The rationale for Mikel Arteta, the manager of Arsenal, acquiring a collie for the training field named “Win” has been revealed.

At his press conference on Friday, the Arsenal manager was questioned about the dog purchase in response to a story in The Times that suggested the chocolate Labrador was brought in to boost morale at the team’s London Colney facility.

“I believe that a dog should represent the fact that we are a family,” Arteta went on.I think the dog—which I carefully selected—perfectly embodies who we are at this moment. Win is her name, and while it’s nice to win, she truly needs love. Thus, that emotion was essentially love for Win.”She is now regarded as one of us because of the incredible response from the players and staff.” She is going to be with us throughout the whole journey. “Because we are also in charge of her well-being, including her needs and emotions, Win demands accountability from us.”Arteta has a reputation for paying attention to small but meaningful details that bolster the relationships amongst his team members. It seems he used a lightbulb to demonstrate the importance of connections once. This week also brought the revelation that the Spaniard used a little olive tree to symbolize the need of “nurturing and growing together.”Aaron Ramsdale signed a contract extension this week, and Arteta carried Win, the chocolate Labrador, into the meeting. For most of the days, the dog will be supervised by a primary guardian at the club’s training ground.Probably because Arsenal’s chances of winning the Premier League championship have been shattered in recent weeks, the mood at the training camp has soured. Arsenal has only won twice in their previous seven league games, and they are now four points behind Manchester City, who have a game remaining and are now eight points ahead of them in the standings.In an effort to get back on track, Arteta’s team will visit Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Sunday.