WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.839 Hello and welcome to HYBR1D Powered by chinkseyMEDIA. 00:00:03.839 --> 00:00:06.459 Media. I almost forgot my own channel there. 00:00:07.240 --> 00:00:10.939 Yeah, back again for this week's Presser. This 00:00:10.939 --> 00:00:12.980 time it's the biggest game of the season. I don't 00:00:12.980 --> 00:00:14.519 think you can get much bigger than a Liverpool 00:00:14.519 --> 00:00:18.739 and Arsenal fixture. I'm here to analyse and 00:00:18.739 --> 00:00:23.940 deduce... Bad words, aren't I? Yeah, I'm here 00:00:23.940 --> 00:00:27.500 to analyse and deduce every word from Arteta's 00:00:27.500 --> 00:00:31.660 pre -Liverpool presser. So without any further 00:00:31.660 --> 00:00:34.880 ado, Mikel Arteta faced the press ahead of our 00:00:34.880 --> 00:00:37.740 trip to Anfield to take on Liverpool in the Premier 00:00:37.740 --> 00:00:40.539 League this weekend. During his press conference 00:00:40.539 --> 00:00:44.100 at Asobo Realty Training Centre, Mikel gave an 00:00:44.100 --> 00:00:47.520 injury update on the likes of Bukayo Saka, Kai 00:00:47.520 --> 00:00:50.520 Havertz and Martin Odegaard, as well as assessing 00:00:50.520 --> 00:00:53.399 Sunday's opponents. Find out everything he had 00:00:53.399 --> 00:00:59.530 to say with our transcript below. Makayo is doing 00:00:59.530 --> 00:01:02.369 better, but he will be out for a few weeks, unfortunately. 00:01:02.990 --> 00:01:06.069 Well, a few weeks is a pretty ambiguous statement. 00:01:06.469 --> 00:01:09.290 Obviously, Mikel doesn't like giving specifics 00:01:09.290 --> 00:01:14.829 in terms of prognoses of injured players. But 00:01:14.829 --> 00:01:16.849 one thing's for sure, he will be out of the Liverpool 00:01:16.849 --> 00:01:20.390 game. I've been hearing whispers that he's... 00:01:22.410 --> 00:01:25.069 Probably going to be due back in and around September, 00:01:25.269 --> 00:01:27.950 whether it's the Nottingham Forest game, I doubt 00:01:27.950 --> 00:01:31.129 it. If not, hopefully, fingers crossed, he is 00:01:31.129 --> 00:01:35.510 back for Man City in mid -September. On if surgery 00:01:35.510 --> 00:01:39.430 is required on his hamstring. No surgery. It's 00:01:39.430 --> 00:01:42.129 not as bad as the previous one. Very fortunate, 00:01:42.530 --> 00:01:44.950 very unfortunate to pick it up because it's on 00:01:44.950 --> 00:01:47.569 the other side. It's an action that requires 00:01:47.569 --> 00:01:50.980 full power from him. Then he clashes with the 00:01:50.980 --> 00:01:54.280 opponent. He needs to change pace again. And 00:01:54.280 --> 00:01:56.739 he felt something. So he will be out for a couple 00:01:56.739 --> 00:01:59.920 of weeks. So yeah, once again, he reiterates 00:01:59.920 --> 00:02:02.819 that Bakayo is going to be out for a couple of 00:02:02.819 --> 00:02:06.579 weeks. Thankfully, one of those weeks includes 00:02:06.579 --> 00:02:11.379 an international week per se. So he's going to 00:02:11.379 --> 00:02:13.360 obviously miss the two England games. This gives 00:02:13.360 --> 00:02:17.289 him an opportunity to get a rest. try and kind 00:02:17.289 --> 00:02:20.530 of recover and be back ready for the Premier 00:02:20.530 --> 00:02:25.229 League in a few weeks. On if he'll be available 00:02:25.229 --> 00:02:28.270 after the international break, I don't know. 00:02:28.830 --> 00:02:31.590 Let's see how he evolves in the next few days 00:02:31.590 --> 00:02:34.990 and weeks. Repeat the scan and see where he's 00:02:34.990 --> 00:02:38.990 at. So yeah, Mikel Arteta being very coy, keeping 00:02:38.990 --> 00:02:42.250 his cards close to his chest. Obviously, it wouldn't 00:02:42.250 --> 00:02:45.229 surprise me if... Saka's on the bench for Nottingham 00:02:45.229 --> 00:02:48.430 Forest. Wouldn't surprise me if he's out for 00:02:48.430 --> 00:02:53.229 another two, three weeks. Who knows? On Odegaard's 00:02:53.229 --> 00:02:56.509 availability, once again, we don't know yet. 00:02:56.650 --> 00:02:59.909 He hasn't trained yet. And if he does, it will 00:02:59.909 --> 00:03:03.569 be tomorrow. He's doing everything he can. We're 00:03:03.569 --> 00:03:06.469 doing everything that we can to make him available. 00:03:06.729 --> 00:03:10.770 But we'll have to wait and see tomorrow. Well, 00:03:10.870 --> 00:03:17.129 more... More, you know, vague statements from 00:03:17.129 --> 00:03:22.469 Marteta. And obviously tomorrow is after the 00:03:22.469 --> 00:03:25.969 press conference. So you're going to have to 00:03:25.969 --> 00:03:29.210 find out from him post -match. And guess what? 00:03:29.310 --> 00:03:34.629 He's not going to tell you. On if it's serious. 00:03:35.110 --> 00:03:38.490 No, there's an injury there. But hopefully, if 00:03:38.490 --> 00:03:41.229 everything goes well, he can cope with it. But 00:03:41.229 --> 00:03:44.930 we don't know yet. So, yeah, don't need to go 00:03:44.930 --> 00:03:47.689 into that statement. There's nothing there on 00:03:47.689 --> 00:03:50.490 how long it will take Havertz to recover from 00:03:50.490 --> 00:03:54.210 surgery. I think it will be weeks, but I don't 00:03:54.210 --> 00:03:58.389 know how many months. Very unfortunate. Very 00:03:58.389 --> 00:04:01.569 sad for him. He did tremendously well to recover 00:04:01.569 --> 00:04:04.150 from the previous one. He'd never had an injury 00:04:04.150 --> 00:04:07.770 before. And suddenly. This happens. But this 00:04:07.770 --> 00:04:10.509 is our profession, our football. We need to live 00:04:10.509 --> 00:04:13.189 with that. We lost another big player for many, 00:04:13.250 --> 00:04:16.970 many weeks. But it, the surgery, was the right 00:04:16.970 --> 00:04:19.689 thing to do. The doctors advised, and I think 00:04:19.689 --> 00:04:22.449 he was very convinced at the end, that it was 00:04:22.449 --> 00:04:25.149 the quickest and best way to resolve that issue. 00:04:26.009 --> 00:04:29.550 So, yeah, like I mentioned last week, yes, one 00:04:29.550 --> 00:04:31.470 thing, it's all well and good to have it. It's 00:04:31.470 --> 00:04:35.759 never been injured before. He's been injured 00:04:35.759 --> 00:04:38.819 before because the last time was his first time 00:04:38.819 --> 00:04:41.740 and now this injury is the second time. But yeah, 00:04:41.779 --> 00:04:44.399 the main thing is obviously he gets his head 00:04:44.399 --> 00:04:48.339 down, gets his mentality right and gets himself 00:04:48.339 --> 00:04:50.879 in the best shape possible for when he does return 00:04:50.879 --> 00:04:53.519 because he's going to have his work cut out getting 00:04:53.519 --> 00:04:55.980 into that first team, especially if Victor Yocarez 00:04:55.980 --> 00:05:00.579 continues. Continues to score goals. So he's 00:05:00.579 --> 00:05:03.639 got off the mark with two last week. And he'll 00:05:03.639 --> 00:05:05.939 be chomping at the bit to add to that tally at 00:05:05.939 --> 00:05:11.519 Anfield. On losing three big players to injury. 00:05:12.240 --> 00:05:14.660 It's the start of the season and we lost three 00:05:14.660 --> 00:05:17.160 of our main players. But that's the reality. 00:05:17.540 --> 00:05:21.240 A very unfortunate situation. Three very different 00:05:21.240 --> 00:05:24.480 situations. But that's why we keep insisting, 00:05:24.500 --> 00:05:27.410 like everybody else, you need a... big squad 00:05:27.410 --> 00:05:30.430 to be able to cope and sustain that level. Well, 00:05:30.490 --> 00:05:33.430 one thing's for sure, Arsenal arguably have the 00:05:33.430 --> 00:05:36.410 best squad in terms of strength and depth and 00:05:36.410 --> 00:05:43.410 quality as a kind of ratio. So, it's a big opportunity 00:05:43.410 --> 00:05:46.990 for players like Ethan Wanyeri, Noni Madweke 00:05:46.990 --> 00:05:50.970 and Eberechi Eze, who is obviously coming to 00:05:50.970 --> 00:05:53.689 the club now, to stake a claim and show what 00:05:53.689 --> 00:05:57.850 they're made of. I've seen a few polls basically, 00:05:57.930 --> 00:06:01.329 in other words, asking who would you rather start 00:06:01.329 --> 00:06:03.870 for the Anfield game, whether it's Nonny on the 00:06:03.870 --> 00:06:08.129 right or whether Ethan in the centre, which would 00:06:08.129 --> 00:06:12.970 affect where Eberich Eze would play because you 00:06:12.970 --> 00:06:15.189 would like to think Eze would start that game. 00:06:15.350 --> 00:06:21.649 So you might go Nonny on the right and then Ethan 00:06:21.649 --> 00:06:25.639 inside him on the centre. Right centre mid. With. 00:06:26.839 --> 00:06:30.500 Take a pick on the left. Whether it's Trossard 00:06:30.500 --> 00:06:34.740 or Martinelli. Or you might go. Ethan on the 00:06:34.740 --> 00:06:39.300 right. Eze in the middle. And then. Trossard 00:06:39.300 --> 00:06:40.800 or Martinelli on the left. So yeah there's options 00:06:40.800 --> 00:06:44.959 there. On White and Norgaard. That's another 00:06:44.959 --> 00:06:47.860 two. That we don't know yet. Again. Tomorrow 00:06:47.860 --> 00:06:51.199 we have another day. Let's see how they evolve. 00:06:51.839 --> 00:06:54.079 And there's a chance to keep them involved in 00:06:54.079 --> 00:06:59.100 the game. So yeah, White and Norgard won't start 00:06:59.100 --> 00:07:02.620 that game anyway because of Timber's form and 00:07:02.620 --> 00:07:05.740 because of Zuma Mendy's form. And the fitness 00:07:05.740 --> 00:07:08.699 issue is just whether to determine whether they'll 00:07:08.699 --> 00:07:11.920 make the squad or not. So as in a place on the 00:07:11.920 --> 00:07:17.220 bench. On Eze's first week with us. Really impressed 00:07:17.220 --> 00:07:19.519 with him. I heard a lot of things about him. 00:07:19.680 --> 00:07:23.220 I spoke to a lot of people about him. Really 00:07:23.220 --> 00:07:26.819 bright, very special energy, a special aura around 00:07:26.819 --> 00:07:32.180 him. And he's really willing. He's already gathered 00:07:32.180 --> 00:07:35.000 a lot of information on the things that we want 00:07:35.000 --> 00:07:37.889 to see on the pitch. but especially making sure 00:07:37.889 --> 00:07:40.670 that he has the freedom and the capacity to express 00:07:40.670 --> 00:07:43.110 his quality, which is the reason why we brought 00:07:43.110 --> 00:07:47.769 him here. So yeah, Eze's ability is self -explanatory. 00:07:47.870 --> 00:07:50.550 You just need to watch a couple minutes clips 00:07:50.550 --> 00:07:53.009 of him to see that this boy has immense talent. 00:07:53.870 --> 00:07:56.730 He's an exceptional dribbler, got great balance, 00:07:57.009 --> 00:08:03.310 fantastic shot, great shooting ability, good 00:08:03.310 --> 00:08:06.910 strength. You know, a really sturdy kid. And 00:08:06.910 --> 00:08:09.589 yeah, on top of that, obviously, he's got a really 00:08:09.589 --> 00:08:14.310 good character about him. Very intelligent. And 00:08:14.310 --> 00:08:20.189 he's very good at chess. On if he'll go straight 00:08:20.189 --> 00:08:22.449 into the team, as if he's going to tell you that. 00:08:22.750 --> 00:08:25.189 We have options in that position, and that's 00:08:25.189 --> 00:08:29.430 a good thing that we have this year. Let's see. 00:08:29.430 --> 00:08:32.289 As I said, another day, and I'm not going to 00:08:32.289 --> 00:08:36.059 give you any clues. Obviously, yeah. Like I said, 00:08:36.100 --> 00:08:38.720 as if he's going to tell you that. But the key 00:08:38.720 --> 00:08:44.100 two words in that statement is this year. So 00:08:44.100 --> 00:08:46.340 he's essentially saying last year we didn't have 00:08:46.340 --> 00:08:49.360 strength and depth. Yeah, like I mentioned, I 00:08:49.360 --> 00:08:51.600 alluded to Arsenal have a very strong squad now. 00:08:53.000 --> 00:08:55.740 Stacked, especially in defence. Midfield's pretty 00:08:55.740 --> 00:09:00.659 good. But yeah, we're losing three midfielders, 00:09:00.679 --> 00:09:02.870 if you like. if you want to call Havertz a midfielder 00:09:02.870 --> 00:09:05.909 so let's see what some of the squad players are 00:09:05.909 --> 00:09:08.529 made of a big opportunity for certain players 00:09:08.529 --> 00:09:12.549 to state their claim to start on how he adds 00:09:12.549 --> 00:09:15.889 to our ability to be unpredictable we have a 00:09:15.889 --> 00:09:18.110 lot of players now that can play in different 00:09:18.110 --> 00:09:20.850 positions and they can fill gaps when we have 00:09:20.850 --> 00:09:23.529 them looking at the start of the season that 00:09:23.529 --> 00:09:27.009 we have already had with injuries that's going 00:09:27.009 --> 00:09:30.899 to be very necessary so I'm very happy to have 00:09:30.899 --> 00:09:35.419 the ability to do that. So, yeah. I mean, a lot 00:09:35.419 --> 00:09:37.480 of this is to do with our strength and depth. 00:09:37.580 --> 00:09:40.620 I feel like I'm repeating myself here. But, yeah, 00:09:40.700 --> 00:09:42.720 it's a big opportunity for certain players to 00:09:42.720 --> 00:09:47.159 state their claim. So, it'll be interesting to 00:09:47.159 --> 00:09:49.120 see what kind of players he does go in a starting 00:09:49.120 --> 00:09:57.149 line -up. I think he's going to go... It's a 00:09:57.149 --> 00:10:00.230 difficult one. I think Eze will start. I think 00:10:00.230 --> 00:10:04.750 Noni Madaweke will start on the right. And it's 00:10:04.750 --> 00:10:06.409 just a question of whether he goes Trossard or 00:10:06.409 --> 00:10:09.830 Martinelli on the left, which is a difficult 00:10:09.830 --> 00:10:13.730 one. It's a really difficult one to call. So, 00:10:13.750 --> 00:10:16.830 yeah, we'll see. Something tells me he'll go 00:10:16.830 --> 00:10:22.230 with Trossard because of Trossard's history against 00:10:22.230 --> 00:10:26.610 Liverpool. And obviously, Martinelli is a good 00:10:26.610 --> 00:10:31.149 option off the bench with his pace. On if we 00:10:31.149 --> 00:10:34.090 would prefer to play Liverpool later in the season, 00:10:34.309 --> 00:10:37.830 it is what it is. We have to play them. They 00:10:37.830 --> 00:10:40.690 are champions. They are champions for a reason. 00:10:41.320 --> 00:10:44.120 Because they deserve to be champions. They were 00:10:44.120 --> 00:10:46.820 the better team last year. The most consistent 00:10:46.820 --> 00:10:49.980 one. The one that found ways to win in many different 00:10:49.980 --> 00:10:52.860 ways. And we want to be that team this year. 00:10:53.100 --> 00:10:55.500 We need to go to Anfield with that spirit and 00:10:55.500 --> 00:10:59.940 that conviction. So yeah, I think Liverpool were 00:10:59.940 --> 00:11:03.159 certainly the most consistent one. We both lost 00:11:03.159 --> 00:11:05.700 four games. Liverpool might argue that they lost 00:11:05.700 --> 00:11:07.899 two after they won the league. But then we could 00:11:07.899 --> 00:11:09.899 argue that we lost to Bournemouth because... 00:11:10.779 --> 00:11:15.019 we had our eyes on a Real Madrid game and things 00:11:15.019 --> 00:11:20.580 like that. We lost two games early, quite early, 00:11:20.659 --> 00:11:27.980 to Newcastle and Bournemouth before December. 00:11:31.340 --> 00:11:34.940 And then we lost two games after January, which 00:11:34.940 --> 00:11:37.419 was to West Ham and to Bournemouth. The West 00:11:37.419 --> 00:11:39.559 Ham one, we got caught on the break. I think, 00:11:39.580 --> 00:11:42.500 yeah, to summarise, Arsenal and Liverpool both 00:11:42.500 --> 00:11:45.419 lost four games last season. The difference was 00:11:45.419 --> 00:11:49.720 Liverpool, like Arteta alluded to, were able 00:11:49.720 --> 00:11:53.460 to break down low blocks where we struggled with 00:11:53.460 --> 00:11:58.419 that. A lot to do with that was, yeah, partially 00:11:58.419 --> 00:12:03.330 Arteta for the tactics. slow pedestrian at times 00:12:03.330 --> 00:12:07.769 but bad luck is involved was involved in that 00:12:07.769 --> 00:12:10.490 as well with injuries red cards things like that 00:12:10.490 --> 00:12:14.789 and yeah so anyway that's last season but let's 00:12:14.789 --> 00:12:17.909 look forward to this season um it's clearly not 00:12:17.909 --> 00:12:20.769 much between Arsenal and Liverpool um the bookies 00:12:20.769 --> 00:12:22.710 clearly agree with that because they're both 00:12:22.710 --> 00:12:26.590 seven to four joint favorites as we speak but 00:12:26.590 --> 00:12:29.690 that's Arsenal with Eze and Liverpool without 00:12:31.279 --> 00:12:34.759 or without signing another addition to the squad, 00:12:34.919 --> 00:12:36.700 which I think they need. I think they need one 00:12:36.700 --> 00:12:38.679 or two players. I think their squad's slightly 00:12:38.679 --> 00:12:40.379 light, especially if they're going to lose Harvey 00:12:40.379 --> 00:12:42.759 Elliott in the coming days to Leipzig, most likely. 00:12:43.500 --> 00:12:47.480 So, this is a big opportunity for Arsenal to 00:12:47.480 --> 00:12:50.100 go to Anfield, where they haven't won in 14 years, 00:12:50.159 --> 00:12:54.460 not 13 years. And, yeah, lay down a statement. 00:12:56.919 --> 00:13:00.509 On what Eze will add to the squad. I think when 00:13:00.509 --> 00:13:03.049 you are next to him, you are comfortable. He's 00:13:03.049 --> 00:13:06.769 got a big smile. He picks teams apart. He asks 00:13:06.769 --> 00:13:09.169 you the right questions and then just let him 00:13:09.169 --> 00:13:11.809 flow with the ball and the ability he has to 00:13:11.809 --> 00:13:14.590 pick passes, to drive past people effortlessly 00:13:14.590 --> 00:13:17.549 and just to understand the timing of things. 00:13:17.789 --> 00:13:20.789 It's very impressive. Yeah, Eze is one of those 00:13:20.789 --> 00:13:22.750 players that you'll call a maverick in the nicest 00:13:22.750 --> 00:13:26.309 possible way. He's just very instinctive. He's 00:13:26.309 --> 00:13:29.409 got the God -given dribbling ability, which not 00:13:29.409 --> 00:13:33.350 many players have. I said last week in some of 00:13:33.350 --> 00:13:37.399 my interviews that He's kind of like Nasri Djoko 00:13:37.399 --> 00:13:39.799 with a bit of... I forgot to add, he's a bit 00:13:39.799 --> 00:13:44.240 like JJ Okocha in that number 10 role. Stricto 00:13:44.240 --> 00:13:47.700 said he reminds him of Yoyo Torre with that sheer 00:13:47.700 --> 00:13:53.360 drive, that power. But yeah, he's going to be 00:13:53.360 --> 00:13:57.940 a mesmerising player to watch and I can't wait 00:13:57.940 --> 00:14:00.620 to see him get on the pitch in that number 10 00:14:00.620 --> 00:14:03.779 shirt. And whether or not he plays in that position 00:14:03.779 --> 00:14:09.360 remains to be seen. On if it's a season -defining 00:14:09.360 --> 00:14:12.259 game against Liverpool, a very important one, 00:14:12.419 --> 00:14:14.940 and we want to continue building the momentum 00:14:14.940 --> 00:14:18.559 that we are in right now. Going to those grounds, 00:14:18.700 --> 00:14:20.960 those stadiums against this kind of opposition 00:14:20.960 --> 00:14:23.879 is what we want and coming away from those big 00:14:23.879 --> 00:14:27.419 games, winning in a really convincing way, that's 00:14:27.419 --> 00:14:30.820 the objective. Is it season -defining? Well, 00:14:31.000 --> 00:14:33.259 I mean, you might argue it's a bit too early, 00:14:33.340 --> 00:14:36.399 but what I do think it would do, it will fill 00:14:36.399 --> 00:14:40.279 the boys with immense confidence if we're able 00:14:40.279 --> 00:14:44.120 to go to Anfield, the stadium, for so many reasons. 00:14:44.419 --> 00:14:48.700 One, we don't really do well there. Two... They're 00:14:48.700 --> 00:14:50.460 the champion, reigning champions. And three, 00:14:50.559 --> 00:14:52.240 we haven't won them in 14 years, like I already 00:14:52.240 --> 00:14:54.840 mentioned. So if we can go there and kind of 00:14:54.840 --> 00:14:57.940 jab them early, they haven't really played well 00:14:57.940 --> 00:15:00.440 in the first two games, albeit they did get late 00:15:00.440 --> 00:15:06.559 winners through people like Chiesa and Rio Ngamoa. 00:15:07.129 --> 00:15:09.990 A young man from Newham coming on to score the 00:15:09.990 --> 00:15:13.269 winner for them on Monday. But yeah, if Arsenal 00:15:13.269 --> 00:15:15.970 can go and win there, that would send shockwaves 00:15:15.970 --> 00:15:17.169 through the league. I don't think it will be 00:15:17.169 --> 00:15:20.870 a surprise per se. But yeah, over the last few 00:15:20.870 --> 00:15:23.830 years, I think four draws in a row at Anfield. 00:15:24.269 --> 00:15:28.629 So something's got to give. Hopefully they can 00:15:28.629 --> 00:15:34.110 get the three points. What needs to change for 00:15:34.110 --> 00:15:37.580 us to win at Anfield this time around? be better 00:15:37.580 --> 00:15:40.340 than we've been in those games more efficient 00:15:40.340 --> 00:15:43.399 and do what we've done with many other stats 00:15:43.399 --> 00:15:46.580 that we had for even longer just go there and 00:15:46.580 --> 00:15:48.720 be convinced that we can go to anfield and win 00:15:48.720 --> 00:15:51.799 yeah i mean a lot to do a lot of it's to do with 00:15:51.799 --> 00:15:55.240 belief i think um when we played them was it 00:15:55.240 --> 00:15:59.259 in may april may time we had spells where we 00:15:59.259 --> 00:16:01.929 were the better team but like In the last few 00:16:01.929 --> 00:16:04.230 years at Anfield, both teams have had spells, 00:16:04.289 --> 00:16:06.110 we're the better team in the game. So you might 00:16:06.110 --> 00:16:08.629 argue in all those occasions, probably a draw 00:16:08.629 --> 00:16:11.570 is a fair result. However, Anfield is a stadium 00:16:11.570 --> 00:16:15.190 where it doesn't take much to get the fans up 00:16:15.190 --> 00:16:19.210 for it. So we've just got to have our wits about 00:16:19.210 --> 00:16:22.929 us, be focused, be professional, be determined, 00:16:23.210 --> 00:16:26.029 have confidence and go out there and give it 00:16:26.029 --> 00:16:30.360 our all. on if he's noticed differences in how 00:16:30.360 --> 00:16:33.240 Liverpool played this season. I think the individual 00:16:33.240 --> 00:16:36.039 characteristics at the end are what changed. 00:16:36.830 --> 00:16:38.950 how they use the ball as a team. And it's clear 00:16:38.950 --> 00:16:40.990 that a certain player receiving the ball in certain 00:16:40.990 --> 00:16:43.629 areas with different qualities, the outcome is 00:16:43.629 --> 00:16:46.210 going to be different. They've had a lot of signings, 00:16:46.210 --> 00:16:48.690 really good signings. They keep evolving the 00:16:48.690 --> 00:16:51.289 squad like we have done as well. So it's a big 00:16:51.289 --> 00:16:53.929 match ahead. Yeah, I mean, Liverpool brought 00:16:53.929 --> 00:16:57.570 in a lot of pace this season. People like Jeremy 00:16:57.570 --> 00:16:59.809 Fringpong, who was beat out for that game on 00:16:59.809 --> 00:17:03.649 Sunday, and Milos Kirkez bring a lot of verve, 00:17:03.649 --> 00:17:08.569 a lot of pace, a lot of thrust. attacking, you 00:17:08.569 --> 00:17:14.029 know, attacking vivaciousness down the lines, 00:17:14.150 --> 00:17:16.730 give them width. And then obviously people like 00:17:16.730 --> 00:17:20.849 Florian Wurz or Vietz, give them quality, you 00:17:20.849 --> 00:17:23.710 know, good touches, can bring people into play. 00:17:24.789 --> 00:17:26.990 Yeah, number 10, a lot of the top sides have 00:17:26.990 --> 00:17:29.690 brought in a number 10 this summer. Tottenham 00:17:29.690 --> 00:17:32.069 have just... Well, it looks like they're going 00:17:32.069 --> 00:17:34.849 to sign Xavi Simmonds, who's been at Barcelona, 00:17:35.009 --> 00:17:39.930 PSG. And then, obviously, Hugo Eketike. Exceptional 00:17:39.930 --> 00:17:43.410 player. A lot of quality. Good, sharp first touch. 00:17:44.049 --> 00:17:49.400 Amazing finisher. Young. Impressionable. confident, 00:17:49.420 --> 00:17:52.799 talented. So yeah, they've obviously, all these 00:17:52.799 --> 00:17:54.500 players have come into their starting lineup 00:17:54.500 --> 00:17:56.519 effectively. So it's half the team that's changed. 00:17:56.819 --> 00:17:59.440 So obviously, yeah, like Arteta said, the characteristics 00:17:59.440 --> 00:18:01.400 of Liverpool will change as a result because 00:18:01.400 --> 00:18:04.099 someone like Frimpong is completely different 00:18:04.099 --> 00:18:08.740 to someone like Trent. On if we targeted players 00:18:08.740 --> 00:18:14.740 like Jokeres and Eze, who could be good for transitions. 00:18:16.650 --> 00:18:18.990 We have to add players who add value to things 00:18:18.990 --> 00:18:21.829 that can define football matches. And with those 00:18:21.829 --> 00:18:24.210 two, they have the ability at the end to make 00:18:24.210 --> 00:18:26.529 the final action in many ways, to finish with 00:18:26.529 --> 00:18:28.269 the ball in the back of the net, which is the 00:18:28.269 --> 00:18:31.450 outcome that we want in every action that we 00:18:31.450 --> 00:18:34.170 have in our attacking phase. And those two, they're 00:18:34.170 --> 00:18:37.190 going to add these individual actions and magic 00:18:37.190 --> 00:18:39.670 moments. And that's what we need to win games. 00:18:40.789 --> 00:18:44.390 So, yeah, once again, this remarkable buzzword. 00:18:45.200 --> 00:18:48.000 In transition, which is on the counter -attack, 00:18:48.220 --> 00:18:51.920 effectively means just your efficiency when you 00:18:51.920 --> 00:18:56.680 win the ball off the opponent. Efficiency and 00:18:56.680 --> 00:18:59.480 speed, in essence, really. So people with speed, 00:18:59.640 --> 00:19:02.180 pace, good dribbling ability. So people like 00:19:02.180 --> 00:19:12.170 Madaweke, Wanyeri, Saka, Martinelli. Jokeres, 00:19:12.430 --> 00:19:16.269 who have pace. So in this transition, as they 00:19:16.269 --> 00:19:22.109 say, should be really real threats. So obviously 00:19:22.109 --> 00:19:26.910 Liverpool do leave a lot of spaces. I doubt they'll 00:19:26.910 --> 00:19:29.069 play like that against us. But then again, Arne 00:19:29.069 --> 00:19:33.349 Schlott, you know, he's got that thing about 00:19:33.349 --> 00:19:35.269 him that we're going to play our way no matter 00:19:35.269 --> 00:19:38.210 who we play kind of thing. And it is what it 00:19:38.210 --> 00:19:40.650 is. They'll believe that they have the quality 00:19:40.650 --> 00:19:45.490 to outscore any opponent they play. So it'll 00:19:45.490 --> 00:19:47.769 be interesting to see Arsenal play a team that 00:19:47.769 --> 00:19:51.210 would not really show us respect as we're used 00:19:51.210 --> 00:19:54.950 to on a weekly basis. So that's why this game 00:19:54.950 --> 00:19:58.450 could go anyway, really. So I think the neutral 00:19:58.450 --> 00:20:01.710 will probably go a draw. But yeah, it'll be interesting 00:20:01.710 --> 00:20:04.890 to see what tactics Arteta does go with, whether 00:20:04.890 --> 00:20:07.869 he tries to go toe -to -toe. or show Liverpool 00:20:07.869 --> 00:20:10.849 a bit of respect. But he's no reason to have 00:20:10.849 --> 00:20:13.509 to do that. Obviously, you do respect Liverpool 00:20:13.509 --> 00:20:19.369 as the champions, as a team that, you know, finished 00:20:19.369 --> 00:20:23.049 10 points above us last season. However, we've 00:20:23.049 --> 00:20:25.130 started the season with two wins, as they have, 00:20:25.349 --> 00:20:29.049 and I don't think he should have any real reason 00:20:29.049 --> 00:20:31.369 to not think we can go there, play our game, 00:20:31.549 --> 00:20:36.730 and emerge victorious, emerge the victors. On 00:20:36.730 --> 00:20:39.490 if he worries about keeping everyone happy with 00:20:39.490 --> 00:20:43.470 the depth we have now. No. I think the word is 00:20:43.470 --> 00:20:46.670 that I care that everybody is happy, is as happy 00:20:46.670 --> 00:20:49.680 as they possibly can be. That's a big part of 00:20:49.680 --> 00:20:52.240 my job, our job at the end, to make sure that 00:20:52.240 --> 00:20:54.880 every player feels that he's fulfilling his potential 00:20:54.880 --> 00:20:57.440 and he's doing what he loves the most, which 00:20:57.440 --> 00:20:59.859 is to play football. So far with the squad that 00:20:59.859 --> 00:21:02.579 we have and the five, six, seven injuries that 00:21:02.579 --> 00:21:05.059 we already have, we haven't had many problems 00:21:05.059 --> 00:21:07.839 making a squad. But with everybody available, 00:21:07.900 --> 00:21:10.619 that will be a different scenario. But we're 00:21:10.619 --> 00:21:12.819 going to have to live with that and that's why 00:21:12.819 --> 00:21:15.579 the competition is going to raise the level for 00:21:15.579 --> 00:21:20.289 everybody. So, yeah, I mean, I think it's clear 00:21:20.289 --> 00:21:23.049 Jakob Kivior's had a good opportunity to go to 00:21:23.049 --> 00:21:26.769 Porto. And it's great that we've actually, in 00:21:26.769 --> 00:21:29.309 my view, and I'm sure in many people's views, 00:21:29.470 --> 00:21:34.950 have actually upgraded our depth for Gabriel 00:21:34.950 --> 00:21:38.609 Magalhaes with someone like Piero Hincapia, who 00:21:38.609 --> 00:21:43.680 obviously... is Bayer Leverkusen starting left 00:21:43.680 --> 00:21:46.799 centre half in a back three so that's a good 00:21:46.799 --> 00:21:51.319 essentially one in one out kind of thing so you're 00:21:51.319 --> 00:21:53.180 not really losing depth there and you're actually 00:21:53.180 --> 00:21:56.400 upgrading your quality Jakub Kivior obviously 00:21:56.400 --> 00:21:58.880 has an opportunity to start for Porto in the 00:21:58.880 --> 00:22:01.119 Portuguese league wishing him all the best obviously 00:22:01.119 --> 00:22:03.799 the deal is not complete as of yet but it will 00:22:03.799 --> 00:22:08.140 get done barring barring something crazy. But 00:22:08.140 --> 00:22:10.279 yeah, I'm sure that will be done. And I expect 00:22:10.279 --> 00:22:13.420 Hincapia to come in as depth for Gabriel. So 00:22:13.420 --> 00:22:17.380 yeah, when Gabriel needs a little rest or a breather, 00:22:17.440 --> 00:22:20.700 let's say in a cup game or one or two games here 00:22:20.700 --> 00:22:25.920 and there, we're not really losing quality. On 00:22:25.920 --> 00:22:30.400 if Martinelli could leave? No. I think Gabby 00:22:30.400 --> 00:22:33.079 has been a super important player for us and 00:22:33.079 --> 00:22:35.900 he's going to remain very, very, very important. 00:22:36.440 --> 00:22:39.140 The fact that we have options with different 00:22:39.140 --> 00:22:41.619 qualities, that's going to fulfil what we want 00:22:41.619 --> 00:22:44.359 because every opponent is going to require different 00:22:44.359 --> 00:22:47.160 things and then the state, the moment, the way 00:22:47.160 --> 00:22:49.559 that those players are impacting the game, that 00:22:49.559 --> 00:22:52.220 competition is needed. We have him in many other 00:22:52.220 --> 00:22:55.700 areas of the pitch and he's needed. especially 00:22:55.700 --> 00:22:57.839 in the front line, to start the game and finish 00:22:57.839 --> 00:23:02.140 the game. So I'm very happy with what we have. 00:23:02.480 --> 00:23:05.539 Well, I mean, he mentioned very three times, 00:23:05.599 --> 00:23:08.160 so I think it's fair to say Gabriel Martinelli 00:23:08.160 --> 00:23:12.180 is not going to be sold in this window, but obviously 00:23:12.180 --> 00:23:18.440 form's been a very big issue with him over the 00:23:18.440 --> 00:23:21.369 last... I'm going to call it 12 to 18 months. 00:23:21.710 --> 00:23:24.410 He's got to definitely improve if he wants to 00:23:24.410 --> 00:23:27.269 remain an Arsenal player in the medium to long 00:23:27.269 --> 00:23:30.329 term. However, right now, he's probably going 00:23:30.329 --> 00:23:34.269 to have to fight for his place with the likes 00:23:34.269 --> 00:23:37.549 of Noni Madaweke and Leandro Trossard. Really, 00:23:37.769 --> 00:23:40.690 really, really proving to be fierce competition 00:23:40.690 --> 00:23:44.829 for him. or if Liverpool are the favourites to 00:23:44.829 --> 00:23:47.490 win the league. I think the favourite is always 00:23:47.490 --> 00:23:49.730 the one that won the previous year and that's 00:23:49.730 --> 00:23:52.210 it. Somebody has to come and take that crown 00:23:52.210 --> 00:23:54.849 away from them and that's what I suppose the 00:23:54.849 --> 00:23:57.710 rest of us are going to try to do. We've already 00:23:57.710 --> 00:23:59.930 started with the first two games in the Premier 00:23:59.930 --> 00:24:02.750 League and that's the aim, to be better than 00:24:02.750 --> 00:24:05.930 them. Well, we've got to watch out for Chelsea 00:24:05.930 --> 00:24:08.509 and Man City for me. I mean, I know Man City 00:24:08.509 --> 00:24:12.019 did lose last week, but... They've got immense 00:24:12.019 --> 00:24:16.059 quality, technical players of the highest technical 00:24:16.059 --> 00:24:19.619 ability there is. And Chelsea just look like 00:24:19.619 --> 00:24:23.880 a hungry, young side driven by people like Moises, 00:24:23.960 --> 00:24:29.680 Caicedo, Cole Palmer. And they're building a 00:24:29.680 --> 00:24:32.819 good spine there, obviously. Now with Jao Pedro 00:24:32.819 --> 00:24:35.339 looking like he's doing well as well. So, I mean, 00:24:35.380 --> 00:24:38.180 for me, Chelsea, the dark horse is not only for 00:24:38.180 --> 00:24:40.059 the Premier League, but for the Champions League 00:24:40.059 --> 00:24:43.980 as well. on if Saka's hamstring injuries are 00:24:43.980 --> 00:24:49.019 a concern yes it is obviously a big one especially 00:24:49.019 --> 00:24:52.839 when we talk about a sprinter a player that gets 00:24:52.839 --> 00:24:55.180 into that zone very often in a football match 00:24:55.180 --> 00:24:58.559 that needs that burst that change of rhythm of 00:24:58.559 --> 00:25:01.859 pace to be as threatening as possible we'll learn 00:25:01.859 --> 00:25:05.079 again why it happened and make him stronger unfortunately 00:25:05.079 --> 00:25:08.539 injuries are part of your career he hasn't had 00:25:08.539 --> 00:25:12.039 that many to be fair, with that amount of games 00:25:12.039 --> 00:25:14.880 that he's played at his age. That is something 00:25:14.880 --> 00:25:18.680 that we want to eradicate for sure. Well, yeah, 00:25:18.720 --> 00:25:22.259 Saka is going to be 24 next month. He might be 00:25:22.259 --> 00:25:26.259 24 by the time he next plays. But, yes, slightly 00:25:26.259 --> 00:25:29.359 concerning. He's had a hamstring injury. However, 00:25:29.640 --> 00:25:34.019 injury is part and parcel of the game. I think 00:25:34.019 --> 00:25:35.839 it's just important that when he does come back 00:25:35.839 --> 00:25:38.220 to be fearless, to make sure he doesn't rush 00:25:38.220 --> 00:25:41.079 himself back. just to be fearless and play the 00:25:41.079 --> 00:25:44.700 game that he wants to play and not have second 00:25:44.700 --> 00:25:46.440 thoughts and think, oh, I might get injured. 00:25:46.539 --> 00:25:49.619 I think that's the key. Your mental fortitude, 00:25:49.619 --> 00:25:52.880 your mental state of mind. So as long as that's 00:25:52.880 --> 00:25:55.839 right, as long as he doesn't come back too soon 00:25:55.839 --> 00:25:58.759 than when he's needed, then I don't think it 00:25:58.759 --> 00:26:00.160 should be an issue because he's a young man. 00:26:00.819 --> 00:26:03.660 He's obviously approaching his mid -20s now. 00:26:04.180 --> 00:26:07.740 And yeah, the players respect him. And for me, 00:26:08.650 --> 00:26:12.450 He's our second stroke third captain. I mean, 00:26:12.490 --> 00:26:16.130 I don't really want to order it. The four names 00:26:16.130 --> 00:26:20.970 obviously are that captain aside. Pick who you 00:26:20.970 --> 00:26:24.829 may as the captain. Declan Rice, Gabriel, Odegaard 00:26:24.829 --> 00:26:26.950 and Saka. They're the four leaders in the team. 00:26:27.750 --> 00:26:29.490 I'm going to get involved in who should be the 00:26:29.490 --> 00:26:35.309 captain. On the subject of captains, on who is 00:26:35.309 --> 00:26:37.730 in the leadership group since Jorginho left, 00:26:37.930 --> 00:26:40.410 there are a few. I think at some point it will 00:26:40.410 --> 00:26:43.130 come out. There are a few players, a few names. 00:26:43.269 --> 00:26:45.470 I'm very happy with the outcome and the way it 00:26:45.470 --> 00:26:48.609 was done as well. I think it's a very good reflection 00:26:48.609 --> 00:26:51.089 of the group. Yeah, so I alluded to that just 00:26:51.089 --> 00:26:54.970 now. But yeah, for me, I think the most respected 00:26:54.970 --> 00:26:58.309 player in the squad is clearly Saka. Every player 00:26:58.309 --> 00:27:01.519 has... For whatever reason it is, whether you 00:27:01.519 --> 00:27:04.039 respect how he carries himself as a man, you 00:27:04.039 --> 00:27:06.059 respect his ability as a player, or you respect 00:27:06.059 --> 00:27:08.839 his, I don't know, his faith with God. People 00:27:08.839 --> 00:27:13.220 like Timba, Eze, Saka, they've got that kind 00:27:13.220 --> 00:27:15.640 of same realm with their relationship with God. 00:27:16.160 --> 00:27:18.960 However, Saka, because he's come from the team, 00:27:19.200 --> 00:27:22.180 what he's done, how he carries himself, I think 00:27:22.180 --> 00:27:25.380 all those aspects make him the most respected. 00:27:25.380 --> 00:27:28.299 It's closely followed by people like Declan Rice. 00:27:29.339 --> 00:27:34.339 A leader of men. His attitude, his charisma, 00:27:34.740 --> 00:27:38.059 his fight, his quality. All of those qualities 00:27:38.059 --> 00:27:40.839 give him respect from his Arsenal teammates, 00:27:41.299 --> 00:27:44.279 his compatriots. And then obviously Gabriel, 00:27:44.660 --> 00:27:50.299 he's an enforcer. He gives everything. He's improved 00:27:50.299 --> 00:27:53.940 immensely. You know, he'll put his head where 00:27:53.940 --> 00:27:56.259 it hurts. He's our kind of Nemanja Vidić, John 00:27:56.259 --> 00:28:01.109 Terry type. cult hero so that gives him you know 00:28:01.109 --> 00:28:06.630 um brownie points in the captain's you know who's 00:28:06.630 --> 00:28:09.990 to be captain and then obviously finally last 00:28:09.990 --> 00:28:11.990 but not least you've got martin odegaard a current 00:28:11.990 --> 00:28:16.769 captain and in arteta's words won the vote by 00:28:16.769 --> 00:28:20.900 a country mile so for a reason Odegaard draws 00:28:20.900 --> 00:28:23.680 respect. Quality, immense quality football. A 00:28:23.680 --> 00:28:26.519 footballer of immense quality. He's been playing 00:28:26.519 --> 00:28:28.799 football for over 10 years now. Started when 00:28:28.799 --> 00:28:32.380 he was 15, 16. He's been at the top clubs. Real 00:28:32.380 --> 00:28:36.039 Madrid, you know, had a stint at Sociedad. Been 00:28:36.039 --> 00:28:39.460 at Arsenal now. Knows the club inside out. A 00:28:39.460 --> 00:28:41.640 well -respected member of the club. And I don't 00:28:41.640 --> 00:28:44.940 see no reason at this moment in time to depose 00:28:44.940 --> 00:28:48.930 him of the captaincy. So, yeah, I think those 00:28:48.930 --> 00:28:50.490 four are the main ones and you've probably got 00:28:50.490 --> 00:28:52.930 another few involved in there. You might see 00:28:52.930 --> 00:28:55.910 Eze involved in the leadership group as a 27 00:28:55.910 --> 00:29:00.970 -year -old Premier League experienced player. 00:29:01.789 --> 00:29:04.410 Speaking of Eze, on if Eze is a throwback to 00:29:04.410 --> 00:29:08.049 players like Kozula and Rosicki. Yeah, they have 00:29:08.049 --> 00:29:10.809 a different feel of the ball. Everything glides 00:29:10.809 --> 00:29:13.630 and moves so smoothly. They are beautiful to 00:29:13.630 --> 00:29:16.440 watch. The way they carry the ball, the way they 00:29:16.440 --> 00:29:19.079 take touches, the way they turn. Eberre for sure 00:29:19.079 --> 00:29:21.519 has got this talent. Yeah, he's a throwback. 00:29:22.059 --> 00:29:24.740 Arsene Wenger type Arsenal midfielder where we 00:29:24.740 --> 00:29:27.059 had loads of these type of players like Alexander 00:29:27.059 --> 00:29:34.660 Khleb, Thomas Wazicki, Jack Wilshere, Samir Nazri. 00:29:34.759 --> 00:29:36.660 We had loads. We were stacked with these type 00:29:36.660 --> 00:29:39.259 of players. And obviously we lacked creativity 00:29:39.259 --> 00:29:42.559 for a few years, but it's amazing to have a player 00:29:42.559 --> 00:29:47.720 like Eze back in the squad. So that's that. That 00:29:47.720 --> 00:29:53.980 was my... I've gone blank. Yeah, so yeah, that 00:29:53.980 --> 00:29:58.119 was my analysis of Arteta's pre -match presser 00:29:58.119 --> 00:30:01.579 of Arsenal versus Liverpool at Anfield Sunday. 00:30:02.140 --> 00:30:04.740 So yeah, once again, guys, don't forget to like, 00:30:04.779 --> 00:30:08.500 comment, share, subscribe and click this link 00:30:08.500 --> 00:30:12.900 for another fantastic video on Hybrid Powered 00:30:12.900 --> 00:30:14.799 by Chingsey Media. Signing out.