Albert Stuivenberg: The strong-willed, straight-talking Dutchman at the heart of Mikel Arteta’s revolution

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For Albert Stuivenberg, the origins of a 30-year coaching career that now has him playing a key role in Arsenal’s relentless pursuit of a first Premier League title for nearly two decades can be traced back to a freak accident as a teenager in his bedroom. Mikel Arteta’s right-hand man was a Netherlands youth international and aspiring midfielder when, one day, he fell out of bed and sustained damage to a knee that would eventually force him into premature retirement aged just 19, and which stil

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