Mikel Arteta does not wait for chaos to find Arsenal. Instead, he creates it himself.That is why the Gunners' delayed flight to Naples this week was less of a nightmare for Arteta than an opportunity to test a lesson he has been drilling into his players for years.The Gunners were due to fly to Italy on Tuesday evening, but air traffic control problems in the UK kept them at their training ground for hours. Their pre-match media commitments were cancelled and the squad eventually arrived in Naples late that night.##LINKED_NEWS_68751##For most teams, it would have been an unwelcome disruption. For the Spanish tactician, it was almost a real-life version of his pre-season experiments."I love those challenges and I try to create them in pre-season, so when they happen, we've already experienced them,” the Arsenal boss said.And Arteta's methods can be rather unconventional, The Athletic reports."Get to the stadium very late, change the routine. Delay the meals, delay the transport, take different routes," he explained. "Make the dressing rooms hotter, more difficult, less massage beds."##EDITORS_CHOICE##The Spaniard has built a reputation for finding unusual ways to keep Arsenal alert. One of the more bizarre examples emerged in 2024, when a team of pickpockets was reportedly hired to teach his players the importance of staying switched on at all times.The point is simple: football rarely goes according to plan, and Arteta does not want his players falling apart when it does not."You can miss a flight, a train can be late, there can be traffic and I don't want the players or staff panicking," he said. "When that happens, adapt to it."Saturday: 22.00: (7.00) Sunderland (4.50) Arsenal (1.45)His message is equally clear: use the extra time, stay together, sleep, talk, but do not complain and certainly do not use it as an excuse.Arsenal had experienced a similar travel nightmare before their Champions League trip to Lens in 2023. Storms left them stranded in Luton for hours before they finally travelled the night before the game, and eventually they lost 2-1. There was no repeat in Naples.Despite the disruption, Arsenal produced a convincing performance at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona and secured a 1-0 victory through Martin Odegaard's late winner.And Arteta's ability to turn chaos into preparation could prove just as important as his tactics as Arsenal chase success on multiple fronts.PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 4Saturday17.00: (2.35) Aston Villa (3.40) Nottingham Forest (3.00)17.00: (2.50) Bournemouth (3.45) Brentford (2.75)17.00: (1.23) Chelsea (6.50) Hull (12.0)17.00: (1.95) Crystal Palace (3.50) Ipswich (3.90)17.00: (1.43) Liverpool (5.00) Fulham (6.60)19.30: (2.05) Tottenham (3.45) Everton (3.60)22.00: (7.00) Sunderland (4.50) Arsenal (1.45)Sunday16.00: (4.20) Coventry (3.50) Brighton (1.88)18.30: (3.15) Manchester United (3.50) Manchester City (2.20)Monday22.00: (2.45) Leeds (3.40) Newcastle (2.85)***odds are subject to change***##SOFASCORE_<iframe id="sofa-standings-embed-1-96668" src="https://widgets.sofascore.com/embed/tournament/1/season/96668/standings?widgetTitle=Premier+League&showCompetitionLogo=true&widgetTheme=light" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="width:100%!important; height:1123px!important;max-width:768px!important;"></iframe><div style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;text-align:left"> Standings provided by <a target="_blank" href="https://sofascore.com/">Sofascore</a> </div>##