Feyenoord manager Robin van Persie has indicated that he will take inspiration from armory Boss Mikel Arteta looks to inspire his players, although he cannot directly copy his methods.
1908.nl report comments Today from the Feyenoord boss. He was asked directly about the methods of his former Arsenal teammates, and whether he would use them himself.
Arteta's methods at Arsenal
Mikel Arteta has established himself as an out-of-the-box thinker when it comes to methods of motivation at Arsenal.
Spanish coaches have often turned to unconventional methods over the years to prepare their players for games.
The Arsenal boss played Liverpool's famous anthem, You'll Never Walk Alone, over the speakers during training to prepare the players for the Anfield atmosphere.
There was also a moment when he used a lightbulb to emphasize to his players how, like a bulb, players must be 'connected' to shine. Reports in England this month said Arteta had also begun using TikTok edits on screen to boost Arsenal's morale and energy before matches.
Van Persie was asked whether he would use such methods at Feyenoord in the final weeks of the season. He admits that he knows about them but won't go too far.
"With the TikTok video, okay? I saw her passing by. She played the TikTok video on a very big screen," he said.
"Of course, you try to pull out all the stops to get to the guy and give him the final push. This can be done in a number of ways. I don't have such a big screen in a 1908, so it wouldn't work anyway.
"We've trained with the voice of a future opponent before. That was last season. We do things like that sometimes."
Support for Arsenal teammates
Unlike those who are happy to mock Mikel Arteta's traditional methods, Van Persie is taking a different approach.
He can see what his former Arsenal teammate is trying to do; Connect with your players before the game.
He added, "I once saw a video of Mikael holding light bulbs together, which showed that everyone is connected."
"I haven't done that yet, but the message is pretty much the same. Ultimately, you try to touch the guys. Especially right before a match, you want to share a story or show some footage and things like that. We do that."
