“Never seen anything like that” New Arsenal Academy boss blown away by Mikel Arteta training sessions

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Arsenal academy director Pascal De Maesschalck has praised Mikel Arteta's training sessions, describing them as unlike anything he has seen before. De Maesschalck joined Arsenal from Strasbourg and has been impressed by Arteta's attention to detail and discipline. He has been working with Arteta since his summer arrival. De Maesschalck's comments were reported by Daily Cannon and originally made to Belgian publication Sporza.

De Maesschalck has been encouraged by Arteta's willingness to collaborate on the development of young players and give them opportunities. Arteta has expressed clear support for De Maesschalck's work as academy director. The two share an ambition to develop young players to a high standard. De Maesschalck succeeded Per Mertesacker in his role.

De Maesschalck's appointment as academy director gives him the chance to test his methods at a high level, having previously worked in Belgium and France. He is ambitious, with Arteta, “to write the definitive training story of England”. It is still early to measure De Maesschalck's impact on Arsenal's academy after three months.