Mikel Arteta’s unusual Arsenal rule costing stars thousands of pounds | Football | Sport

Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta, introduced a new rule that demanded that players meet on the club’s training field before all home games. And politics means that some Gunners players are now splashing up to £ 1,000 in time to book taxi drivers for a full day on match days.

Arteta tries to guide Arsenal to the title of Premier League for the first time since their invincible team raised the trophy without losing a single match through the 2003/04 campaign. The northern giants of London won three of their first four championship games this quarter, but underwent 1-0 defeat against the Rivals of the title Liverpool before the international break. And Arsenal will face another huge test on Sunday when they welcome Manchester City.

According to The Sun, Arteta told each player to meet at the London Colney Training Ground of the club, which is located 24 miles from the Emirates stadium, before the games.

Politics are designed to promote a team spirit that will finally bring the Premier League Trophy north of London.

Most players now choose to book taxi drivers for a full day so that drivers can pick up their family after the initial drop in the training ground and transport them to Emirates in time to kick off.

These drivers will stay in position during the matches, then bring back the players and their loved ones at home after the final whistle.

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A taxi driver revealed that the rate of a day’s reservation varies from £ 700 to £ 1,000.

And a taxi driver explained: “I mean for us, it impatiently leaves us each match and hope that we receive the call because it is essentially more than half of what we have to get for the week and it is quite relaxing.

“Also who does not want to be involved in football these days, even if you drive them.”

With Arsenal confronted with 18 Premier League matches with the Emirates and four phase clashes of the Champions League of the House before the direct elimination matches or the national cup were taken into account, the stars of Gunners could easily spend more than £ 25,000 for taxi drivers throughout the season.

And Arteta will be desperate that his new policy has the desired effect by the end of May.

Arsenal opened its campaign in the Champions League with a 2-0 victory at the Athletic Club on Tuesday evening and will aim to win the competition for the first time in their history.

Gunners are also one of the favorites to win the Carabao and FA Cup Cup, with Arteta under increasing pressure to provide more silverware for the club.