Mikel can be one of best coaches in world- Pochettino

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino praised Arsenal's Mikel Arteta and said he is proving himself to be one of the world's best coaches

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00:00 You say that Mikel is part of your family, he spoke this morning and said you've been

00:04 one of the most influential people in his career. What are your memories of your time

00:08 with him at PSG?

00:10 Amazing memories I think is when you connect with a person like him, we share the values

00:16 and we share the passion of football. And yes, I can tell you he's part of my family

00:23 from day one that he arrived to Paris, we arrived together, we spent time together with

00:28 our families also, first of all in a few months in the hotel and then we lived very close.

00:35 And it was an amazing, amazing history and of course for me it's not surprising what

00:40 he's doing because he was a coach already when he was 17, when I knew him. Already was

00:46 a coach and trust me, he was really, really good in the management, in the house football

00:53 and it's not surprising to me. He's great, still really young and of course improving

01:00 day by day, he can be one of the greatest managers in the world.

01:03 Will you send him some messages about the game, some WhatsApps later?

01:06 No of course we are not sending messages now. Before the season started yes of course, but

01:12 now no because I think we don't have time because it's really tough to be a coach and

01:17 we are thinking and trying to prepare the game and the team, not only tomorrow if not

01:23 in every single game and we are focusing on that.