Pochettino était international argentin et Arteta est tout simplement aussi bon que Fabregas ou Xavi.
Je suis passé sur Wikipedia EN pour voir ce qui se disait sur Arteta. Quelques extraits :
[...] Arteta enjoyed a successful first season at Rangers and quickly established himself as a first team regular and a fans favourite. However injuries and loss of form blighted his second season and he was forced to move on once again.
[...] The 2005/06 season saw Arteta pick up both the Everton Player of the Season Award (voted by the fans) and the Player's Player of the Season Award (voted by his teammates). Arteta's good form extended into the 2006-2007 season. As well as retaining his starting place, he frequently turned in man-of-the-match displays, as underlined in the Premier League match against Bolton in which Arteta, sensing a scoring opportunity, fired the ball into the top corner of the Bolton goal to give Everton a 1-0 win. He finished the season with nine goals from the 35 league games he played.
At the end of the 06/07 campaign Arteta was awarded the Player of the Season Award for the second consecutive year. He was also voted the Premiership's 'Midfielder of the Year' by the readers of skysports.com, beating footballer of the year Cristiano Ronaldo after a well organised campaign on Everton fan site Blue kipper.[1]
[...] While initially thought of as a "pivote" or defensive midfielder in the mould of his hero Josep Guardiola,[2] it is only since being moved to the wing by David Moyes that Arteta's career has truly begun to flourish. Although he achieved moderate success from central midfield with PSG and Rangers, his move to the wing saw him rated as the sixth most effective player in the Premier League in 2006-07 by the official player ratings system the Actim Index.
[...] This ability to beat his man has made him an increasingly difficult opponent for opposition defenders, exemplified by the fact that with 100 fouls committed against him last year he is the most fouled player in the Premier League.[5]. He has said himself that he learned some of his tricks and skill from Jay-Jay Okocha and Ronaldinho who he played behind at PSG.
[...] Additionally, he has proved an extremely potent creative force thanks mainly to his pinpoint crossing ability and propensity for the killer pass, with his total of 13 league assists[6] in the 2006-07 season being second only to Cristiano Ronaldo. He is also renowned for his ability from set pieces, with 14 of Everton's 52 league goals last season coming from an Arteta free kick or corner.
