EVIL GENIUS – Mikel Arteta has once again found himself in hot water while building a reputation as one of football’s most diabolical minds after Arsenal rinsed Atletico Madrid 4-0 in this evening’s Champions League encounter.
Fans were quick to credit the Gunners’ tactician after Atletico’s Champions League preparation at The Emirates on Monday was interrupted by cold showers following training. Atletico filed a formal complaint to UEFA after Arsenal officials blamed a “boiler malfunction.”
By the time hot water was restored, Atletico’s sweaty, disgruntled delegation had already returned to their hotel. It remains unclear how much psychological or physical damage the polar plumbing problem caused. Social media, as it must, immediately attributed the incident to Arteta, portraying him as a master tactician whose genius extends into thermodynamics.
When quizzed about the switch from chilling his opponents on Monday to burning them on Tuesday, Arteta neither confirmed nor denied sabotage, telling The Authentico, “The challenge is how to be better than the day before.”
