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Premier League icon explained why he wouldn't have liked playing under the Arsenal boss
ALAN SHEARER has admitted that he would have hated playing under Mikel Arteta.
The Arsenal boss, 41, has been in charge at the Emirates for more than four years.
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During that time he has developed a reputation for his touchline antics.
Arteta has received four yellow cards this season.
He can also regularly be seen frantically giving his players instructions from the touchline.
While explaining what he wanted from a manager, Premier League all-time leading goalscorer Shearer, 53, pointed to Arteta as a bad example.
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He wrote for : "I never worked under an Arteta kind of manager, someone manically cajoling, telling you exactly where to stand or exactly what to do.
"I’ve always been of the opinion that if you’re a good player, then you know that stuff anyway.
"If I felt I needed to drift out to the right wing or the left wing or even drop deep, I would do it myself.
"And as a captain, I felt I had the authority to tell my fellow players to do something. If it needed saying, I would say it."
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Delving into why Arteta's methods may be effective for others, however, Shearer went on: "Not everybody is like that, though. Some footballers are brighter than others.
"Some are needier than others. Some are more effective when they are given precise instructions and are forced to stick to them.
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"Shouting, repeating, shouting again and reiterating straightforward messages might be the best way to get through."
But Shearer would have had none of it, pointing to "professional pride".
He added: "What I wanted from my manager was to be led, to be guided. I wouldn’t have enjoyed being ranted and raved at from the touchline and I can’t remember it happening too many times.
"Why would I have hated it? Professional pride. You’re playing in front of thousands of people in the stadium and millions at home on television and you don’t want to be embarrassed.
"It might sound thin-skinned, but teams are delicate. Relationships hold them together."
Shearer played under the likes of Kenny Dalglish and Bobby Robson during his distinguished career.
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Under their guidance he was able to plunder 260 Premier League goals, a record yet to be beaten.
While he also played a major role in delivering Blackburn a Premier League title in 1995.
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