WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.780 Hello and welcome to HYBR1D Powered by chinkseyMEDIA. 00:00:04.780 --> 00:00:08.560 It's been a minute but without any further 00:00:08.560 --> 00:00:12.539 ado, here is every word from Mikel Arteta's pre 00:00:12.539 --> 00:00:16.019 -Tottenham Hotspur presser. Mikel Arteta has 00:00:16.019 --> 00:00:20.100 spoken to the press ahead of our huge North London 00:00:20.100 --> 00:00:23.800 derby against Tottenham Hotspur tomorrow. We 00:00:23.800 --> 00:00:26.399 return to domestic football following the international 00:00:26.399 --> 00:00:29.760 break to take on Spurs. and at the sober reality 00:00:29.760 --> 00:00:33.140 training center mikhail faced questions on squad 00:00:33.140 --> 00:00:37.140 fitness our opponents and much more on gabrielle's 00:00:37.140 --> 00:00:40.179 injury gabby unfortunately picked up an injury 00:00:40.179 --> 00:00:42.579 with the brazil national team and he's going 00:00:42.579 --> 00:00:46.250 to be out for weeks. We need another scan next 00:00:46.250 --> 00:00:49.070 Wednesday and we'll then have the timeline probably 00:00:49.070 --> 00:00:52.530 much clearer than it is at the moment. Well, 00:00:52.630 --> 00:00:56.369 I mean, obviously, I think Mikel Arteta probably 00:00:56.369 --> 00:00:59.170 preempted the fact that we're going to have a 00:00:59.170 --> 00:01:02.390 lot of injuries, 60 game season, 65 possibly. 00:01:02.649 --> 00:01:06.510 So preparation is key. We had suffered from an 00:01:06.510 --> 00:01:09.849 injury crisis last season. So this is why our 00:01:09.849 --> 00:01:12.370 recruitment in the summer was vital, pivotal. 00:01:12.890 --> 00:01:15.769 And obviously, we've been famed for having depth, 00:01:15.969 --> 00:01:18.689 the best squad depth in Europe. So let's prove 00:01:18.689 --> 00:01:22.069 it. People like Mosquera, Incapia, Myles Lewis 00:01:22.069 --> 00:01:23.930 -Skelly, the three of them, they're going to 00:01:23.930 --> 00:01:26.329 have a lot of game time in the coming weeks as 00:01:26.329 --> 00:01:29.709 we have two games a week or three games in seven 00:01:29.709 --> 00:01:34.019 days for the foreseeable future. the time is 00:01:34.019 --> 00:01:37.299 now on how much of a blow it is. It's clearly 00:01:37.299 --> 00:01:40.920 a blow because he's our leader in our backline. 00:01:41.040 --> 00:01:44.159 And to me, it's never a positive thing. The good 00:01:44.159 --> 00:01:46.560 thing is that we have very good options and we 00:01:46.560 --> 00:01:49.180 need to stand up now and do the job. So like 00:01:49.180 --> 00:01:51.620 I just said, and obviously I didn't include Calafuri 00:01:51.620 --> 00:01:53.760 because I believe he'll be playing regardless, 00:01:53.959 --> 00:01:57.319 probably mostly fullback, but he can be in rotation 00:01:57.319 --> 00:02:00.579 with Lewis Skelly and Hinkapie. So it's a case 00:02:00.579 --> 00:02:04.980 of... three from two or four from two so you 00:02:04.980 --> 00:02:09.500 can rotate hincapié louis skelly calafiori and 00:02:09.500 --> 00:02:12.699 obviously gabrielle's already out on how much 00:02:12.699 --> 00:02:15.020 of a blow it is it's certainly a blow because 00:02:15.020 --> 00:02:18.120 he's our leader On Riccardo Calafiori's availability, 00:02:18.659 --> 00:02:21.139 he wasn't available for the international break. 00:02:21.360 --> 00:02:23.740 He's been carrying a few things and he had to 00:02:23.740 --> 00:02:26.219 bring him back. He hasn't trained yet. Tomorrow 00:02:26.219 --> 00:02:28.439 we have another training session and we'll see 00:02:28.439 --> 00:02:31.580 how it is. That old chestnut, I knew he was going 00:02:31.580 --> 00:02:34.939 to do this at least once in this interview. So 00:02:34.939 --> 00:02:37.080 the old, we've got one more training session, 00:02:37.340 --> 00:02:40.139 which is after the press conference. So you wouldn't 00:02:40.139 --> 00:02:41.599 know whether he's fit or not. So it's obviously 00:02:41.599 --> 00:02:45.780 mind games and credit, kudos. No Mohammed. Kudos 00:02:45.780 --> 00:02:49.080 to Mikel Arteta for not showing his hand to Thomas 00:02:49.080 --> 00:02:53.180 Frank. So he won't know whether Califuri will 00:02:53.180 --> 00:02:55.580 be starting or not. But obviously, I'm of the 00:02:55.580 --> 00:02:57.879 presumption, I'm presuming that he will start. 00:02:58.120 --> 00:03:02.159 But remains to be seen. On our long -term absentees, 00:03:02.199 --> 00:03:05.020 we've put in a lot of energy during the international 00:03:05.020 --> 00:03:08.199 break with all of their medical staff as well 00:03:08.199 --> 00:03:11.250 to try to bring them... As quickly as possible. 00:03:11.569 --> 00:03:14.229 Tomorrow we have another training session. See 00:03:14.229 --> 00:03:16.729 how some of them are feeling. Whether it's a 00:03:16.729 --> 00:03:20.030 bit too close for this game. Or we feel that 00:03:20.030 --> 00:03:22.310 they can contribute to the game. So tomorrow 00:03:22.310 --> 00:03:25.650 we can have more clarity. Okay, so the bunch 00:03:25.650 --> 00:03:28.650 of players that were injured. So starting with 00:03:28.650 --> 00:03:31.270 Gabriel Jesus. I don't think he'll be fit for 00:03:31.270 --> 00:03:33.870 this game. Although he is back in full training. 00:03:33.990 --> 00:03:35.789 However, I think it will take him another few 00:03:35.789 --> 00:03:39.319 weeks. But I stand to be corrected. Noni Madaweke 00:03:39.319 --> 00:03:42.979 is an interesting one. I'm going to predict that 00:03:42.979 --> 00:03:45.280 he'll be back at some point next week, but I 00:03:45.280 --> 00:03:46.900 wouldn't be surprised if he's on the bench tomorrow. 00:03:47.259 --> 00:03:49.319 Martin Odegaard is an interesting one as well. 00:03:49.719 --> 00:03:52.400 I'm going to say on the bench, if not back next 00:03:52.400 --> 00:03:55.460 week. Kai Havertz, I've heard that he's had an 00:03:55.460 --> 00:03:58.520 injury setback, so I don't expect to see him 00:03:58.520 --> 00:04:01.990 at all next week. Who knows? And obviously, Victor 00:04:01.990 --> 00:04:04.330 Jokeres, from what I've heard, he seems to be 00:04:04.330 --> 00:04:07.169 ready. Whether he can start or not is an interesting 00:04:07.169 --> 00:04:10.069 one, but I'll have him on the bench if fit. On 00:04:10.069 --> 00:04:12.770 if some of them could be in the squad. I'm hopeful 00:04:12.770 --> 00:04:15.710 that we can make another step tomorrow, but I 00:04:15.710 --> 00:04:19.709 certainly cannot say. Ooh, very mysterious. On 00:04:19.709 --> 00:04:22.490 what makes the North London derby so unique. 00:04:23.269 --> 00:04:25.970 It's just different. It's a big city, but it's 00:04:25.970 --> 00:04:29.209 a big rivalry. It's a part of London that we 00:04:29.209 --> 00:04:32.029 want to conquer and they want to do the same. 00:04:32.209 --> 00:04:34.689 There's been a lot of shifts as well over the 00:04:34.689 --> 00:04:37.410 years. We've been more dominant and it's just 00:04:37.410 --> 00:04:39.769 beautiful, especially when we play at home in 00:04:39.769 --> 00:04:42.470 front of our people. We know what it means to 00:04:42.470 --> 00:04:44.410 them and the energy that they're going to bring. 00:04:44.529 --> 00:04:47.009 The energy that the team is going to bring in 00:04:47.009 --> 00:04:49.389 every single action. And it's just a privilege 00:04:49.389 --> 00:04:52.750 to play those kind of games. We cannot wait to 00:04:52.750 --> 00:04:55.769 get to Sunday. Yeah, I mean, we've dominated 00:04:55.769 --> 00:04:58.850 Tottenham generally at home. I believe we've 00:04:58.850 --> 00:05:02.269 won four or five of the last six with one draw 00:05:02.269 --> 00:05:04.529 coming under Ange Postakoglu in a two -all draw. 00:05:04.709 --> 00:05:07.209 So yeah, in general, we usually win the home 00:05:07.209 --> 00:05:11.589 game. The away game tends to be a mixed bag of 00:05:11.589 --> 00:05:13.550 results, whether it's a draw, whether it's an 00:05:13.550 --> 00:05:15.750 Arsenal win, whether it's a Tottenham win. However, 00:05:15.810 --> 00:05:18.889 in recent years, we've had a very good record 00:05:18.889 --> 00:05:21.370 against Tottenham. We're unbeaten in a few seasons 00:05:21.370 --> 00:05:25.199 against them. So let's hope that continues tomorrow. 00:05:25.399 --> 00:05:28.180 On the challenge of focusing on just winning 00:05:28.180 --> 00:05:31.459 the game in a derby context, it's about bringing 00:05:31.459 --> 00:05:34.180 everything to the table. That's the context of 00:05:34.180 --> 00:05:36.920 the game and that's the superpower. When you 00:05:36.920 --> 00:05:39.300 have everybody playing with that passion and 00:05:39.300 --> 00:05:41.620 with the emotion within the team in every single 00:05:41.620 --> 00:05:45.060 ball, it makes a difference and we're very privileged. 00:05:45.319 --> 00:05:47.660 The way that the supporters have been with us 00:05:47.660 --> 00:05:49.920 at the Emirates Stadium and especially against 00:05:49.920 --> 00:05:53.339 our rivals. and on Sunday, I'm sure that the 00:05:53.339 --> 00:05:56.819 team is going to behave and make them very proud. 00:05:57.180 --> 00:05:59.699 Yeah, once again, it's important and essential 00:05:59.699 --> 00:06:02.899 that every player that joins Arsenal understands 00:06:02.899 --> 00:06:06.660 the magnitude of a fixture like this, that it's 00:06:06.660 --> 00:06:09.699 a must -win fixture for many contexts. Firstly, 00:06:09.819 --> 00:06:13.220 because we're fighting for the title. We drew 00:06:13.220 --> 00:06:15.500 our last game prior to the international break. 00:06:15.540 --> 00:06:18.579 That feels a long time ago now. Two, three weeks. 00:06:18.819 --> 00:06:21.360 And also Man City play before us. So at the time 00:06:21.360 --> 00:06:23.560 of recording, we don't know whether Man City 00:06:23.560 --> 00:06:25.879 are going to win, lose or draw. And it's a tough 00:06:25.879 --> 00:06:28.540 game. So regardless of whether they win, lose 00:06:28.540 --> 00:06:31.779 or draw, we need to win anyway. So if they lose, 00:06:32.019 --> 00:06:35.980 we have a chance to extend our lead to more points 00:06:35.980 --> 00:06:40.040 than it is. However, if they win, they go one 00:06:40.040 --> 00:06:43.740 point behind us with us yet to play. So either 00:06:43.740 --> 00:06:45.660 way, whatever way you want to look at it, the 00:06:45.660 --> 00:06:47.600 pressure is on us to win and get back to winning 00:06:47.600 --> 00:06:51.230 ways after a disappointing draw. against Sunderland 00:06:51.230 --> 00:06:53.589 before the break and why we've been so good against 00:06:53.589 --> 00:06:57.370 Spurs in recent seasons yes that emotion requires 00:06:57.370 --> 00:07:00.769 something else and you cannot be too high but 00:07:00.769 --> 00:07:03.649 at the same time that game demands that in every 00:07:03.649 --> 00:07:07.129 ball in every action you have to be at it a bit 00:07:07.129 --> 00:07:10.509 more than at any other game we have found a really 00:07:10.509 --> 00:07:13.290 good balance we played well some days we have 00:07:13.290 --> 00:07:15.850 won some days we have been a bit lucky as well 00:07:15.850 --> 00:07:19.290 which is fair to say So on Sunday, we need a 00:07:19.290 --> 00:07:21.930 really good performance to beat them. Yeah, we're 00:07:21.930 --> 00:07:25.209 definitely lucky. Probably I'd say last season 00:07:25.209 --> 00:07:27.449 when we went to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 00:07:27.449 --> 00:07:30.230 and we ground out a 1 -0 win. I believe it was 00:07:30.230 --> 00:07:32.589 in September. And we've been lucky in a few games 00:07:32.589 --> 00:07:35.149 over the last eight or nine fixtures, but generally 00:07:35.149 --> 00:07:37.189 we've deserved to win and been the better team 00:07:37.189 --> 00:07:39.790 anyway. So hopefully that continues tomorrow. 00:07:40.050 --> 00:07:42.550 Wayne Rooney saying Victor Jokeres is one of 00:07:42.550 --> 00:07:46.160 his top three players so far this season. I'm 00:07:46.160 --> 00:07:48.180 really glad that it's come from someone like 00:07:48.180 --> 00:07:50.500 Wayne. His experience and the kind of player 00:07:50.500 --> 00:07:53.199 that he was. It's not just related to the goals 00:07:53.199 --> 00:07:55.720 that he has scored, but the contribution to the 00:07:55.720 --> 00:07:58.680 team. What a number nine can do. And I think 00:07:58.680 --> 00:08:01.160 you can see the impact that Victor has on our 00:08:01.160 --> 00:08:03.660 team. His work rate and the way he opens the 00:08:03.660 --> 00:08:06.439 spaces for other people. The time that he generates 00:08:06.439 --> 00:08:09.269 for us. and then the level of threat that he's 00:08:09.269 --> 00:08:12.129 brought to the team, which is magnificent. So 00:08:12.129 --> 00:08:14.389 I'm really happy to hear that. Yeah, he mentioned 00:08:14.389 --> 00:08:17.670 that, Wayne Rooney mentioned that he was impressed 00:08:17.670 --> 00:08:20.930 with Antoine Semenyo, Victor Jokeres, and Brian 00:08:20.930 --> 00:08:24.610 Imbrema. So, obviously, Jokeres got injured and 00:08:24.610 --> 00:08:27.529 has missed a few games in recent weeks. However, 00:08:27.769 --> 00:08:30.509 just as his performances were starting to improve, 00:08:30.889 --> 00:08:34.370 he went down. So hopefully he's back in the squad 00:08:34.370 --> 00:08:36.879 tomorrow. Whether he's starting or on the bench, 00:08:36.960 --> 00:08:38.539 I don't think he'll have enough match fitness 00:08:38.539 --> 00:08:41.039 to start. But that remains to be seen. But what 00:08:41.039 --> 00:08:43.460 I do think is he will be involved in some capacity 00:08:43.460 --> 00:08:46.269 tomorrow. And hopefully he can continue where 00:08:46.269 --> 00:08:48.690 he left off. On how different the challenge is 00:08:48.690 --> 00:08:51.909 facing Spurs this season compared to last season. 00:08:52.149 --> 00:08:54.750 Well, I think every game is very different. And 00:08:54.750 --> 00:08:57.250 in the same season as well, depending on the 00:08:57.250 --> 00:09:00.610 momentum of each team, the games are very, very 00:09:00.610 --> 00:09:02.950 different. I think Thomas has brought something 00:09:02.950 --> 00:09:05.009 very different to what they had before as well. 00:09:05.129 --> 00:09:07.950 And you just have to see at his record and how 00:09:07.950 --> 00:09:10.269 remarkable a job he did in his previous club. 00:09:10.549 --> 00:09:13.629 And he's given a very clear identity to the team. 00:09:13.909 --> 00:09:16.129 how they want to play, how they want to compete, 00:09:16.309 --> 00:09:19.210 and it will be very tough. Well, on that subject, 00:09:19.309 --> 00:09:22.830 we had a taste of what to expect from him in 00:09:22.830 --> 00:09:25.549 the summer, where they played a counter -attacking 00:09:25.549 --> 00:09:29.549 style, defensively rigid, solid, regimented, 00:09:29.549 --> 00:09:32.490 and caught us on the break. They beat us 1 -0, 00:09:32.610 --> 00:09:34.509 but however, that was in pre -season, but it 00:09:34.509 --> 00:09:37.110 at least gives us an idea of what to expect. 00:09:37.210 --> 00:09:39.769 I think we're going to get a similar game tomorrow, 00:09:40.029 --> 00:09:42.289 where I think we're going to have most of the 00:09:42.289 --> 00:09:44.919 ball. We're going to be taking the game to them 00:09:44.919 --> 00:09:47.539 and they're going to be resolute and try to catch 00:09:47.539 --> 00:09:49.799 us on the break with players like Kudos. However, 00:09:49.919 --> 00:09:53.179 I think it's just a game for patience, a game 00:09:53.179 --> 00:09:55.860 for perseverance, like I say, most weeks. And 00:09:55.860 --> 00:09:59.669 I think if we can remain patient. Keep our heads. 00:09:59.909 --> 00:10:03.549 Stay compact and resolute ourselves. Snuff out 00:10:03.549 --> 00:10:05.830 their counter -attacks. We should be firm. Only 00:10:05.830 --> 00:10:08.190 if the table has flattered them based on how 00:10:08.190 --> 00:10:10.769 they've played. I think when you start to be 00:10:10.769 --> 00:10:13.190 a part of the season that we are in, you have 00:10:13.190 --> 00:10:15.870 to really enjoy what you are. And I think they've 00:10:15.870 --> 00:10:18.490 done a lot of very good things. They've set out 00:10:18.490 --> 00:10:20.690 to win. They've won in some tough places as well. 00:10:20.950 --> 00:10:23.629 Their record away from home has been very impressive 00:10:23.629 --> 00:10:26.549 as well. So you need to merit that. Nobody gives 00:10:26.549 --> 00:10:28.870 you anything easy in this league. Okay, so he's 00:10:28.870 --> 00:10:30.889 obviously alluding to the fact that they've won 00:10:30.889 --> 00:10:33.970 at Manchester City, the Etihad. Very impressive 00:10:33.970 --> 00:10:36.690 win. So we need to be aware that they're capable 00:10:36.690 --> 00:10:38.730 of doing those type of things. That was a big 00:10:38.730 --> 00:10:41.529 result for them. Although they generally do have 00:10:41.529 --> 00:10:43.549 the Indian sign on Manchester City. That being 00:10:43.549 --> 00:10:46.450 said, they haven't beaten us for 15 years. And 00:10:46.450 --> 00:10:49.090 I believe they've only beaten us twice in the 00:10:49.090 --> 00:10:52.830 Premier League. Away from home, that is. All 00:10:52.830 --> 00:10:56.029 things encompassing, I think if we can play to 00:10:56.029 --> 00:10:58.629 our abilities, I don't think the results should 00:10:58.629 --> 00:11:01.230 be in question at all. On it being a very big 00:11:01.230 --> 00:11:04.090 opportunity for whoever plays instead of Gabriel. 00:11:04.690 --> 00:11:07.029 Yes, for sure. And that's what we're looking 00:11:07.029 --> 00:11:09.730 at. That's what we're looking for. And the good 00:11:09.730 --> 00:11:12.490 thing is that we have to take our players in 00:11:12.490 --> 00:11:15.830 different positions over a very... heavy season 00:11:15.830 --> 00:11:18.350 and whoever plays is going to be ready to do 00:11:18.350 --> 00:11:21.549 that yeah so obviously there's a number of different 00:11:21.549 --> 00:11:24.250 permutations in terms of how we can line up in 00:11:24.250 --> 00:11:27.370 the back four but I generally know that Mikel 00:11:27.370 --> 00:11:30.370 doesn't like to disrupt his relationships on 00:11:30.370 --> 00:11:32.309 the pitch therefore we know we're going to get 00:11:32.309 --> 00:11:35.870 Raya, Julian Timber, William Saliba and depending 00:11:35.870 --> 00:11:38.490 on Calafiori's fitness I think he will be fit 00:11:38.490 --> 00:11:41.049 I think Calafiori will play left back and it 00:11:41.360 --> 00:11:43.759 It appears it will be a straight shootout between 00:11:43.759 --> 00:11:48.360 Hinkapie and Mosquera. However, because William 00:11:48.360 --> 00:11:51.860 Saliba usually plays left fullback, usually plays 00:11:51.860 --> 00:11:55.289 on the right. next to timba at right center back 00:11:55.289 --> 00:11:58.889 it means that he's likely to go for hincape however 00:11:58.889 --> 00:12:02.509 on the contrary mosquera has played a number 00:12:02.509 --> 00:12:05.350 of games period for arsenal so far and has done 00:12:05.350 --> 00:12:08.590 really well so i'm inclined to go saliba left 00:12:08.590 --> 00:12:11.330 center back mosquera right center back because 00:12:11.330 --> 00:12:13.529 don't forget saliba does play left center back 00:12:13.529 --> 00:12:16.389 for france interesting one that is on how to 00:12:16.389 --> 00:12:19.169 prepare for three big games coming up in a short 00:12:19.169 --> 00:12:22.250 space of time well we knew the preparation and 00:12:22.279 --> 00:12:24.659 an international break we knew that this was 00:12:24.659 --> 00:12:27.720 coming it was again very intense but beautiful 00:12:27.720 --> 00:12:30.519 as well we had a very tough start to the season 00:12:30.519 --> 00:12:34.080 as well we're ready for that and now have everybody 00:12:34.080 --> 00:12:37.440 healthy or the most of them healthy which is 00:12:37.440 --> 00:12:40.500 a key thing obviously and then again get in the 00:12:40.500 --> 00:12:43.340 rhythm start to generate momentum again. We're 00:12:43.340 --> 00:12:45.820 in a really good moment and we need to continue 00:12:45.820 --> 00:12:48.299 to do that game by game because the games are 00:12:48.299 --> 00:12:50.840 going to be very thick and fast and we need to 00:12:50.840 --> 00:12:53.980 be ready. Everybody has to be at it. So yeah, 00:12:54.080 --> 00:12:58.779 I think it's how Mikel rotates the squad in the 00:12:58.779 --> 00:13:01.519 next seven, eight days where we have three big 00:13:01.519 --> 00:13:05.080 games starting with Tottenham, then going to 00:13:05.080 --> 00:13:08.379 Bayern Munich at home, obviously, and then Chelsea. 00:13:09.240 --> 00:13:11.379 Don't forget Chelsea have a big game of their 00:13:11.379 --> 00:13:14.139 own, a must -win clash against Barcelona. So 00:13:14.139 --> 00:13:16.960 they're going to have to tinker with things as 00:13:16.960 --> 00:13:19.679 well as they play Burnley this afternoon. So 00:13:19.679 --> 00:13:22.440 what we need to do, we need to focus on game 00:13:22.440 --> 00:13:25.679 by game. I think he can make subtle rotations 00:13:25.679 --> 00:13:28.279 which won't weaken the squad. For instance, Lewis 00:13:28.279 --> 00:13:31.179 Skelly, for me, I believe he'll come in on Wednesday. 00:13:31.710 --> 00:13:34.230 Therefore, it's a question of whether Hincapié 00:13:34.230 --> 00:13:37.230 starts this game. So it's just going to be a 00:13:37.230 --> 00:13:41.110 rotation between Hincapié, Luis Skelly and Calafiori 00:13:41.110 --> 00:13:44.149 in the next week. And then obviously you make 00:13:44.149 --> 00:13:47.509 subtle rotations with Madueke coming in, giving 00:13:47.509 --> 00:13:51.190 Saka a rest and people like Trossard. Whether 00:13:51.190 --> 00:13:53.289 Martinelli's fit is another good question as 00:13:53.289 --> 00:13:56.789 well. So there's a lot of permutations to kind 00:13:56.789 --> 00:13:58.950 of shuffle through. So it'll be interesting to 00:13:58.950 --> 00:14:01.779 see how Mikel deals with that. And if so many 00:14:01.779 --> 00:14:05.019 injuries are taken away from the quality of the 00:14:05.019 --> 00:14:07.720 game. Injuries are part of football. Obviously 00:14:07.720 --> 00:14:10.360 the demands that those players have in the way 00:14:10.360 --> 00:14:12.899 that the schedule is. There's more demands than 00:14:12.899 --> 00:14:16.059 ever. And hopefully and probably that's going 00:14:16.059 --> 00:14:18.899 to bring more injuries. We will try to avoid 00:14:18.899 --> 00:14:21.620 that as much as possible. But you can see that 00:14:21.620 --> 00:14:23.899 in many clubs even in different countries as 00:14:23.899 --> 00:14:26.240 well. So we're going to have to live with that. 00:14:26.480 --> 00:14:29.340 Yeah I think how we deal with the injuries and 00:14:29.340 --> 00:14:32.350 the squad. And the so -called squad depth will 00:14:32.350 --> 00:14:35.730 be key to determine how successful we are this 00:14:35.730 --> 00:14:37.710 season. So we've obviously prepared ourselves 00:14:37.710 --> 00:14:41.230 for this situation in the summer with the transfers 00:14:41.230 --> 00:14:44.690 we made. So there's no real excuses because we 00:14:44.690 --> 00:14:48.110 had that excuse last season, but we catered for 00:14:48.110 --> 00:14:50.570 it in the summer. So I think we're well equipped 00:14:50.570 --> 00:14:53.549 to deal with it. And hopefully we can. On how 00:14:53.549 --> 00:14:56.570 Gabriel Jesus is getting on in his rehabilitation. 00:14:57.639 --> 00:15:00.279 Very good. So he's doing everything with the 00:15:00.279 --> 00:15:03.899 team at the moment for the last almost two weeks. 00:15:04.460 --> 00:15:06.779 We're going to give him some exposure as well 00:15:06.779 --> 00:15:09.340 internally with some games so he gets that fitness. 00:15:09.580 --> 00:15:12.320 But he looks really good in training and he's 00:15:12.320 --> 00:15:15.309 going to be a big... addition to the team okay 00:15:15.309 --> 00:15:18.049 so it looks like he's gonna get some friendly 00:15:18.049 --> 00:15:21.529 indoor friendlies where a team usually we usually 00:15:21.529 --> 00:15:24.509 play like Watford and things like that so unofficial 00:15:24.509 --> 00:15:27.210 friendlies get his match fitness up see how he 00:15:27.210 --> 00:15:29.950 is when he goes into challenges and see how he 00:15:29.950 --> 00:15:33.289 lasts the game and I think if he can come through 00:15:33.289 --> 00:15:35.730 that then we're looking at probably the next 00:15:35.730 --> 00:15:39.509 two three four weeks for him to be properly integrated 00:15:39.509 --> 00:15:42.629 into the starting, well, into the squad, matchday 00:15:42.629 --> 00:15:45.610 squad that is. On advice to give Ebereche Eze 00:15:45.610 --> 00:15:48.850 ahead of his first North London derby, nothing 00:15:48.850 --> 00:15:51.929 special, nothing different to any player, nothing 00:15:51.929 --> 00:15:54.830 different to any other player. I'm very happy 00:15:54.830 --> 00:15:57.450 that he is with us. Over the years, he's had 00:15:57.450 --> 00:16:00.750 many options to go to different places. In the 00:16:00.750 --> 00:16:03.509 end, he was allowed to leave and he chose to 00:16:03.509 --> 00:16:06.659 come here. which I'm very happy and proud of. 00:16:06.840 --> 00:16:09.299 It's going to be a game that I can't wait for 00:16:09.299 --> 00:16:12.159 him to experience because it's very special. 00:16:12.399 --> 00:16:14.919 Well, Ebereche growing up as an Arsenal fan, 00:16:15.100 --> 00:16:19.019 a huge Arsenal fan, being in a youth team from 00:16:19.019 --> 00:16:21.360 very young and having a family that are huge 00:16:21.360 --> 00:16:24.159 Arsenal fans, I don't think you need to explain 00:16:24.159 --> 00:16:26.519 to him the magnitude, the importance of this 00:16:26.519 --> 00:16:29.159 game. He would understand it. He gets it. Another 00:16:29.159 --> 00:16:32.480 dimension to this game is the fact that he almost 00:16:32.480 --> 00:16:35.980 went to Tottenham. So only he would be able to 00:16:35.980 --> 00:16:39.379 kind of exhibit how he feels internally. And 00:16:39.379 --> 00:16:41.480 I'm sure he's going to do it on a pitch. We already 00:16:41.480 --> 00:16:44.360 got a pivotal goal from him against his former 00:16:44.360 --> 00:16:47.139 side. So I think and I'm expecting him to do 00:16:47.139 --> 00:16:49.799 something special tomorrow as well. And if I 00:16:49.799 --> 00:16:52.559 was Mikel. I would start him for those reasons. 00:16:52.779 --> 00:16:55.179 Well what I'm very aware of is that he wants 00:16:55.179 --> 00:16:58.080 to continue with us. He's very happy that he's 00:16:58.080 --> 00:17:00.860 in a place that he wants to continue to be and 00:17:00.860 --> 00:17:03.519 achieve everything that we want to achieve together. 00:17:04.279 --> 00:17:06.599 When that happens and how it happens, I'll leave 00:17:06.599 --> 00:17:09.799 that to him and the club. Yeah, I mean, I think 00:17:09.799 --> 00:17:12.619 it's done as far as I'm aware. It's just a matter 00:17:12.619 --> 00:17:16.059 of when the contract extension will be announced. 00:17:16.240 --> 00:17:18.059 Obviously, the club will probably look for the 00:17:18.059 --> 00:17:21.039 right time to announce it. These next seven days 00:17:21.039 --> 00:17:24.559 are quite hectic, so I anticipate and envisage 00:17:24.559 --> 00:17:27.319 that it will probably be within the next two 00:17:27.319 --> 00:17:30.920 weeks or so. I'm going until March with no more 00:17:30.920 --> 00:17:33.809 international breaks. We have a lot of work to 00:17:33.809 --> 00:17:37.009 do until that point. Again, go game by game, 00:17:37.130 --> 00:17:40.250 put the focus in the present, the things that 00:17:40.250 --> 00:17:43.549 we can do and we can control. try to improve 00:17:43.549 --> 00:17:46.829 every single day, try to be a better team. We'll 00:17:46.829 --> 00:17:49.750 have different videos playing different kinds 00:17:49.750 --> 00:17:52.309 of oppositions. We'll have different resources 00:17:52.309 --> 00:17:55.250 available as well in the team. We'll try to be 00:17:55.250 --> 00:17:58.430 as competitive as we can and win as many games 00:17:58.430 --> 00:18:01.869 as we can. So yeah, as Pep Guardiola said, this 00:18:01.869 --> 00:18:04.690 is where the real season starts. So incidentally, 00:18:04.690 --> 00:18:06.750 he said once all the international breaks are 00:18:06.750 --> 00:18:09.599 out of the way. The games come freaking fast. 00:18:10.059 --> 00:18:12.440 Injuries happen. Christmas break happens. You 00:18:12.440 --> 00:18:16.480 play three games in seven, eight days. So he's 00:18:16.480 --> 00:18:19.039 classing it as this is the proper start of the 00:18:19.039 --> 00:18:22.079 season. And also we're one third into the season 00:18:22.079 --> 00:18:25.079 now. So I make him right on that one. Yeah, probably 00:18:25.079 --> 00:18:28.980 it's just a case of consistency, momentum, you 00:18:28.980 --> 00:18:32.559 know, winning games, ticking games off the calendar. 00:18:32.680 --> 00:18:34.779 And obviously it's just going to be a hectic 00:18:34.779 --> 00:18:37.019 run of fixtures going into the home straight. 00:18:37.400 --> 00:18:40.900 Once we get to March, towards the latter end 00:18:40.900 --> 00:18:43.740 of the season, the last 10, 15 games of the season, 00:18:43.900 --> 00:18:46.480 so you want to stand yourself in as good a stead 00:18:46.480 --> 00:18:49.779 as possible going into that segment in March. 00:18:50.019 --> 00:18:52.599 On what it was like during the time that we were 00:18:52.599 --> 00:18:55.559 trying to sign Eze, I don't know. At the end 00:18:55.559 --> 00:18:57.599 of the day, there were three different parties. 00:18:57.740 --> 00:19:00.660 My feeling when I spoke to him was that he wanted 00:19:00.660 --> 00:19:03.640 to join. It's all about timing as well in football, 00:19:03.839 --> 00:19:06.980 which is something very different. which is something 00:19:06.980 --> 00:19:09.359 very difficult to predict and maybe it doesn't 00:19:09.359 --> 00:19:12.259 work. But I'm very glad that it did work. It 00:19:12.259 --> 00:19:14.799 worked in a great way. I'm very happy with what 00:19:14.799 --> 00:19:17.420 he's doing, what he can do for the club and the 00:19:17.420 --> 00:19:19.619 team. And it's just the start of the journey. 00:19:19.960 --> 00:19:22.920 So, yeah, I don't think it's much of a secret 00:19:22.920 --> 00:19:24.920 that he was on the brink of joining Tottenham. 00:19:25.119 --> 00:19:28.440 And also that kind of aligned with the fact that 00:19:28.440 --> 00:19:32.170 Kai Havertz got injured. the day before so i 00:19:32.170 --> 00:19:35.609 think that's why mikhail mentioned timing because 00:19:35.609 --> 00:19:40.109 had havers not got injured or had havers got 00:19:40.109 --> 00:19:42.309 injured a week later as they probably would have 00:19:42.309 --> 00:19:45.150 been on the opposing side so that's how things 00:19:45.150 --> 00:19:47.609 aligned and the fact that andrea burr is also 00:19:47.609 --> 00:19:50.210 at the club now and operating in the way he is 00:19:50.210 --> 00:19:52.710 everything just aligned on if there's more to 00:19:52.710 --> 00:19:56.000 come from him a lot Because those relations you 00:19:56.000 --> 00:19:58.440 have to build and a creative player needs to 00:19:58.440 --> 00:20:01.099 understand that. It's all about connections and 00:20:01.099 --> 00:20:04.279 timing and about being in flow. He's playing 00:20:04.279 --> 00:20:06.720 in a different position. The more he's settled 00:20:06.720 --> 00:20:09.920 in one of the positions and has had to interact 00:20:09.920 --> 00:20:12.799 with players a bit more freely, which he's doing 00:20:12.799 --> 00:20:14.980 at the moment, his natural talent will come out 00:20:14.980 --> 00:20:17.640 and he will have an even bigger impact on the 00:20:17.640 --> 00:20:21.660 team. Yeah, for sure. We've seen glimpses of 00:20:21.660 --> 00:20:24.460 what he's capable of. He's obviously a very athletic 00:20:24.460 --> 00:20:27.740 player. He's scored some amazing goals for Arsenal 00:20:27.740 --> 00:20:31.079 and England in recent months. So we've seen glimpses, 00:20:31.079 --> 00:20:33.799 but I think he's just kind of sitting in and 00:20:33.799 --> 00:20:35.880 into the side. You know, it's been a big move 00:20:35.880 --> 00:20:39.200 for him. He's adapting to our tactics. He's adapting 00:20:39.200 --> 00:20:42.720 to the differences in pace, especially in European 00:20:42.720 --> 00:20:44.619 football in the Champions League, which he's 00:20:44.619 --> 00:20:47.359 never played before. So I think the more games 00:20:47.359 --> 00:20:50.380 he does play, the more he plays with his teammates, 00:20:50.539 --> 00:20:53.940 the better it will be for him. But the quality 00:20:53.940 --> 00:20:57.019 is never in question because the goals that he 00:20:57.019 --> 00:21:00.519 scored, only he's capable of them in our team. 00:21:00.579 --> 00:21:03.299 You know, the kind of acrobatic volleys that 00:21:03.299 --> 00:21:05.299 he's been scoring for fun out of this world. 00:21:05.440 --> 00:21:07.700 On Alex Oxlade -Chamberlain training with us 00:21:07.700 --> 00:21:10.819 recently. It's great to have him around. Very 00:21:10.819 --> 00:21:13.680 proud to have him because, first of all, he wanted 00:21:13.680 --> 00:21:16.460 to be back. So when that happened, he's a player 00:21:16.460 --> 00:21:20.640 that has been out, he wanted to come, that he 00:21:20.640 --> 00:21:23.119 felt loved here, respected, and he believes it's 00:21:23.119 --> 00:21:26.119 the right environment for him to start, to build 00:21:26.119 --> 00:21:28.759 something new in his career. We all know Alex, 00:21:28.960 --> 00:21:32.059 how magnificent a person he is. He can be a great 00:21:32.059 --> 00:21:34.859 example for the players as well. A great experience, 00:21:34.980 --> 00:21:39.049 even for me. So good to have him around. Well, 00:21:39.069 --> 00:21:41.230 he's clearly a good friend of Mikel Arteta, a 00:21:41.230 --> 00:21:44.150 former teammate. However, I haven't fully forgiven 00:21:44.150 --> 00:21:46.349 him for leaving and joining Liverpool and then 00:21:46.349 --> 00:21:49.990 claiming he was a Liverpool fan. But it is what 00:21:49.990 --> 00:21:53.690 it is, I guess. And if the current team has an 00:21:53.690 --> 00:21:57.829 edge and that nastiness, yes, I do feel that 00:21:57.829 --> 00:22:01.750 we have everything that it takes to win. Well, 00:22:01.910 --> 00:22:04.470 having an edge and winning is the most important 00:22:04.470 --> 00:22:07.109 thing. If you don't have an edge, but you win. 00:22:07.720 --> 00:22:12.480 Then I'll take that too. On who the nastiest 00:22:12.480 --> 00:22:15.680 players are. It's not about that. I don't know 00:22:15.680 --> 00:22:18.819 if that's the best word. It's at the end. You 00:22:18.819 --> 00:22:20.740 need to have everything that is required to win. 00:22:20.920 --> 00:22:23.519 And then you have to deliver and do it. I really 00:22:23.519 --> 00:22:26.279 believe in my team. So obviously the report I 00:22:26.279 --> 00:22:29.140 wanted. Mikel Arteta to call out people like 00:22:29.140 --> 00:22:32.279 Ben White. Call out people like Timber for time 00:22:32.279 --> 00:22:35.259 wasting on throw -ins. Lewis Skelly, Gabriel. 00:22:35.619 --> 00:22:38.859 There you go. I named them for him. on managing 00:22:38.859 --> 00:22:42.599 Calafiori's loading. He's been dealing with a 00:22:42.599 --> 00:22:45.339 little issue and he played. Then we rested him 00:22:45.339 --> 00:22:48.819 and took that load because of that. And when 00:22:48.819 --> 00:22:51.079 he got into the last game and had to travel with 00:22:51.079 --> 00:22:53.500 the national team, they were very understanding 00:22:53.500 --> 00:22:55.779 of that issue and that's when they have allowed 00:22:55.779 --> 00:23:00.680 him to come back. Okay, I think he's making it 00:23:00.680 --> 00:23:03.980 seem that he's got an injury that puts him into 00:23:03.980 --> 00:23:06.140 doubt for tomorrow, but I personally think he's 00:23:06.140 --> 00:23:09.170 fine. But we'll see. And if he'd like to see 00:23:09.170 --> 00:23:11.650 more of Odegaard roaming around attacking positions. 00:23:12.390 --> 00:23:15.049 Yeah, we have new players and new players create 00:23:15.049 --> 00:23:17.670 new connections, create new ways of attacking 00:23:17.670 --> 00:23:20.089 especially. And we need to let that flourish. 00:23:20.569 --> 00:23:23.109 We are learning a lot from them and where they 00:23:23.109 --> 00:23:25.930 feel comfortable, how they can do that in the 00:23:25.930 --> 00:23:28.490 most efficient way. And when he's back in the 00:23:28.490 --> 00:23:31.650 team, I'm sure that we'll be able to do other 00:23:31.650 --> 00:23:34.509 things as well. Yeah, when he says the new players, 00:23:34.630 --> 00:23:36.650 he definitely means people like Jokeres kind 00:23:36.650 --> 00:23:39.829 of occupying the two centre -backs, peeling off 00:23:39.829 --> 00:23:42.549 to the left sometimes. So there's more movement. 00:23:42.750 --> 00:23:46.029 It pushes the defenders back. It also means that 00:23:46.029 --> 00:23:50.609 you're more unlikely to double up on Saka or 00:23:50.609 --> 00:23:53.349 more unlikely to double up on people like Saka, 00:23:53.450 --> 00:23:57.380 freely knowing that if you do... He can spray 00:23:57.380 --> 00:24:00.500 the ball on the other side and people like Odegaard, 00:24:00.519 --> 00:24:03.799 Eze, Jokers have more space to punish you in. 00:24:03.839 --> 00:24:06.700 So the more good players you have in the team, 00:24:06.839 --> 00:24:12.599 the harder it is to subdue them because if you 00:24:12.599 --> 00:24:15.019 put two players on them, it means someone's going 00:24:15.019 --> 00:24:17.359 to be free on the opposite side. And if he's 00:24:17.359 --> 00:24:19.599 optimistic about our players who are recovering 00:24:19.599 --> 00:24:23.119 from injuries, I am. But it's the final stage. 00:24:23.319 --> 00:24:26.059 And now is when there's contact around them. 00:24:26.359 --> 00:24:29.079 When they have to be pushing to do very unpredictable 00:24:29.079 --> 00:24:32.000 things that they haven't done. I think they're 00:24:32.000 --> 00:24:34.380 going to be with us soon. I don't know if Sunday 00:24:34.380 --> 00:24:36.859 is going to be too soon. Well, like I mentioned 00:24:36.859 --> 00:24:39.099 already, I think we're going to have one or two, 00:24:39.200 --> 00:24:42.519 maybe even three back tomorrow. But I think the 00:24:42.519 --> 00:24:44.960 other ones will come over the next few games, 00:24:45.039 --> 00:24:48.619 whether it's Bayern Munich, Chelsea. or the following 00:24:48.619 --> 00:24:51.200 game, which I believe is Brentford, I think they'll 00:24:51.200 --> 00:24:53.480 be back within the next week or so, all of them. 00:24:53.700 --> 00:24:57.519 On if one player can replace Gabriel and his 00:24:57.519 --> 00:25:00.759 partnership with Saliba, no, because every player 00:25:00.759 --> 00:25:03.420 brings specific qualities, and Gabi's is his 00:25:03.420 --> 00:25:06.180 leadership, his presence, and that love that 00:25:06.180 --> 00:25:09.079 he has to defend, and to transmit as well, his 00:25:09.079 --> 00:25:11.940 body language to the other players. We have to 00:25:11.940 --> 00:25:14.440 do it, and we have to spread that. People will 00:25:14.440 --> 00:25:17.299 step up. We've done it in the past many, many 00:25:17.299 --> 00:25:20.599 times. Unfortunately, we played last year the 00:25:20.599 --> 00:25:22.539 biggest and most prominent part of the season 00:25:22.539 --> 00:25:25.380 without him as well. And the team was able to 00:25:25.380 --> 00:25:28.900 cope with that. Well, last season, we had Jakub 00:25:28.900 --> 00:25:31.119 Kivior come in when Gabriel got injured and he 00:25:31.119 --> 00:25:33.619 did a good job. But however, we've brought in 00:25:33.619 --> 00:25:36.240 players that I believe are a level above him 00:25:36.240 --> 00:25:40.539 in Piero Nkapieh and Christian Mosquera. Now, 00:25:40.640 --> 00:25:44.059 Gabriel's out for the foreseeable future. It's 00:25:44.059 --> 00:25:46.279 a chance for those players to get more game time. 00:25:46.420 --> 00:25:49.759 It was essential that Hinkapie was up to match 00:25:49.759 --> 00:25:52.640 fitness. So that game against Slavia probably 00:25:52.640 --> 00:25:55.240 turned out to be a blessing in disguise because 00:25:55.240 --> 00:25:58.759 it means that now, coupled with the Ecuador fixtures 00:25:58.759 --> 00:26:04.240 he played in, he's had more games and more rhythm 00:26:04.240 --> 00:26:06.839 and more match fitness. So I think he will be 00:26:06.839 --> 00:26:11.059 fit. And in contention to battle out with Mosquera 00:26:11.059 --> 00:26:14.720 for a place alongside Saliba tomorrow. On how 00:26:14.720 --> 00:26:17.920 high he rates Zubi Mendy amongst the best midfielders 00:26:17.920 --> 00:26:20.599 in the world. While my players are the best, 00:26:20.680 --> 00:26:22.940 to compare him with other players I don't think 00:26:22.940 --> 00:26:25.579 is fair. I think each player has his own qualities. 00:26:25.839 --> 00:26:29.380 I think the impact of Zubi on the team is unquestionable. 00:26:29.559 --> 00:26:33.200 I think what he's doing and doing it so early 00:26:33.200 --> 00:26:36.059 in his career here. It's very, very impressive. 00:26:36.299 --> 00:26:38.960 And that's what we need. Players at that level 00:26:38.960 --> 00:26:41.339 playing that consistently and helping the team 00:26:41.339 --> 00:26:43.980 is going to be very positive for the team and 00:26:43.980 --> 00:26:46.859 the results of the team. Yeah, Zubin Mendy is 00:26:46.859 --> 00:26:52.279 right at the hub of our team. Clearly revolutionized 00:26:52.279 --> 00:26:55.900 the team, the way he's kind of dictating the 00:26:55.900 --> 00:26:59.319 play, dictating the pace of the game. Of course, 00:26:59.319 --> 00:27:00.799 he's one of the best midfielders in the world. 00:27:00.900 --> 00:27:03.880 That goes without saying. And like he said, His 00:27:03.880 --> 00:27:06.539 players are the best players in the world. So 00:27:06.539 --> 00:27:09.599 other players should be comparing their players 00:27:09.599 --> 00:27:12.420 to ours. On if he should be in the Spain team 00:27:12.420 --> 00:27:14.759 at the World Cup next summer. That's for the 00:27:14.759 --> 00:27:16.980 manager to decide. Hopefully he'll do so well 00:27:16.980 --> 00:27:19.680 here that he'll have a great chance and a big 00:27:19.680 --> 00:27:22.420 headache for the manager. Yeah, that was almost 00:27:22.420 --> 00:27:24.480 a trick question because you would like to think 00:27:24.480 --> 00:27:27.319 that it will be a tussle between Rodri and Zubimendi 00:27:27.319 --> 00:27:29.539 to see who starts. Because they've got people 00:27:29.539 --> 00:27:35.690 like Pedri and Mikel Moreno. and Gavi tussling 00:27:35.690 --> 00:27:39.490 for spots, starting berths in that Spain team. 00:27:39.609 --> 00:27:43.809 So it was a clever way of avoiding antagonising 00:27:43.809 --> 00:27:47.869 his former colleague, Rodri, at Man City. On 00:27:47.869 --> 00:27:50.750 managing Ben White's minutes, we had that period. 00:27:50.789 --> 00:27:53.410 After now, I think he's in a much better period. 00:27:53.829 --> 00:27:56.509 We now have to pick players in relation to the 00:27:56.509 --> 00:27:58.769 opponent and the game and the best combination 00:27:58.769 --> 00:28:01.920 that we think. He needs to continue to train 00:28:01.920 --> 00:28:03.940 very hard and wait for his opportunity because 00:28:03.940 --> 00:28:07.240 it's going to happen. Interesting. Another interesting 00:28:07.240 --> 00:28:11.400 question will be, will he actually start a game 00:28:11.400 --> 00:28:15.579 in the next seven days? Will Mikel say, come 00:28:15.579 --> 00:28:18.579 Wednesday, Jury and Timber have a little rest, 00:28:18.720 --> 00:28:22.099 have a breather. Ben White come in, Lewis Skelly 00:28:22.099 --> 00:28:24.099 come in. And do you know what? I think that's 00:28:24.099 --> 00:28:27.099 what he's going to do. I think he will, because 00:28:27.099 --> 00:28:29.880 that's what... That's what Mikel tends to be 00:28:29.880 --> 00:28:31.759 doing, especially in Champions League games. 00:28:31.900 --> 00:28:36.339 He'll start Ben White and Luis Skelly, and then 00:28:36.339 --> 00:28:38.339 obviously, depending on the game state, he'll 00:28:38.339 --> 00:28:41.920 bring on Timba to see the game out. He'll bring 00:28:41.920 --> 00:28:45.059 on Saliba to see the game out. However, those 00:28:45.059 --> 00:28:47.940 sides that he did it against weren't of the calibre 00:28:47.940 --> 00:28:49.759 of Bayern Munich, so it'll be interesting to 00:28:49.759 --> 00:28:51.940 see if he does that. But if he was to ask me 00:28:51.940 --> 00:28:55.000 at this point, I think he probably would, on 00:28:55.000 --> 00:28:59.000 if he still has the trust in his ability. to 00:28:59.000 --> 00:29:02.539 handle so many games. Yeah, but now he needs 00:29:02.539 --> 00:29:05.680 to do it when he plays and prove that like any 00:29:05.680 --> 00:29:10.059 other player. And that's the test. That's the 00:29:10.059 --> 00:29:12.460 level. Julian has been incredible as well this 00:29:12.460 --> 00:29:15.140 season. We know the level of Ben and how incredible 00:29:15.140 --> 00:29:17.880 he can be for the team. So that's it. Everybody 00:29:17.880 --> 00:29:21.160 will have options. Yeah, but the thing is, I 00:29:21.160 --> 00:29:24.539 feel like Julian Timber is simply irreplaceable. 00:29:24.640 --> 00:29:28.549 I think alongside... Declan Rice, Julian Timber, 00:29:28.670 --> 00:29:31.490 if both of those were out for whatever reason, 00:29:31.549 --> 00:29:33.769 I feel like that's the biggest drop -off in the 00:29:33.769 --> 00:29:40.710 team. So, not that Ben White isn't a good player, 00:29:40.849 --> 00:29:44.230 but if Timber was to go down for whatever reason 00:29:44.230 --> 00:29:47.190 and Ben White came in, there is definitely a 00:29:47.190 --> 00:29:50.609 difference in quality. The same with if Declan 00:29:50.609 --> 00:29:53.170 Rice was to go out, probably you'd have to bring 00:29:53.170 --> 00:29:56.319 in someone like Marino in midfield. There's a 00:29:56.319 --> 00:29:59.079 drop off there. On his reaction to Kieran Tierney's 00:29:59.079 --> 00:30:02.319 recent goal for Scotland. Well, very happy for 00:30:02.319 --> 00:30:04.359 him and very happy for the Scottish people as 00:30:04.359 --> 00:30:06.480 well. Because I lived there for two years and 00:30:06.480 --> 00:30:09.339 had an amazing experience. And I fell in love 00:30:09.339 --> 00:30:11.160 with their passion and how they treat people. 00:30:11.400 --> 00:30:14.960 So I'm very happy for the country. What a goal 00:30:14.960 --> 00:30:18.880 from Kieran Tierney. That was a belter. And congratulations 00:30:18.880 --> 00:30:21.480 for Scotland to get into the World Cup.