Arsenal defender Calum Chambers joined Middlesbrough because he wanted to learn from boss Aitor Karanka
On-loan Gunners defender reveals motivation to learn from former Real Madrid legend
LEARNING from Real Madrid legend Aitor Karanka was the key reason Calum Chambers decided to join Middlesbrough, the young defender has revealed.
The 21-year-old made the switch to the Riverside last month on a season-long loan deal from Arsenal.
After starting the previous matches on the bench, the England international finally made his first start for the club in the 2-1 home defeat to Tottenham last week.
And despite only featuring once so far, Chambers admits his experience so far on Teesside under Boro boss Karanka is already having a positive impact on his development.
Chambers said: “I came here because of the manager and the team and the way they play the game.
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“I felt this was the best place to come and develop myself as a player, to learn and to play games.
“The manager was a centre-half and I thought it would be good to learn from someone who had played in that position at the highest level.
“The training, the intensity and the detail the manager goes into, that has been the main thing for me.”
Chambers, who joined Arsenal for £16million from Southampton two years ago, continued: “The tactical detail we go into on the opposition we have that weekend is amazing. It is very useful.
“It’s nice being able to do that during the week, studying the strengths and weaknesses of the players you are likely to be up against, how they play and how we prepare, what we can work on, on beating them.
"Going into games with that kind of information is really good.
“I want to develop and improve and learn and I want to play games and help Boro establish themselves in the Premier League.”
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