Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta doesn’t want reminding of his horrible record against Sean Dyche.
It’s a kind of uncommon quirks that could be a nightmare to clarify, but for some motive he struggles against Dyche’s sides.
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Arteta has confronted Dyche six occasions and has solely received as soon as
These struggles might be on show as soon as once more this week as Arsenal tackle Everton on the Emirates on Wednesday – and talkSPORT is the one place within the UK the place you may comply with alongside the stay motion with the match not being broadcast on TV.
Since Arteta turned Gunners manager, he has come up against the 50-year-old six occasions and solely managed to win as soon as.
One thing much more regarding is that his groups have managed to rating simply twice time in all of these fixtures.
Two video games have ended 0-0 and Dyche has overwhelmed Arteta on two events – as soon as with Burnley and most not too long ago with Everton.
That conflict against the Toffees solely came about on February 4, his first match in cost, and gave them a a lot great addition.
Arteta was quizzed on that record against his reverse quantity and mentioned: “Now we have to enhance.”
The numbers communicate for themselves
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He mentioned that whereas smiling, so it’s a blot on his record that he is aware of.
In reality, the one manager who he has struggled against extra is Pep Guardiola, dropping seven of the eight conferences against his mentor and former colleague.
Dyche would give something for a repeat of that 1-0 win because it might lastly drag them out of the relegation zone.
The percentages might be stacked against them, although, even with that uncommon record and end result solely weeks in the past.
Everton picked up a a lot wanted win against Arsenal and will do with one other one
Arsenal are nonetheless prime of the league and have an opportunity to go 5 factors clear, this time it’s on the Emirates too.
Dyche is simply 4 video games into his Everton reign, successful two and dropping two, but that has not modified the way in which Arteta will method the sport.
He mentioned: “Clearly with Sean [Dyche] it’s fairly clear what he’s finished and the place the success that they’ve had is coming from and tomorrow they may put together the sport in the same sport, I anticipate.
“With each manager it’s the identical, we’ve got to take a look at sure matches, what they do to get the fitting ways to beat them but as properly the identical mentality and expectation of what we demand within the sport.”
It’s set to be a blockbuster encounter and you may hear to it completely stay on talkSPORT.
