Body language expert says Arteta is ‘feeling pressure’ as Arsenal boss
Body language expert Richard Stanton believes Mikel Arteta is feeling the pressure as Arsenal boss, and is giving hints away through his gestures.
Speaking to Spin Genie, Stanton said: “If you look back at what we’ve seen from Arteta, he doesn’t make these sorts of gestures very often, so I think this is quite a significant moment in his career.
“This looks to be one of the most emotional times that he’s been through.
“That sort of humming gesture and the shame, he’s thinking about how this impacts on him, his persona, his reputation and whatever values and beliefs he holds. I think what’s happened is now going against all that.
“We’re looking at shame and anger that results like this one are making him look bad, not in a selfish way necessarily but because the buck stops with him.
“When you want the ground to open up and swallow you, that’s the impression Arteta was giving off in that moment.
“And it is significant because I don’t think he has experienced too many moments like this in his management career, and that’s why we look at baseline behaviours and any deviations from them, because he hasn’t made too many of these gestures in the past.”
