[Colney]
Arteta stood by the table, hands resting on the edge, eyes fixed on nothing in particular, while Gabriel Heinze sat opposite him, tablet in hand, scrolling slowly as if the pace itself mattered.
"The international break worries me," Arteta said at last, with a complex emotion on his face.
"It always does. Players go away sharp, come back heavy. Or worse, they don't come back at all."
Heinze nodded, not looking up yet.
"It's always this period. Too many minutes stacked together. Different medical teams and way different loads, in both games and in training."
Arteta exhaled through his nose.
"I'm thinking about giving a few of them rest. Not full shutdowns, but something less, like much fewer minutes than usual. Especially now, when everyone feels good. That's when things go wrong."
Heinze finally turned the tablet around and slid it across the table.
