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We're back again for every word from Mikko
Arteta's post, Burnley Presser. Victor Jocarez
and Declan Rice helped us claim all three points
against Burnley at Turf Moor, and after the victory,
Mikel Arteta spoke to the press. Our manager
delivered an update on Jocarez and Martin Zubimendi,
as well as praising our performance to get a
ninth straight win in all competitions. On his
thoughts on the performance and the result. Very
happy. It's a really tough place to come. They've
lost once here in 18 months against Liverpool
with the last kick of the game from a penalty.
I think we started the game exceptionally well.
I think the first half was one of the best that
we've played. Scored two goals, generated another
two or three big chances and conceded nothing.
That was a platform because in the second half,
we dropped the standards, especially with the
ball and our intentions to take more risks and
play forwards. But again, defensively, we were
exceptional until the point of the free kick.
We were a bit lucky that it hit the post and
we kept the clean sheet. Yeah, I mean, obviously
after the first two goals, the game was over,
but it was just a matter of kind of seeing the
game out. As I've mentioned in many... press
conferences we've just generally been doing enough
to win games you know i feel like there's gears
that we can go up but um it's a long hard season
it's a marathon and we live to fight another
day so that's nine straight wins on to slavia
prague on tuesday afternoon on the reason for
Victor going off at half -time. I think it was
one of the best games that he's played. I think
overall his performance was exceptional. He was
part of the first goal. We had to take him off
because he was feeling a little niggle, muscular,
so we'll have to wait and see. The old case of
we'll have to wait and see, I guess. Well, that's
an interesting one, though, because it gives
Mikel Moreno an opportunity to play. You know,
it could just be giving him an opportunity to
play. So using the kind of niggle as an excuse.
Marino might play on Tuesday. Victor be arrested
for Sunderland on the weekend, which is another
tough game. So, yeah, let's see how it goes.
Obviously, it's good that Victor's got his third
goal in recent games and his sixth goal. On the
reason for Zubimendi being... On the reason for
Zubimendi being substituted off Zubi as well,
he asked to be subbed, so we'll have to wait
and see. Okay, so yeah, obviously it looks like
Mikel Marino's almost certainly going to play
from the start on Tuesday due to circumstances,
whether it be in midfield for Zubimendi or up
front for Victor Jokovic, I mean, or not. But
it seems that we've got a few injury doubts.
So, you know, that Sunderland game is a vital
game. It's vital that we get that win. I'd rather
not win against Slavia Prague if it meant we
won against Sunderland. So, yeah, if they're
doubtful or if there's any risk, just rest them
for Sunderland. There's players that can come
in and do a more than able job in their place.
On creating a good amount of chances from open
play. In midweek, we did exactly the same. At
the end, against teams that want to defend in
that low block, it is more difficult. And Burnley,
credit to them because they are very, very well
organised and the big teams have struggled big
time to generate chances and opportunities against
them. We certainly did that, especially in the
first half. I'm happy with that, but there's
still a lot of things to improve. Well, I mean,
they haven't played many big... teams this season
but the ones that spring to mind are ourselves
Manchester United Manchester City and Liverpool
and there's only one result in common they've
all beaten Burnley it's just the only thing I
know Mikel alluded to Burnley's very good impregnable
home record but who have they played They did
play Liverpool and they lost that. They lost
to the two Manchester sides away from home to
Manchester City comprehensively. And it seemed
like today we kind of coasted through the game
in the hole. But yeah, it's good that we got
the three points. That's the main thing. Another
clean sheet. And yeah, once again, we look forward
to Tuesday. On the challenge of playing at Turf
Moor, we have been discussing this season the
games that we have struggled or dropped points
in, especially last season. We knew the challenge
today and the level that we're going to have
to show to beat them because they have the spirit
and this belief to get results here at home.
And you could feel that. So what we've done,
big credit to the boys. I mean, to be fair, without
being too overconfident, I felt if we had the
right attitude, we was always going to win this
game, whether it be it take us 60, 70 minutes
to break them down or whether it be we get an
early goal and then kill it off with a second
in the first half, which is what we did today.
On Jokeres' play, everything, his high press,
his position and his touches, his threading behind.
the way he linked play, the way he got us from
this situation to transition moments. I think
he was in a really good moment. It's a shame
that he felt something. Yeah, it is a shame indeed,
because obviously he would have liked to have
got more than the one goal that he did get in
the first half. However, it probably is arguably
his best performance in an Arsenal shirt to date.
So I feel like since the Newcastle game, he's
definitely improved. And there was a few games
which he played in, which he played well, but
didn't get on the score sheet. Today, he did
both. So hopefully he can get a few more goals
before the international break. And then Kai
Havertz comes back into contention. So it's looking
really, really good on that striking front for
us. on conceding just one shot on target in four
games. I think, again, the spirit is in action
at the end. After a corner from Declan, that
Ethan doesn't win the duel there, and you see
10 players sprinting 80 metres. I mean, we play
with that desire, with that focus, with that
discipline. We'll win a lot of games. We will
win a lot of games. You know, we just need to
guard ourselves against complacency. If we do
that, we should win the next two games next week
against Slavia Prague on Tuesday afternoon at
5 .45 and against Sunderland on the weekend.
That's going to be a real tough game. But if
we can win those two games, it takes us up to
11 wins on this trot. And then we take on the
old enemy in Tottenham Hotspur.