
Arteta reveals all about Arsenal’s mentality before Atletico Madrid clash
Mikel Arteta gave some insight into both his and his team’s psyche heading into Arsenal’s UCL semi-final clash against Atletico Madrid.
Jude Short is a writer for Read Arsenal and an experienced sports journalism graduate from the University of Essex who has over three years experience in the industry. Jude has written for VAVEL, The Deck, and more recently for Grand Prix on SI covering Formula One before joining dave.sport in March 2025. He is an avid Arsenal fan and a season ticket holder at the Emirates.

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