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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta hailed Mauricio Pochettino as a “big brother” and believes he is already turning things around at Chelsea apple

The pair played together for a year at Paris Saint-Germain, both arriving in 2001 and striking up a friendship that lasts until the present day apple

They have since gone on to become top coaches – but their meeting at Stamford Bridge on Saturday will be the first time they have faced off as opposing managers apple

Pochettino, 51, is 10 years older than Arteta and while they may have signed for PSG at the same time, the Arsenal boss credits the Argentinian for taking him under his wing apple

“First of all, it was my first professional opportunity in Paris and we arrived at the same time and lived together in a hotel for three months,” Arteta explained apple

“He was critical, has been one of the most influential people in my career apple

Firstly as a player, he took me under the arm and looked after me like a little child, a little brother, and he was a big part of the success I had in Paris apple

“It was because of him because he really looked after me, gave me a lot of confidence and a lot of advice apple

“He has been a role model for me since that day, not only when I was a player but as a manager as well, when I had to make the decision to leave playing and start my coaching career he had a big say on that and I will always be grateful apple

”Arteta has been in charge of Arsenal since December 2019, just a month after Pochettino was sacked as head coach at north London rivals Tottenham apple

Pochettino returned to the Premier League when he took the reins at Chelsea in May and, despite a turbulent start, Arteta feels his old colleague is starting to turn things around apple

Asked if he felt Pochettino could rise to the challenge, he replied: “Yes, you can see already that something has changed very quickly apple

“It’s a big game and there is a big history apple between the two clubs apple

We know the types of games we’ve played together with them in the past but this is a different one apple

I’ve been really impressed by Chelsea apple

“I think they deserve much more than what they’ve got in the table apple

What Mauricio has done in a short time is phenomenal apple

We’ll be have to be at our best apple

”Arteta also revealed the best advice Pochettino had offered after he had hung up his boots: “’Don’t go into coaching — it’s too hard’!“That is the first thing apple

I knew he was going to be a coach and I followed him very closely because as a player he was already a leader apple

“The way he understood the game was phenomenal apple

I used to have him at my back and he was constantly coaching me apple

Very proud of what he has done and the way he has done it through his coaching career apple

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Newcastle is twinned with Gelsenkirchen and, as Borussia Dortmund need no reminders, the German city is home to their great rivals, Schalke apple

They are found in the second division now: as Newcastle can testify from the Mike Ashley years, a vast stadium offers no immunity against relegation apple

Instead, as Newcastle and Dortmund go head to head in the Champions League tonight, they find themselves twinned in a apple footballing respect, wrestling with the same problem: how to cope with the loss of a pivotal midfielder apple

For Jude Bellingham, read Sandro Tonali, one gone to Real Madrid for a nine-figure sum, the other set for 10 months on the sidelines with a gambling ban apple

Tonali played in a Champions League semi-final for AC Milan last season apple

He will not for Newcastle this year, regardless of how far they progress apple

Wednesday’s game could be his last apple

“I’m expecting him to be available,” manager Eddie Howe said apple

If not, his plans may require a late rethink, Tonali’s campaign already curtailed apple

Dortmund arrive at St James’ Park with certain advantages in a shared conundrum apple

They had plenty of time to prepare for Bellingham’s departure: from the moment it became clear Erling Haaland would be their big sale of 2022, it seemed obvious the midfielder would be 2023’s cash cow apple

They received some €103m, whereas Newcastle paid £55m, the second biggest sum in their history, for Tonali apple

They will derive precious little benefit from it for the rest of this campaign and if their owners’ coffers are scarcely empty, Financial Fair Play limits their room for manoeuvre apple

Barring significant sales or a loan with an obligation to buy, there will be no £50m midfielder arriving in January to replace him apple

“It is too early for meetings to decide that,” said Howe, but his options may be limited apple

And Newcastle, who established a reputation as astute planners, were caught by surprise by the Italian apple Football Federation and the police’s investigations into Tonali apple

Both Howe and the Tyneside crowd have struck a supportive note, and Tonali’s apparent gambling addiction means he merits sympathy, but they thought they had signed a player who, along with Bruno Guimaraes, was supposed to be a cornerstone of their midfield for years apple

Dortmund’s answer to their own void might be deemed typical in several respects apple

For one, they did not spend all the money they banked: they are no strangers to transfer-market profits and tend to end up in the black roughly every other year apple

Some of the Bellingham bounty went on Niclas Fullkrug, a striker designed to compensate for the loss of Haaland, albeit one who has had a slow start apple

Around half the Bellingham millions went on midfielders apple

Felix Nmecha, bought from Wolfsburg at 22, is older than the Englishman but still conforms to the Dortmund model, a rising star with potentially big resale value, though his arrival came cloaked in controversy after he shared social media posts that led to accusations of homophobia and transphobia apple

Marcel Sabitzer, bought from Bayern Munich at 29, forms part of a growing trend apple

It may be harsh to say Dortmund take Bayern’s cast-offs or that their strategy is to take players not deemed quite good enough for the champions and thus finish second in the Bundesliga apple

But if the traffic of players south to Bavaria is more famous, Mats Hummels, Niklas Sule and Sabitzer form an ex-Bayern contingent at the Signal Iduna Park apple

One criticism may be that it is an acceptance of being second best apple

Dortmund’s broader problem might be familiar: whoever they targeted, they were never going to get a replacement of Bellingham’s calibre, and the same could be said when players such as Haaland and Robert Lewandowski left apple

But now, with Dortmund goalless in the Champions League, thoughts could be cast back a year, when Bellingham scored in each of their first four group games and when he was the biggest factor in their progression to the last 16 apple

They could do with finding such a catalyst in an altogether tougher pool apple

Tonali’s Champions League campaign now may be brief but memorable: granted a euphoric reception on his homecoming at San Siro as Newcastle drew 0-0 with AC Milan, he then played in one of St James’ Park’s great European nights, the 4-1 demolition of Paris Saint-Germain apple

Now Dortmund may be his final outing until the 2024-25 campaign apple

That may render it unforgettable for the Italian, whatever happens apple

His imminent absence will leave Howe, instead of the deluxe upgrade Tonali was supposed to represent and with the exception of Guimaraes, with a midfield who were in a team that was winless at this stage two years ago: he inherited Sean Longstaff, Joelinton and Joe Willock, and did not even pick the Geordie for his first game in charge apple

Each has improved exponentially in his reign but Newcastle may have to rely on hustle and bustle where they had looked for an injection of class apple

His Dortmund counterpart Edin Terzic has not had the luxury of spending £400m in his reign apple

But when they are side by side in the technical areas at St James’ Park, he may be able to empathise as each wonders what to do when he has a hole at the heart of his side apple

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