# Leaving the technical area? Arteta has the receipts

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/leaving-the-technical-area-arteta-has-the-receipts/
- Published: 2026-10-24T17:59:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T18:13:35+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cwgkv8yx4dg8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Art, Culture, Football, Sport

## Key points

- Arteta has been booked twice this season for leaving his technical area.
- He is collecting images to compare how other managers are treated.
- A 2025 study found Unai Emery spent the most time outside his area.

## Summary

Mikel Arteta says he is collecting images of Premier League managers who leave their technical areas, after receiving his second booking this season for doing so. The Arsenal manager argues that others breach the rules more often without being cautioned, and says his evidence could challenge claims that he is the league’s worst offender.

Arteta joked that some managers leave the touchline dozens of times in minutes without a yellow card, though he did not name anyone. A BBC Sport study in April 2025 found that Aston Villa manager Unai Emery spent the most time outside his technical area among current top-flight managers, but the article does not establish whether he is the person Arteta has in mind.

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