WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.540 Hello and welcome to HYBR1D Powered by chinkseyMEDIA. 00:00:06.540 --> 00:00:14.380 Back again for every word from Mikel Arteta's 00:00:14.380 --> 00:00:18.620 pre -Chelsea presser. We head to Stamford Bridge 00:00:18.620 --> 00:00:22.579 on Sunday, today, to face Chelsea in the Premier 00:00:22.579 --> 00:00:25.780 League and Mikel Arteta has been previewing our 00:00:25.780 --> 00:00:29.359 opponents in his pre -match. Press Conference. 00:00:29.780 --> 00:00:32.259 Speaking at the Sober Realty Training Centre, 00:00:32.600 --> 00:00:36.200 Mikel has provided an injury update, looked at 00:00:36.200 --> 00:00:40.060 our London rivals and much more. Leandro Trossard's 00:00:40.060 --> 00:00:42.780 fitness. There's another test today. We have 00:00:42.780 --> 00:00:45.560 to see how he's feeling. It doesn't look much, 00:00:45.640 --> 00:00:48.679 so we still have a few hours and we'll have to 00:00:48.679 --> 00:00:51.179 see. Well, I mean, I say the same thing every 00:00:51.179 --> 00:00:53.500 week. I'm like a broken record, as is Mikel. 00:00:54.179 --> 00:00:56.380 There's always a player that's touch and go. 00:00:57.020 --> 00:00:58.899 And he'll always use the fact that there's a 00:00:58.899 --> 00:01:02.740 remaining training session to cast doubt on whether 00:01:02.740 --> 00:01:09.099 the player will be available. Who knows? But 00:01:09.099 --> 00:01:13.540 I've got an inkling that he'll start. On if he's 00:01:13.540 --> 00:01:17.719 available this weekend, there's a potential chance. 00:01:19.420 --> 00:01:23.219 Well, those four words are a whole bunch of nothing. 00:01:23.560 --> 00:01:26.920 What does that even mean? There's a potential 00:01:26.920 --> 00:01:29.060 chance I could be prime minister tomorrow. What 00:01:29.060 --> 00:01:33.120 does that even mean? What's the likelihood? On 00:01:33.120 --> 00:01:36.900 the behind closed doors friendly, it did happen. 00:01:37.620 --> 00:01:41.540 Gabby, Jesus participated and Ethan Waniere as 00:01:41.540 --> 00:01:44.579 well because he wanted some minutes. We took 00:01:44.579 --> 00:01:47.060 the opportunity. They wanted a bit of exposure 00:01:47.060 --> 00:01:50.730 to competition and providing that. was very positive. 00:01:51.049 --> 00:01:53.569 Okay, sounds good. And I'm hearing that Gabby 00:01:53.569 --> 00:01:59.189 Jesus is super near returning to the actual matchday 00:01:59.189 --> 00:02:03.989 squad. Whoever is in there today will be telling, 00:02:04.170 --> 00:02:08.409 but I'm thinking at some point next week, considering 00:02:08.409 --> 00:02:11.389 we've got two games, one against Brentford and 00:02:11.389 --> 00:02:16.039 one against Aston Villa. which would be December, 00:02:16.120 --> 00:02:18.500 which was what I was saying earlier on in the 00:02:18.500 --> 00:02:20.219 season, that I think he'll return in December. 00:02:20.419 --> 00:02:24.180 But one thing's for sure, he will be back imminently, 00:02:24.280 --> 00:02:29.099 weeks away, maximum probably seven to ten days. 00:02:29.139 --> 00:02:31.580 In the next seven to ten days, I expect Gabby 00:02:31.580 --> 00:02:35.460 Jesus to have actually gotten to the pitch. On 00:02:35.460 --> 00:02:38.599 Victor Jocarez and Kai Havertz's availability. 00:02:40.189 --> 00:02:43.009 We have another day tomorrow, so let's see how 00:02:43.009 --> 00:02:46.590 everybody is tomorrow. Well, there you go. Not 00:02:46.590 --> 00:02:49.629 giving much away once again. So it looks like 00:02:49.629 --> 00:02:55.030 Jokeres, Havertz, Jesus and Trossard are literally, 00:02:55.129 --> 00:03:02.610 you know, back in quotation marks. I expect to 00:03:02.610 --> 00:03:06.229 see all of them touch the pitch at some point 00:03:06.229 --> 00:03:08.389 in the next 7 to 10 days. All of them get on 00:03:08.389 --> 00:03:14.479 the pitch. if not start, on the consistency that 00:03:14.479 --> 00:03:18.099 we are showing. Not that they surprised me, but 00:03:18.099 --> 00:03:20.199 you have to be able to perform in the manner 00:03:20.199 --> 00:03:23.120 that they did individually throughout long periods 00:03:23.120 --> 00:03:25.719 of the game against the opponent. And that's 00:03:25.719 --> 00:03:29.400 very, very difficult to do. As I said, that's 00:03:29.400 --> 00:03:31.460 the way I felt about the players, how I feel 00:03:31.460 --> 00:03:33.580 about the players. And now it's about finding 00:03:33.580 --> 00:03:36.960 the same consistency on Sunday to go and win 00:03:36.960 --> 00:03:41.330 again. So yeah, I mean, if we can raise our game 00:03:41.330 --> 00:03:44.289 to beat Tottenham and Bayern Munich in emphatic 00:03:44.289 --> 00:03:48.229 fashion like we did, as we did, then we're going 00:03:48.229 --> 00:03:51.289 to have to maintain those levels to be able to 00:03:51.289 --> 00:03:53.909 get another win against Stamford Bridge, which 00:03:53.909 --> 00:03:57.729 I think is up there with the toughest game that 00:03:57.729 --> 00:04:00.009 we've had this season, especially because it's 00:04:00.009 --> 00:04:04.409 away from home. On Kimmich's comments after the 00:04:04.409 --> 00:04:07.449 Bayern Munich match, I think the way both teams 00:04:07.449 --> 00:04:10.659 play, The way they played against PSG was very 00:04:10.659 --> 00:04:12.979 similar. When everything becomes man -to -man 00:04:12.979 --> 00:04:15.960 and the way they are with their full -backs, 00:04:16.199 --> 00:04:19.560 the way that we do what we did in terms of rotation, 00:04:19.819 --> 00:04:22.779 they create a game that has very long sequences 00:04:22.779 --> 00:04:25.959 of passes. So I know what he's saying. So that's 00:04:25.959 --> 00:04:28.120 fine. It's part of the game. I think the game 00:04:28.120 --> 00:04:30.300 is provoked in the manner that both teams play. 00:04:30.439 --> 00:04:33.360 So it's very understandable. Okay, so it's interesting 00:04:33.360 --> 00:04:35.300 he didn't want to really get into a war of words 00:04:35.300 --> 00:04:38.019 with Kimmich. I think I did see some remarks 00:04:38.019 --> 00:04:40.639 about Kimmich's almost trying to say that we're 00:04:40.639 --> 00:04:42.939 playing long ball, things like that. Bayern Munich 00:04:42.939 --> 00:04:45.720 did have more of the ball. They had more passes 00:04:45.720 --> 00:04:47.740 than us, which is unusual because in most games 00:04:47.740 --> 00:04:50.620 we have more passes than the opposition. However, 00:04:50.800 --> 00:04:54.480 it's about efficiency being clinical and I felt 00:04:54.480 --> 00:04:56.220 in the second half it was the better team anyway. 00:04:56.720 --> 00:04:59.839 So the main thing is getting the win and that's 00:04:59.839 --> 00:05:02.259 what we did. and if we were to meet them again 00:05:02.259 --> 00:05:05.800 later on in the competition, I wouldn't be surprised 00:05:05.800 --> 00:05:09.339 if it was a similar kind of game and result. 00:05:11.180 --> 00:05:14.779 On our record at Stamford Bridge, it's a big 00:05:14.779 --> 00:05:17.300 game, it's a big London derby, we're going to 00:05:17.300 --> 00:05:20.120 play a really good opponent, and they are in 00:05:20.120 --> 00:05:23.250 a really good moment. We know the challenge, 00:05:23.509 --> 00:05:25.449 we know the opportunity that we have as well 00:05:25.449 --> 00:05:28.329 on Sunday, so we are fully prepared for it. Okay, 00:05:28.370 --> 00:05:30.730 so he didn't directly address the fact that, 00:05:30.769 --> 00:05:33.269 if I'm not wrong, we haven't lost there in six, 00:05:33.389 --> 00:05:36.470 seven years at Stamford Bridge. He didn't want 00:05:36.470 --> 00:05:39.110 to directly address it, don't want to antagonise 00:05:39.110 --> 00:05:41.129 the opponent, give them something to kind of 00:05:41.129 --> 00:05:44.110 rile them up. I mean, they've got enough incentive 00:05:44.110 --> 00:05:46.269 to try and win that game. One is to close the 00:05:46.269 --> 00:05:49.029 gap. Two is to beat Arsenal for the first time 00:05:49.029 --> 00:05:52.519 since, I believe, August 21. when they beat us 00:05:52.519 --> 00:05:55.540 at the Emirates with Lukaku and Reece James scoring. 00:05:56.500 --> 00:05:58.879 And also just to provide them confidence and 00:05:58.879 --> 00:06:01.939 give them a kind of battery in their pack that, 00:06:01.980 --> 00:06:04.220 yo, jumpstart their season and be like, yo, we 00:06:04.220 --> 00:06:06.480 can be involved in this title race. So there's 00:06:06.480 --> 00:06:09.319 so many reasons and there's so much incentive 00:06:09.319 --> 00:06:13.220 for Chelsea to be up for this game. So we don't 00:06:13.220 --> 00:06:17.939 want to add to that. Right, on Chelsea's title 00:06:17.939 --> 00:06:22.110 credentials. I think we are all there and they 00:06:22.110 --> 00:06:25.829 are there because they deserve to be there. What 00:06:25.829 --> 00:06:27.670 they have done in the last few years, I think 00:06:27.670 --> 00:06:29.750 the squad that they have assembled, the numbers 00:06:29.750 --> 00:06:32.110 that they have, the amount of quality, the manager 00:06:32.110 --> 00:06:34.370 and the coaching staff that they have, it makes 00:06:34.370 --> 00:06:37.230 sense that what is happening there is a very, 00:06:37.250 --> 00:06:41.730 very positive, that what is happening there is 00:06:41.730 --> 00:06:44.490 very, very positive and they deserve to be there. 00:06:45.769 --> 00:06:48.509 Yeah, I mean, Chelsea, you always hear young 00:06:48.509 --> 00:06:51.949 squad accompanied with their players, the mechanics 00:06:51.949 --> 00:06:55.069 of the squad, you know, being young, being talented, 00:06:55.350 --> 00:06:59.490 precocious talents, none more so than Esteval, 00:06:59.730 --> 00:07:02.470 Cole Palmer, you know, people like that. They've 00:07:02.470 --> 00:07:04.930 got 200 million Palmer fielders playing next 00:07:04.930 --> 00:07:07.769 to each other in Enzo Fernandez, a World Cup 00:07:07.769 --> 00:07:13.060 winner, and Moises Caicedo. So... There's obviously 00:07:13.060 --> 00:07:18.279 a good spine there with people like James, Casedo, 00:07:18.459 --> 00:07:25.500 Enzo, Cucurella, Esteval, Cole Palmer, Jao Pedro. 00:07:25.759 --> 00:07:27.459 So they're building something there. They've 00:07:27.459 --> 00:07:31.600 already shown that if Chelsea are underdogs, 00:07:31.699 --> 00:07:34.199 they are at their most dangerous. So underestimate 00:07:34.199 --> 00:07:36.519 them at their peril. I learned that myself the 00:07:36.519 --> 00:07:40.300 hard way in the summer when I thought PSG were 00:07:40.300 --> 00:07:43.379 going to wreck. Chelsea and in the end Chelsea 00:07:43.379 --> 00:07:46.480 got their tactics spot on and they in turn wrecked 00:07:46.480 --> 00:07:51.220 PSG so they're the world champions so they say 00:07:51.220 --> 00:07:55.579 so it should be a tough game obviously last season 00:07:55.579 --> 00:07:58.639 we played them around November I believe so about 00:07:58.639 --> 00:08:01.680 12 months ago in a really good game Paul Satan 00:08:01.680 --> 00:08:04.680 game Ebdon flowed I felt we edged it I felt we 00:08:04.680 --> 00:08:07.480 could have won should have won But it ended 1 00:08:07.480 --> 00:08:11.259 -1, I think. Or was it 2 -2? So today, I expect 00:08:11.259 --> 00:08:14.500 none other than something similar. A raucous 00:08:14.500 --> 00:08:16.899 atmosphere at Stamford Bridge. The fans will 00:08:16.899 --> 00:08:20.040 be up for it. And yes, it's going to be an amazing 00:08:20.040 --> 00:08:22.240 game. And I'm looking forward to it. But hopefully 00:08:22.240 --> 00:08:24.459 we can get the win. Although I don't think a 00:08:24.459 --> 00:08:28.379 draw is a bad result at this stage. On making 00:08:28.379 --> 00:08:31.819 a statement, win at Chelsea. Those are statements 00:08:31.819 --> 00:08:35.440 that we are talking about every three days. After 00:08:35.440 --> 00:08:38.159 beating Spurs at home, then we have to make a 00:08:38.159 --> 00:08:40.720 statement against Bayern Munich. We've done that 00:08:40.720 --> 00:08:43.549 and now we have to go to the next one. That's 00:08:43.549 --> 00:08:45.929 where we are. We knew the importance of the week. 00:08:46.029 --> 00:08:48.509 Not only that, but what is coming after three 00:08:48.509 --> 00:08:50.889 days is going to be exactly the same. Nothing 00:08:50.889 --> 00:08:53.909 is going to change. But we are super motivated 00:08:53.909 --> 00:08:56.710 for the game. I mean, this was a week where people 00:08:56.710 --> 00:08:59.929 were saying, Arsenal are going to drop points, 00:08:59.950 --> 00:09:04.450 perhaps lose a game or so. Well, we've had two 00:09:04.450 --> 00:09:06.909 of those at home against Tottenham and Bayern 00:09:06.909 --> 00:09:09.149 Munich. I'm sure people would have expected us 00:09:09.149 --> 00:09:12.090 to be... Tottenham probably thought would draw 00:09:12.090 --> 00:09:15.909 against Bayern and drop points against Chelsea. 00:09:16.889 --> 00:09:20.850 However, we've got those two wins now. We go 00:09:20.850 --> 00:09:23.129 into the Chelsea game knowing that Man City have 00:09:23.129 --> 00:09:25.210 closed the gap again to back to four points. 00:09:25.970 --> 00:09:31.809 So if we are to win, we increase the gap on Chelsea. 00:09:32.480 --> 00:09:36.100 to nine points however if we are to draw it remains 00:09:36.100 --> 00:09:39.240 six between us and chelsea and if we are to lose 00:09:39.240 --> 00:09:43.299 it goes down to three so the permutations of 00:09:43.299 --> 00:09:50.100 each result vary and i feel like a draw or a 00:09:50.100 --> 00:09:53.399 defeat keeps chelsea in a race i think if we 00:09:53.399 --> 00:09:56.019 can beat them it takes them away and it relieves 00:09:57.149 --> 00:10:00.090 Only realistically, Man City is our sole challengers. 00:10:00.149 --> 00:10:02.350 However, they will be seven points behind us. 00:10:04.370 --> 00:10:08.309 On keeping a lid on expectations, we don't talk 00:10:08.309 --> 00:10:10.830 about a lid or no lid. We need to understand 00:10:10.830 --> 00:10:13.350 basically what we have to do to be better than 00:10:13.350 --> 00:10:16.429 the opponent to have the chance to win. If we 00:10:16.429 --> 00:10:18.370 are able to accomplish that, we will be able 00:10:18.370 --> 00:10:21.090 to do the same in the next game. Nothing is going 00:10:21.090 --> 00:10:25.789 to change. Okay, so Arteta is just being really... 00:10:26.669 --> 00:10:29.389 focused and just tunnel vision in the fact that 00:10:29.389 --> 00:10:34.809 he doesn't want to quell any people you know 00:10:34.809 --> 00:10:37.610 he doesn't want to quell expectations he wants 00:10:37.610 --> 00:10:41.789 the players to be forthright in their assertions 00:10:41.789 --> 00:10:44.629 that yeah we are trying to win the league no 00:10:44.629 --> 00:10:47.409 doubt about that but we want to be focused on 00:10:47.409 --> 00:10:51.730 the many steps to doing so so winning a game 00:10:51.730 --> 00:10:53.870 that is in front of you and once you've done 00:10:53.870 --> 00:10:56.639 that focus on the next game. So, for instance, 00:10:56.799 --> 00:11:00.460 this tough game at Chelsea, once 90 minutes are 00:11:00.460 --> 00:11:03.600 over, we look forward to Brentford, and then 00:11:03.600 --> 00:11:06.460 after Brentford, Aston Villa, and so on and so 00:11:06.460 --> 00:11:13.009 forth. They both have a really good possibility 00:11:13.009 --> 00:11:16.309 to play on Sunday. Piero has played as a left 00:11:16.309 --> 00:11:18.629 -back as well, which is another option that we 00:11:18.629 --> 00:11:20.750 have in relation to the opponent, the game and 00:11:20.750 --> 00:11:23.330 the state that the players are in. Myles Lewis 00:11:23.330 --> 00:11:26.190 Skelly as well is obviously a good option that 00:11:26.190 --> 00:11:28.690 we have there. Keep using everybody and make 00:11:28.690 --> 00:11:30.429 them feel that they are connected with the team. 00:11:30.889 --> 00:11:33.789 Okay, I don't think Myles Lewis Skelly is going 00:11:33.789 --> 00:11:36.809 to start that game. But I do think he will start 00:11:36.809 --> 00:11:39.269 at some point next week and most likely will 00:11:39.269 --> 00:11:43.909 be against Brentford. So that leaves now Hinkapie, 00:11:43.970 --> 00:11:49.230 Mosquera and Ricardo Calafiori. So in goes Calafiori 00:11:49.230 --> 00:11:52.509 at left -back for me. And because Calafiori is 00:11:52.509 --> 00:11:56.470 at left -back and Hinkapie is a left -sided centre 00:11:56.470 --> 00:11:59.269 -back and played well against Tottenham, Hinkapie 00:11:59.269 --> 00:12:02.450 has to go in there alongside Saliba, which means 00:12:02.450 --> 00:12:06.919 Mosquera for me. will miss out and be on the 00:12:06.919 --> 00:12:10.539 bench. However, against Brentford will be an 00:12:10.539 --> 00:12:12.740 interesting one whether he comes in at some point. 00:12:13.720 --> 00:12:16.899 On Chelsea playing down their title credentials, 00:12:17.399 --> 00:12:20.059 I don't know. That's a question for them, I think. 00:12:20.200 --> 00:12:23.100 Yep, not trying to get drawn into anything that 00:12:23.100 --> 00:12:27.720 can give Chelsea any incentive, any extra incentive 00:12:27.720 --> 00:12:32.639 to win. Obviously, Chelsea... playing down their 00:12:32.639 --> 00:12:34.960 title credentials mean they can kind of hide 00:12:34.960 --> 00:12:38.559 behind Man City and Arsenal, you know, the pressure 00:12:38.559 --> 00:12:42.139 that both of us are under. And week by week, 00:12:42.179 --> 00:12:47.419 they can kind of, you know, slowly edge their 00:12:47.419 --> 00:12:51.100 way towards a race, you know, and if they don't 00:12:51.100 --> 00:12:53.440 win it or if they lose or draw, the pressure 00:12:53.440 --> 00:12:55.940 is not going to rise because they will just say 00:12:55.940 --> 00:12:59.039 they weren't involved in it. However, if they 00:12:59.039 --> 00:13:02.549 do win this game today, then no matter what they 00:13:02.549 --> 00:13:04.710 say or what they do throughout the season, they're 00:13:04.710 --> 00:13:07.610 involved. So it's a very critical game today. 00:13:08.590 --> 00:13:12.330 On Esteval's quality, I don't want to talk individually. 00:13:12.610 --> 00:13:14.429 When you look at the players that they have, 00:13:14.549 --> 00:13:17.330 the squad that they have, the quality that they 00:13:17.330 --> 00:13:19.570 have in those forward positions, it's immense. 00:13:20.110 --> 00:13:22.929 They've done that really well. They have recruited 00:13:22.929 --> 00:13:25.629 over the years top talent, and it's not a coincidence 00:13:25.629 --> 00:13:30.379 where they are. Yeah, so similar, the theme of 00:13:30.379 --> 00:13:32.879 this whole press conference, he doesn't really 00:13:32.879 --> 00:13:38.279 want to give too much plaudits, credit or discredit 00:13:38.279 --> 00:13:41.279 anything to do with Chelsea. He's kind of staying 00:13:41.279 --> 00:13:43.659 neutral, so he doesn't want to talk up Esteval 00:13:43.659 --> 00:13:46.200 when they've got players like Moises Caicedo, 00:13:46.279 --> 00:13:48.519 when they've got other players, you know, when 00:13:48.519 --> 00:13:50.580 we've got players that are performing well or 00:13:50.580 --> 00:13:53.059 that are better than Chelsea players. So there's 00:13:53.059 --> 00:13:55.659 no need for him to talk up Chelsea players when 00:13:55.659 --> 00:13:58.919 we've got players that... I believe, and he probably 00:13:58.919 --> 00:14:03.159 believes, or better, on the young players relishing 00:14:03.159 --> 00:14:07.440 the pressure. I think that relies on the individual 00:14:07.440 --> 00:14:10.799 and his personality, his character, and his ability 00:14:10.799 --> 00:14:15.899 to cope with that context and the pressure that 00:14:15.899 --> 00:14:18.259 comes with it. I think it's a really positive 00:14:18.259 --> 00:14:21.139 thing. Yeah, I mean, pressure makes diamonds. 00:14:22.259 --> 00:14:24.440 If you don't have pressure, something's not right. 00:14:24.580 --> 00:14:27.879 On Declan Rice winning the Ballon d 'Or, I hope 00:14:27.879 --> 00:14:30.820 so. That would mean that we have won a lot because 00:14:30.820 --> 00:14:33.720 normally it is related to that. I think he was 00:14:33.720 --> 00:14:35.980 immense the other day. I think he's been immense 00:14:35.980 --> 00:14:38.500 since the start of the season. And he's an incredible 00:14:38.500 --> 00:14:41.740 and crucial player for us. It's the first I've 00:14:41.740 --> 00:14:43.519 heard of it, actually. I've heard it over the 00:14:43.519 --> 00:14:46.100 last two, three days. And I'm not against it, 00:14:46.139 --> 00:14:49.179 as I always maintain. Declan Rice is my favourite 00:14:49.179 --> 00:14:51.879 Arsenal player. And I believe he is the best 00:14:51.879 --> 00:14:54.779 midfielder in the world. And if Arsenal are to 00:14:54.779 --> 00:14:57.559 win the trophies that... we're favourites for, 00:14:57.679 --> 00:15:00.379 that means we're winning everything. And if we 00:15:00.379 --> 00:15:02.139 do win everything, you've got to look at the 00:15:02.139 --> 00:15:04.600 man at the heart of everything, the engine of 00:15:04.600 --> 00:15:07.480 the team, and that would be Declan Rice. However, 00:15:07.720 --> 00:15:10.720 I think if we were to win everything, you're 00:15:10.720 --> 00:15:12.820 going to have to now look at people like Gabriel, 00:15:13.159 --> 00:15:18.679 Timber, Saliba, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka. Any 00:15:18.679 --> 00:15:21.539 one of those can win it. But I think, yeah, it 00:15:21.539 --> 00:15:23.840 would probably place Rice as the favourite if 00:15:23.840 --> 00:15:26.090 we were to win the quadruple. which is interesting. 00:15:27.590 --> 00:15:31.750 On Gabriel's fitness, not yet. I think he's evolving 00:15:31.750 --> 00:15:34.789 really, really well. We have to wait for that 00:15:34.789 --> 00:15:37.110 scan a little bit longer to be more precise in 00:15:37.110 --> 00:15:39.769 terms of the timings. But I'm quite confident, 00:15:39.889 --> 00:15:43.230 especially the way Gabby takes every injury and 00:15:43.230 --> 00:15:46.490 the way he's going to push everybody, that it's 00:15:46.490 --> 00:15:50.330 not going to be that long. Okay. But then what 00:15:50.330 --> 00:15:53.220 does not long mean? Does it mean... We need to 00:15:53.220 --> 00:15:55.700 be more specific whether not long means before 00:15:55.700 --> 00:15:59.220 January, December, two weeks, three weeks. It's 00:15:59.220 --> 00:16:02.960 not giving us much. On if he'll be back before 00:16:02.960 --> 00:16:06.019 the end of 2025. OK, it's almost like the reporter 00:16:06.019 --> 00:16:09.120 heard what I said. I don't know. We have to wait 00:16:09.120 --> 00:16:12.679 and see. OK, a whole bunch of nothing. On if 00:16:12.679 --> 00:16:15.960 Gabriel Jesus is ready for first team action. 00:16:16.279 --> 00:16:20.820 We have to see. He's been out 11 months and you 00:16:20.820 --> 00:16:23.159 need that progression. You need to see how his 00:16:23.159 --> 00:16:26.519 body reacts and what else he needs. The players 00:16:26.519 --> 00:16:28.980 that we have available as well, it has to make 00:16:28.980 --> 00:16:32.500 sense to have the right balance in the squad. 00:16:32.980 --> 00:16:36.279 So it's a good thing he's ready. Very close at 00:16:36.279 --> 00:16:39.100 the moment. Yeah, I mean, I've been hearing, 00:16:39.159 --> 00:16:41.419 like I said already, I've been hearing Gabriel 00:16:41.419 --> 00:16:43.600 Jesus has travelled with the squad. Whether he 00:16:43.600 --> 00:16:46.860 makes the match day squad or not, I'll be surprised 00:16:46.860 --> 00:16:49.059 if he does. But if he does, I'll be pleasantly 00:16:49.059 --> 00:16:53.600 surprised. On Mikel Moreno's evolution as a striker, 00:16:53.740 --> 00:16:56.480 we learnt that last season because that's when 00:16:56.480 --> 00:16:59.200 we have to play long periods without an iron. 00:16:59.539 --> 00:17:02.600 He brings other things to the table, his intelligence, 00:17:02.860 --> 00:17:05.240 the way he competes, the way he masters a lot 00:17:05.240 --> 00:17:07.759 of things that are crucial for us. In any player, 00:17:07.920 --> 00:17:10.619 he's got them and he's a real threat. The other 00:17:10.619 --> 00:17:12.400 night he could have scored two goals, he was 00:17:12.400 --> 00:17:15.099 involved in many positive actions and his work 00:17:15.099 --> 00:17:19.700 rate was unbelievable. It's actually a good point 00:17:19.700 --> 00:17:23.240 regarding Mikel Mourinho because I think depending 00:17:23.240 --> 00:17:28.299 on Jokeres' fitness, I think we'll determine 00:17:28.299 --> 00:17:31.680 how long or if Mourinho does start as a centre 00:17:31.680 --> 00:17:34.000 -forward because we do have a few options. We 00:17:34.000 --> 00:17:36.279 can go Martinelli or Trossard as a centre -forward. 00:17:37.410 --> 00:17:40.450 And there's also Havertz and Jokeres that look 00:17:40.450 --> 00:17:42.750 like they're going to be involved today in some 00:17:42.750 --> 00:17:45.750 capacity. So it should be interesting, but I 00:17:45.750 --> 00:17:50.589 do think Mourinho will start up front. On if 00:17:50.589 --> 00:17:53.269 a player's record, Visa Club is a factor in picking 00:17:53.269 --> 00:17:56.220 his team. Not necessarily. I think we look at 00:17:56.220 --> 00:17:57.839 more of the state of the play in the moment. 00:17:58.079 --> 00:18:00.619 What happened six months ago is not that relevant. 00:18:00.900 --> 00:18:03.000 There are experiences, there are connections 00:18:03.000 --> 00:18:05.700 within the team that, in my opinion, are more 00:18:05.700 --> 00:18:08.279 important than that. I'm very happy with what 00:18:08.279 --> 00:18:10.500 Gabby Martinelli did the other night. He was 00:18:10.500 --> 00:18:12.900 superb. And you know what? I've got an inkling 00:18:12.900 --> 00:18:15.589 that Martinelli will start. I know that Noni 00:18:15.589 --> 00:18:17.970 is going up against his former club, but obviously 00:18:17.970 --> 00:18:19.730 he can come on as a substitute and he's just 00:18:19.730 --> 00:18:22.549 come back from injury. Martinelli has been very 00:18:22.549 --> 00:18:24.789 good for a long time. He was actually threatening 00:18:24.789 --> 00:18:27.390 to get back in the starting line -up just before 00:18:27.390 --> 00:18:29.190 the international break, but he got injured. 00:18:30.549 --> 00:18:34.269 So I actually do think he will start, especially 00:18:34.269 --> 00:18:39.470 with a question mark over Trossard. But it will 00:18:39.470 --> 00:18:41.950 be interesting because I think it is a straight... 00:18:42.890 --> 00:18:46.450 I think it's a straight shootout between Martinelli. 00:18:47.250 --> 00:18:50.190 Well, let's include Trossard in that. I think 00:18:50.190 --> 00:18:51.789 it's a straight shootout between Martinelli, 00:18:51.829 --> 00:18:55.789 Madaweke and Trossard. But I think of the three, 00:18:55.930 --> 00:18:59.670 if Trossard's a little doubt, then I think Martinelli's 00:18:59.670 --> 00:19:03.950 the most likely to come in. On Jokeres and Havertz 00:19:03.950 --> 00:19:07.049 repeat scans, they are getting closer and closer. 00:19:07.789 --> 00:19:10.710 We are very positive with both of them, so let's 00:19:10.710 --> 00:19:13.109 see. You know, it would be funny if every press 00:19:13.109 --> 00:19:15.809 conference for the next few weeks, Arteta always 00:19:15.809 --> 00:19:19.349 says, oh yeah, Jock Rez is getting closer. How 00:19:19.349 --> 00:19:20.970 about us getting closer? Then the next press 00:19:20.970 --> 00:19:23.309 conference, they're getting closer. And the next 00:19:23.309 --> 00:19:26.369 one, they're getting closer. So you can get closer 00:19:26.369 --> 00:19:29.869 and closer, but then it's all well and good getting 00:19:29.869 --> 00:19:32.289 closer, but if you're not actually ready, then 00:19:32.289 --> 00:19:35.829 you will forever be closer. Infinitely closer. 00:19:36.829 --> 00:19:39.430 or if Jokeres will come straight into the first 00:19:39.430 --> 00:19:42.289 team line -up. Well, the good thing is that now 00:19:42.289 --> 00:19:44.930 we have found another option. We have three different 00:19:44.930 --> 00:19:48.809 options. That's a really good learning. That's 00:19:48.809 --> 00:19:50.910 really good learning for all of us, especially 00:19:50.910 --> 00:19:54.250 to me, to understand that with other players, 00:19:54.410 --> 00:19:56.630 with other connections, with other ways of doing 00:19:56.630 --> 00:19:59.210 things, we can still be very, very efficient. 00:20:00.430 --> 00:20:02.890 Yeah, I don't think Jokeres will come straight 00:20:02.890 --> 00:20:05.730 into the starting line -up. I think we will start 00:20:05.730 --> 00:20:09.309 with Mourinho and Jokeres will come on and feature. 00:20:09.490 --> 00:20:12.430 That is my prediction. I don't think Havertz 00:20:12.430 --> 00:20:18.869 will necessarily come on and feature, but I also 00:20:18.869 --> 00:20:24.049 don't think Arteta will have too many players 00:20:24.049 --> 00:20:26.710 that are just back from injury on the bench. 00:20:26.730 --> 00:20:31.059 For instance, I don't think Madaweke... Joe Correz, 00:20:31.140 --> 00:20:33.220 Havertz and Jesus will all be on the bench. I 00:20:33.220 --> 00:20:38.119 think it's probably two from four. On if it leaves 00:20:38.119 --> 00:20:41.220 him a point to prove when he returns. I think 00:20:41.220 --> 00:20:45.430 it's very positive. We lost a player, two or 00:20:45.430 --> 00:20:48.490 three. We lost, at some point, six players in 00:20:48.490 --> 00:20:50.690 the front line. And the team continued to win 00:20:50.690 --> 00:20:53.289 and be very, very efficient. So I think that's 00:20:53.289 --> 00:20:55.269 very positive. And now what we have to prove 00:20:55.269 --> 00:20:59.230 is, OK, once we have everybody back, we are going 00:20:59.230 --> 00:21:03.869 to still be as good, or hopefully, better. Yeah, 00:21:03.910 --> 00:21:07.089 I mean, it'll be interesting to see how he rotates, 00:21:07.190 --> 00:21:09.210 especially how he rotates players like Saka, 00:21:09.309 --> 00:21:12.670 who invariably plays every minute of every game. 00:21:13.440 --> 00:21:15.700 But because Madaweke is a different type of player, 00:21:15.759 --> 00:21:18.019 a different type of problem, poses a different 00:21:18.019 --> 00:21:21.059 type of problem to the left back, it would be 00:21:21.059 --> 00:21:23.400 good to now be able to swap them over because 00:21:23.400 --> 00:21:25.359 I don't like Madaweke on the left, but on the 00:21:25.359 --> 00:21:30.119 right, he's very, very frightening. He's a threat. 00:21:31.279 --> 00:21:35.400 On what Jesus needs to do to be ready. It's what 00:21:35.400 --> 00:21:38.859 we see every single day, how he's reacting to 00:21:38.859 --> 00:21:41.539 the change that he's had in load. And then he 00:21:41.539 --> 00:21:43.599 needs to get into the chemistry of the team, 00:21:43.720 --> 00:21:46.960 understanding the things on match time, which 00:21:46.960 --> 00:21:48.859 are very different to anything that he tried 00:21:48.859 --> 00:21:51.819 to replicate in training. And those gaps, try 00:21:51.819 --> 00:21:54.799 to make them as short as possible. Yeah, I think 00:21:54.799 --> 00:21:57.319 Jesus has a crucial role to play because he can 00:21:57.319 --> 00:22:00.339 play. I think of all the players we have, he 00:22:00.339 --> 00:22:03.960 is the one that can... play in literally all 00:22:03.960 --> 00:22:10.039 three attacking positions effectively. Most of 00:22:10.039 --> 00:22:12.700 them can play in one or two, but not effectively. 00:22:12.880 --> 00:22:16.079 So, for instance, Martinelli can play as a centre 00:22:16.079 --> 00:22:18.279 -forward and on the left. On the right, he can 00:22:18.279 --> 00:22:24.559 do a job. Saka, for me, can play on the right, 00:22:24.680 --> 00:22:27.460 obviously, and on the left, I think he can do 00:22:27.460 --> 00:22:30.480 a job there, half -decent. Obviously, he can't 00:22:30.480 --> 00:22:34.450 play down the middle. And then Havertz, I think, 00:22:34.470 --> 00:22:38.430 can play as center forward and slightly deeper 00:22:38.430 --> 00:22:42.390 in midfield. So Jesus can play on the right, 00:22:42.450 --> 00:22:45.309 on the left and up front. And I don't think there's 00:22:45.309 --> 00:22:49.089 a drop off. So that's why I think he has a role 00:22:49.089 --> 00:22:53.990 to play for sure. On Gabby Jesus building connections. 00:22:54.730 --> 00:22:57.849 Yes, well, it's always been one of Gabby's qualities, 00:22:58.029 --> 00:23:01.089 the capacity to relate and connect and make other 00:23:01.089 --> 00:23:03.890 players around him better. And he still has that. 00:23:04.009 --> 00:23:06.549 And now he needs to find a way to do it with, 00:23:06.650 --> 00:23:11.710 as you mentioned, some very new players. Yeah, 00:23:11.730 --> 00:23:14.529 I mean, Gabby Jesus is an infectious player. 00:23:15.009 --> 00:23:19.349 He's one of those players that can adapt to different 00:23:19.349 --> 00:23:22.980 situations. He can kind of adapt to different 00:23:22.980 --> 00:23:25.079 types of players, like his link -up player is 00:23:25.079 --> 00:23:30.819 one of his best facets. So I'm sure it wouldn't 00:23:30.819 --> 00:23:32.640 take him long at all to be able to link up with 00:23:32.640 --> 00:23:35.420 people like Jokeres. He's already got a relationship 00:23:35.420 --> 00:23:38.359 with Saka, Martinelli. So I'm really looking 00:23:38.359 --> 00:23:41.200 forward to him returning. But I just don't think 00:23:41.200 --> 00:23:44.839 today is that game for it. unless he was to be 00:23:44.839 --> 00:23:46.960 given some minutes towards the end of the game 00:23:46.960 --> 00:23:50.059 in preparation for Brentford and Aston Villa 00:23:50.059 --> 00:23:52.740 next week, in which I think he can get potentially 00:23:52.740 --> 00:23:57.190 20 minutes or more. On the mental boost, a big 00:23:57.190 --> 00:24:00.309 win provides. It brings certainty, security and 00:24:00.309 --> 00:24:03.410 really positive energy every time you beat top 00:24:03.410 --> 00:24:06.609 opponents. When we did it in a derby, it helped 00:24:06.609 --> 00:24:09.329 to generate that momentum and that belief for 00:24:09.329 --> 00:24:12.109 the next game. We did it against Bayern and now 00:24:12.109 --> 00:24:14.569 we have to carry that against Chelsea. But it's 00:24:14.569 --> 00:24:16.710 just in the moment for the next day and we have 00:24:16.710 --> 00:24:18.849 to use it in the right way. Exactly. And which 00:24:18.849 --> 00:24:23.319 is why I felt it was in. that Mikel Arteta didn't 00:24:23.319 --> 00:24:25.359 make too many changes against Bayern Munich because 00:24:25.359 --> 00:24:28.140 momentum is the key. So the fact that we went 00:24:28.140 --> 00:24:30.700 strong against Tottenham, got a emphatic win, 00:24:30.859 --> 00:24:34.059 meant that we wanted to build on it against Bayern 00:24:34.059 --> 00:24:35.740 Munich and went into that game with confidence. 00:24:35.920 --> 00:24:38.220 We've obviously now made minimal changes against 00:24:38.220 --> 00:24:40.619 Bayern Munich and now we go into the Chelsea 00:24:40.619 --> 00:24:43.460 game with a double dose of confidence. So we 00:24:43.460 --> 00:24:48.160 need to, for me, play a similar team to the one 00:24:48.160 --> 00:24:51.630 against Tottenham. And if we do, And we're on 00:24:51.630 --> 00:24:55.910 song. We'll be happy. Come the end of the game.