own way and you can't argue with it. I remember going to training and seeing massive screens with all these positive messages on them and sometimes music playing. He does all these little things his own way, and it's working."

Arteta's latest methods will be put to the test when the Gunners kickstart their 2024-25 campaign by hosting Wolves on Saturday.