WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.240 Hello and welcome to HYBR1D Powered by chinkseyMEDIA, 00:00:04.240 --> 00:00:08.779 Another Mikel Arteta's Presser, they're 00:00:08.779 --> 00:00:10.939 coming thick and fast every few days there's 00:00:10.939 --> 00:00:15.220 another one but this time i'm doing it from tropical 00:00:15.220 --> 00:00:19.000 settings so if you hear any weird things in the 00:00:19.000 --> 00:00:21.440 background it's because i'm doing it in the middle 00:00:21.440 --> 00:00:26.260 of a forest oh yeah mikhail arteta's pre brentford 00:00:26.260 --> 00:00:29.530 press conference We're back in action for a third 00:00:29.530 --> 00:00:32.609 consecutive London derby in the Premier League. 00:00:32.789 --> 00:00:35.490 And before we take on Brentford, Mikel Arteta 00:00:35.490 --> 00:00:38.229 has been speaking to the media at his latest 00:00:38.229 --> 00:00:42.609 press conference. Mikel has given an update on 00:00:42.609 --> 00:00:44.990 the fitness of the squad, the difficulty of facing 00:00:44.990 --> 00:00:48.590 Brentford and much more at the Sober Realty Training 00:00:48.590 --> 00:00:55.280 Centre. on the latest injury news i'm not going 00:00:55.280 --> 00:00:57.219 to be able to help you much today because we 00:00:57.219 --> 00:01:00.219 have another training session later on oh yeah 00:01:00.219 --> 00:01:03.759 until that happens we won't know what's going 00:01:03.759 --> 00:01:06.060 to happen with a few of the doubts that we have 00:01:06.060 --> 00:01:10.140 okay i mean broken clock again another training 00:01:10.140 --> 00:01:12.840 session which will be after the press conference 00:01:12.840 --> 00:01:14.900 which will be too late for us to find out any 00:01:14.900 --> 00:01:18.340 updates and as i always say I wouldn't have it 00:01:18.340 --> 00:01:20.040 any other way. You won't want the opponent to 00:01:20.040 --> 00:01:22.420 know what we're doing, what our situation with 00:01:22.420 --> 00:01:26.099 our touch -and -go players. But it'll be interesting 00:01:26.099 --> 00:01:30.239 to see if the players that are close to returning 00:01:30.239 --> 00:01:35.260 fully, people like Kai Havertz, people like Jay 00:01:35.260 --> 00:01:38.500 Zeus in terms of getting on the pitch, will feature 00:01:38.500 --> 00:01:40.680 in these next two games as we have two games 00:01:40.680 --> 00:01:44.620 in the coming three days. On the latest on William 00:01:44.620 --> 00:01:47.969 Saliba, he had a little niggle. So I think it's 00:01:47.969 --> 00:01:50.650 going to be a matter of days. So let's see if 00:01:50.650 --> 00:01:55.750 he's able to be there today. Interesting. Well, 00:01:55.829 --> 00:01:59.150 Saliba, in essence, will be ready to play on 00:01:59.150 --> 00:02:03.129 Saturday based on what he said. However, he could 00:02:03.129 --> 00:02:06.310 play tonight. That's what I'm taking from that. 00:02:06.569 --> 00:02:10.229 On the latest on Leandro Trossard, matter of 00:02:10.229 --> 00:02:14.229 days as well. Same thing. Leandro Trossard may 00:02:14.229 --> 00:02:17.210 well play today, may well be in the squad. But 00:02:17.210 --> 00:02:19.610 it looks like he'll be ready to play on Saturday. 00:02:21.169 --> 00:02:25.270 On the latest on Kai Havertz, matter of weeks. 00:02:25.689 --> 00:02:28.669 Let's see how it involves in the next few weeks. 00:02:28.889 --> 00:02:31.530 He's doing really well. He's doing stuff on the 00:02:31.530 --> 00:02:35.050 pitch. But I think he needs some time. Okay, 00:02:35.090 --> 00:02:37.349 so with regards to Havertz, we're probably looking 00:02:37.349 --> 00:02:40.530 at in and around the Carabao Cup quarterfinal, 00:02:40.629 --> 00:02:44.729 which will be on the 23rd of December. So probably... 00:02:45.199 --> 00:02:47.259 Two, three weeks, but it should be this month, 00:02:47.280 --> 00:02:51.740 which is sounding good. On the latest on Gabriel 00:02:51.740 --> 00:02:54.759 Magalhaes, Big Gabby is doing very well as well, 00:02:54.860 --> 00:02:58.840 but that's weeks as well. OK, so potentially 00:02:58.840 --> 00:03:02.080 at some point in this month, based on what the 00:03:02.080 --> 00:03:07.199 manager said. On facing Brentford, that's an 00:03:07.199 --> 00:03:12.210 opportunity tonight at 7 .30pm. Everybody. 7 00:03:12.210 --> 00:03:15.590 .30pm kick -off to be at the Emirates, bouncing 00:03:15.590 --> 00:03:19.310 and putting energy to win the game. That's the 00:03:19.310 --> 00:03:23.469 opportunity that we have tonight. 7 .30pm like 00:03:23.469 --> 00:03:27.550 animals. Everybody at the Emirates to go again 00:03:27.550 --> 00:03:34.629 and beat Brentford. It's vital. Massive. Well, 00:03:34.669 --> 00:03:37.870 that is one hell of a rallying cry from Mikel, 00:03:37.870 --> 00:03:40.849 especially given the fact that Man City are now 00:03:40.849 --> 00:03:44.389 situated just two points behind us. If we can 00:03:44.389 --> 00:03:48.150 win, the gap will be reinstated to five points. 00:03:48.250 --> 00:03:51.530 And we play before Man City on Saturday in our 00:03:51.530 --> 00:03:54.870 lunchtime kickoff against Aston Villa, which 00:03:54.870 --> 00:03:57.030 will be a tough game. However, if we can win 00:03:57.030 --> 00:04:00.389 our next two games, we will extend our lead over 00:04:00.389 --> 00:04:03.979 second place Man City to eight points. and pass 00:04:03.979 --> 00:04:08.560 the baton over to the citizens. On the motivation 00:04:08.560 --> 00:04:11.699 for us, our motivation comes from preparation 00:04:11.699 --> 00:04:15.020 and how we prepare for every game to try to be 00:04:15.020 --> 00:04:18.480 better than the opposition. Where we are in the 00:04:18.480 --> 00:04:20.379 league and what we are doing, I don't think we 00:04:20.379 --> 00:04:25.100 need any more motivation than that. I mean, yeah, 00:04:25.199 --> 00:04:28.360 especially Man City won yesterday, like I mentioned 00:04:28.360 --> 00:04:32.319 already. puts an added degree of pressure on 00:04:32.319 --> 00:04:35.040 us to kind of get the three points. However, 00:04:35.160 --> 00:04:38.439 I don't think we're relenting in what we're looking 00:04:38.439 --> 00:04:40.720 for. It's obvious what our goal is, which is 00:04:40.720 --> 00:04:43.220 to win the league. So to win the league, you 00:04:43.220 --> 00:04:45.199 need to be consistent, incredibly consistent. 00:04:45.600 --> 00:04:47.879 And obviously we had a setback on the weekend, 00:04:47.959 --> 00:04:51.459 albeit being a draw. But I think it's essential 00:04:51.459 --> 00:04:53.560 that we get back to winning the waves tonight. 00:04:54.779 --> 00:04:58.050 On resting players. We tried to manage every 00:04:58.050 --> 00:05:00.850 case, every individual in relation to how they 00:05:00.850 --> 00:05:04.050 feel in the context of matches. Adjust with only 00:05:04.050 --> 00:05:07.050 the purpose of having the best options and the 00:05:07.050 --> 00:05:10.889 best pitch and to be better than the opponent. 00:05:10.910 --> 00:05:14.350 That's it. Okay, that was a bit of, with respect, 00:05:14.410 --> 00:05:17.029 that's a bit of convoluted waffle from our manager. 00:05:17.970 --> 00:05:23.220 But essentially... You do need to rotate. I think 00:05:23.220 --> 00:05:26.259 what I would say is make two or three changes 00:05:26.259 --> 00:05:30.459 in these games coming up. Because I think the 00:05:30.459 --> 00:05:33.579 two or three changes we make will be of equally 00:05:33.579 --> 00:05:37.639 adept ability. And then obviously when we have 00:05:37.639 --> 00:05:41.240 Club Brugge next week, Wednesday, I think we 00:05:41.240 --> 00:05:43.399 should ring in the changes. I think make wholesale 00:05:43.399 --> 00:05:45.920 changes in that one. Because I think wholesale 00:05:45.920 --> 00:05:48.970 changes... could still result in a win, should 00:05:48.970 --> 00:05:51.430 still result in a win. But if not, we've built 00:05:51.430 --> 00:05:53.269 ourselves enough of a buffer in the Champions 00:05:53.269 --> 00:05:56.350 League to be in a good position to still qualify 00:05:56.350 --> 00:06:00.589 in the top eight and most, hopefully, the top 00:06:00.589 --> 00:06:03.910 two. On whether there will be an opportunity 00:06:03.910 --> 00:06:07.589 for Ben White, there is an opportunity for everybody, 00:06:07.810 --> 00:06:11.750 as I said. Ooh, that's a bit spiky from the manager. 00:06:12.269 --> 00:06:16.040 He doesn't want to single out anyone. But it'll 00:06:16.040 --> 00:06:19.160 be interesting to see if Ben White actually starts 00:06:19.160 --> 00:06:23.199 any of these upcoming games. I mean, two obvious 00:06:23.199 --> 00:06:25.120 ones which I think he'll start are the Champions 00:06:25.120 --> 00:06:29.180 League game against Club Brugge and the quarterfinal 00:06:29.180 --> 00:06:31.560 against Crystal Palace. I think those games, 00:06:31.620 --> 00:06:34.699 he has to be a shoo -in to start. However, the 00:06:34.699 --> 00:06:36.480 Premier League games will be interesting because 00:06:36.480 --> 00:06:39.980 Drew and Timber has been our best player. And 00:06:39.980 --> 00:06:42.860 he has a case for being our best player. That's 00:06:42.860 --> 00:06:47.139 how good he is. On facing the physical challenge, 00:06:47.459 --> 00:06:50.699 well, that physicality comes from different areas 00:06:50.699 --> 00:06:53.540 in relation to the pitch. But I think every game 00:06:53.540 --> 00:06:55.639 that we play, when you look at the intensity 00:06:55.639 --> 00:06:58.339 in the Premier League against any opponent, what 00:06:58.339 --> 00:07:01.399 is needed is incredible. Brentford bring different 00:07:01.399 --> 00:07:04.939 threats, different challenges, as we all know. 00:07:05.279 --> 00:07:07.920 And you need to dominate that if you want to 00:07:07.920 --> 00:07:11.120 win the game. Exactly, because essentially, the 00:07:11.120 --> 00:07:14.589 ball will be in the air. The ball will be in 00:07:14.589 --> 00:07:17.689 the air for a lot of the game. There's going 00:07:17.689 --> 00:07:23.029 to be long balls getting thrown, toe -punted 00:07:23.029 --> 00:07:26.689 to Igor Thiago, the big brute of a number nine 00:07:26.689 --> 00:07:29.750 that Brentford have. Long throws will be tossed 00:07:29.750 --> 00:07:35.089 in. So we know what we're up against. Are we 00:07:35.089 --> 00:07:39.920 physically able to? Contend against the physical 00:07:39.920 --> 00:07:43.879 Bruce. That is Brentford. Keith Andrews Brentford. 00:07:44.139 --> 00:07:49.180 The bumblebees are willing to sting us. On whether 00:07:49.180 --> 00:07:52.399 we are seeing more time wasting. The game evolves. 00:07:52.680 --> 00:07:55.420 The rules evolve. And that's going to be constant. 00:07:55.959 --> 00:07:58.759 And you look in the Premier League now. How many 00:07:58.759 --> 00:08:01.860 minutes that we are playing. The actual effective 00:08:01.860 --> 00:08:04.459 time that we are playing, the effective time 00:08:04.459 --> 00:08:06.939 that we played on Sunday, there are a lot of 00:08:06.939 --> 00:08:09.740 things to look at and evolve. So goalkeepers 00:08:09.740 --> 00:08:12.680 going down is an example, but there are many 00:08:12.680 --> 00:08:15.879 others that constantly evolve. The game and the 00:08:15.879 --> 00:08:18.779 rules have to be evolving because everybody tries 00:08:18.779 --> 00:08:22.360 to take an edge. And it's rich coming from Mikel 00:08:22.360 --> 00:08:25.399 because if anyone tries to take an edge in every 00:08:25.399 --> 00:08:29.980 situation, every eventuality, try and kind of 00:08:29.980 --> 00:08:34.320 gain, you know, the fine margins, it's definitely 00:08:34.320 --> 00:08:38.059 Mikel. So things like Timber taking a nage to 00:08:38.059 --> 00:08:40.559 take a throw in, things like the corner kick 00:08:40.559 --> 00:08:44.600 situation, things like being able to adapt to 00:08:44.600 --> 00:08:47.700 every eventuality in a match, Mikel's well catered 00:08:47.700 --> 00:08:52.580 for that and obviously trains for it. Even time 00:08:52.580 --> 00:08:54.259 -wasting, you know, like I mentioned already, 00:08:54.440 --> 00:08:56.940 Timber takes an age to take a throw in. The amount 00:08:56.940 --> 00:08:59.879 of yellow cards that he's been churning, he's 00:08:59.879 --> 00:09:03.500 received just for time -wasting, probably in 00:09:03.500 --> 00:09:06.259 double figures. I won't be surprised over the 00:09:06.259 --> 00:09:10.559 course of two seasons. On understanding the frustration, 00:09:11.000 --> 00:09:14.779 yes, especially when you are on the other side. 00:09:15.980 --> 00:09:19.179 Okay. On whether Declan Rice exceeded expectations 00:09:19.179 --> 00:09:22.580 after signing. I think he's very close to what 00:09:22.580 --> 00:09:24.700 we believe that he could bring to the club, to 00:09:24.700 --> 00:09:28.340 the team and to the way that he could grow personally 00:09:28.340 --> 00:09:31.919 as well. I think he fully deserves it. I think 00:09:31.919 --> 00:09:33.919 he's been incredibly consistent throughout the 00:09:33.919 --> 00:09:37.320 last two years, last season again, in big matches, 00:09:37.500 --> 00:09:40.419 in big moments. He's stepping up, which is a 00:09:40.419 --> 00:09:43.600 massive thing. You want to fulfil that role at 00:09:43.600 --> 00:09:47.940 a big club and I'm delighted that he got it. 00:09:48.509 --> 00:09:51.549 I mean, congratulations to Declan Rice for winning 00:09:51.549 --> 00:09:55.070 the FSA award. I've no idea what it is, but I'll 00:09:55.070 --> 00:10:00.090 look into it. I mean, I always wax lyrical about 00:10:00.090 --> 00:10:02.850 Declan Rice. I strongly believe he's the best 00:10:02.850 --> 00:10:05.490 midfielder in the world. Now, I'm within no doubt 00:10:05.490 --> 00:10:08.590 that he is. I felt that last season, but he's 00:10:08.590 --> 00:10:10.450 been exceptional, and I still think he's got 00:10:10.450 --> 00:10:13.250 levels to go, which is really scary. He's definitely 00:10:13.250 --> 00:10:15.070 going to become a club legend, I'm sure of it. 00:10:16.590 --> 00:10:19.809 On whether he expected Mikel Marino could become 00:10:19.809 --> 00:10:26.490 a striker like this. Okay, the key phrase being 00:10:26.490 --> 00:10:33.250 like this is interesting. As a striker, certainly 00:10:33.250 --> 00:10:36.590 not. But that's the thing as well. That you learn 00:10:36.590 --> 00:10:38.830 when you sign a player. I knew that he could 00:10:38.830 --> 00:10:41.590 offer much more than what he had. And especially 00:10:41.590 --> 00:10:44.269 after I met him for the first time. Because a 00:10:44.269 --> 00:10:47.769 player that has... the amount of curiosity and 00:10:47.769 --> 00:10:50.210 the amount of questions that he's asked how willing 00:10:50.210 --> 00:10:52.990 he is to learn constantly the way he loves his 00:10:52.990 --> 00:10:56.570 profession and football it's difficult to put 00:10:56.570 --> 00:10:58.909 limits to that because when somebody wants to 00:10:58.909 --> 00:11:02.490 grow every single day is that determined is that 00:11:02.490 --> 00:11:04.750 hungry to win and evolve and be part of something 00:11:04.750 --> 00:11:08.049 that's very powerful and Mikel certainly has 00:11:08.049 --> 00:11:14.190 that okay interesting I mean When we had a striker 00:11:14.190 --> 00:11:16.970 shortage at the end of last season, I did think 00:11:16.970 --> 00:11:19.070 of all the players that we had, he would probably 00:11:19.070 --> 00:11:23.289 be the most likely to deputise there when Kai 00:11:23.289 --> 00:11:26.309 Havertz went down. And obviously, Jay Zeus was 00:11:26.309 --> 00:11:29.269 already down. And obviously, I wouldn't have 00:11:29.269 --> 00:11:31.830 expected or envisaged he would have done so well. 00:11:31.929 --> 00:11:35.070 But his attributes, his best attributes are his 00:11:35.070 --> 00:11:39.659 close control, his technique. But obviously, 00:11:39.759 --> 00:11:41.779 clearly now we're learning his finishing, his 00:11:41.779 --> 00:11:46.539 accuracy, his efficiency is also up there. And 00:11:46.539 --> 00:11:48.700 I think he's just gone on leaps and bounds and 00:11:48.700 --> 00:11:51.399 taken it into his Spain form, even though he 00:11:51.399 --> 00:11:54.419 plays slightly deeper for Spain. He hasn't looked 00:11:54.419 --> 00:11:57.080 back since, I'd say, February when he came in. 00:11:58.570 --> 00:12:01.769 on why he signed Christian Norgard. What I saw 00:12:01.769 --> 00:12:04.029 on the pitch and then everything that I heard 00:12:04.029 --> 00:12:06.389 about him as a leader and the role that he can 00:12:06.389 --> 00:12:08.330 fulfil and the role that he was going to have 00:12:08.330 --> 00:12:10.389 here, the moment I picked up the phone and spoke 00:12:10.389 --> 00:12:13.370 to him, he was super excited to join us. He brings 00:12:13.370 --> 00:12:15.629 something that we don't have in a squad and I'm 00:12:15.629 --> 00:12:18.529 very happy to have him. Yeah, Christian Norgard 00:12:18.529 --> 00:12:21.210 brings us a lot of experience, leadership, strength, 00:12:21.529 --> 00:12:27.129 professionalism, things that are underrated in 00:12:27.129 --> 00:12:30.340 football. And obviously, he used to captain Brentford. 00:12:30.740 --> 00:12:32.919 Now he's at Arsenal as a squad player, coming 00:12:32.919 --> 00:12:35.840 in, seeing out games, playing in the Carabao 00:12:35.840 --> 00:12:39.720 Cup. You know, obviously, he's Martin Zubimendi's 00:12:39.720 --> 00:12:42.120 deputy. So he's understood that he would have 00:12:42.120 --> 00:12:45.940 a backup rower at the club. But I think when 00:12:45.940 --> 00:12:47.799 he has come in, he hasn't put a foot wrong, you 00:12:47.799 --> 00:12:50.600 know. He'll come in as and when needed. And I'm 00:12:50.600 --> 00:12:52.700 sure he'll be hoping to get onto the pitch later 00:12:52.700 --> 00:12:57.850 on. On David Raya. An amazing goalkeeper. It's 00:12:57.850 --> 00:13:00.809 a great story as well and how it happened. We 00:13:00.809 --> 00:13:03.909 tried to sign David much earlier. It was as soon 00:13:03.909 --> 00:13:06.730 as I arrived, almost, and he had to wait another 00:13:06.730 --> 00:13:09.669 two years. The start that he had and the journey 00:13:09.669 --> 00:13:12.389 that we had together has been phenomenal for 00:13:12.389 --> 00:13:15.990 us and I'm very happy to have him. Well, for 00:13:15.990 --> 00:13:19.870 me, David Ryer is amongst the top five goalkeepers 00:13:19.870 --> 00:13:24.700 in the world. He is... firmly amongst Arsenal's 00:13:24.700 --> 00:13:28.480 top five keepers that I've ever seen. And essentially, 00:13:28.679 --> 00:13:31.799 I think he's actually in the top three alongside 00:13:31.799 --> 00:13:37.100 Leymann, Seaman. I think where he ranks in that 00:13:37.100 --> 00:13:39.679 three will be determined of how successful Arsenal 00:13:39.679 --> 00:13:43.139 are. But he has big potential to be very, very 00:13:43.139 --> 00:13:46.299 high. And you could say he already is high at 00:13:46.299 --> 00:13:49.740 number three. On whether he has been the best 00:13:49.740 --> 00:13:52.580 signing he's made, it's a very difficult answer. 00:13:53.500 --> 00:13:55.919 It's a very difficult question to answer, but 00:13:55.919 --> 00:13:58.299 he's certainly one that is taking us to a different 00:13:58.299 --> 00:14:00.779 level. He's certainly a player that has brought 00:14:00.779 --> 00:14:04.620 something to our way of playing. That's a good 00:14:04.620 --> 00:14:06.580 question. That is actually a good question. Who 00:14:06.580 --> 00:14:09.600 is Mikel Arteta's best signing? I mean, a short 00:14:09.600 --> 00:14:13.440 list, a quick short list of Gabriel, Odegaard, 00:14:13.519 --> 00:14:19.480 Declan Rice, Timber. is already a conundrum in 00:14:19.480 --> 00:14:21.679 itself. But then I've probably missed out a load 00:14:21.679 --> 00:14:23.240 of players, but that was just the top of my head. 00:14:23.940 --> 00:14:29.480 But value for money, you're probably saying Gabriel, 00:14:29.679 --> 00:14:33.620 just the fact that we bought him for relatively 00:14:33.620 --> 00:14:35.700 cheap. And if we were to sell him now, we're 00:14:35.700 --> 00:14:38.820 talking about 100 million plus. So in that sense, 00:14:39.000 --> 00:14:41.500 you'd probably say Gabriel. But there's arguments 00:14:41.500 --> 00:14:45.100 for many more players. on whether we will see 00:14:45.100 --> 00:14:48.299 goals from open play. I don't know a team in 00:14:48.299 --> 00:14:50.200 the Premier League that doesn't like to score 00:14:50.200 --> 00:14:52.960 from set -pieces. We just conceded a goal against 00:14:52.960 --> 00:14:57.019 Chelsea on a set -piece. They had seven corners, 00:14:57.120 --> 00:15:00.000 we had eight. I think we should all be set -piece 00:15:00.000 --> 00:15:02.799 teams because we all score and concede from set 00:15:02.799 --> 00:15:06.669 -pieces, unfortunately. Okay, Mikel really didn't 00:15:06.669 --> 00:15:08.809 like that question. Just based on the way he 00:15:08.809 --> 00:15:11.769 answered that, he's essentially saying, you guys 00:15:11.769 --> 00:15:15.909 always talk about us, you know, scoring set pieces. 00:15:16.070 --> 00:15:18.669 You make a lot out of it. But then the team that 00:15:18.669 --> 00:15:21.049 we played scored against us from a set piece. 00:15:21.490 --> 00:15:25.210 And you don't hear nothing. Which is true. But 00:15:25.210 --> 00:15:27.669 you know the game, Mikel. On whether the supporters 00:15:27.669 --> 00:15:29.929 could be any more positive towards the team. 00:15:31.440 --> 00:15:34.480 You can always be more positive, especially when 00:15:34.480 --> 00:15:37.059 you play a different type of game. That's where 00:15:37.059 --> 00:15:40.580 you have to lift the standards. The team, the 00:15:40.580 --> 00:15:43.600 fans and ourselves as well. With the way we're 00:15:43.600 --> 00:15:46.120 going to play tomorrow, to lift everybody and 00:15:46.120 --> 00:15:49.059 make sure that we produce the same energy, atmosphere 00:15:49.059 --> 00:15:52.639 and positivity around the place. Yeah, I mean, 00:15:52.659 --> 00:15:56.519 especially because our last two games were unbelievable, 00:15:56.919 --> 00:15:59.590 you know, even pre -match. You see the stadium, 00:15:59.710 --> 00:16:02.929 the fireworks, the TIFOs, the way the team played, 00:16:03.210 --> 00:16:05.149 the magnitude of the games that we played and 00:16:05.149 --> 00:16:08.529 won. We're big. But obviously now we don't want 00:16:08.529 --> 00:16:10.750 it to drop. We want to keep the standards high. 00:16:10.850 --> 00:16:13.370 The fans need to get behind the team. It might 00:16:13.370 --> 00:16:16.769 be a tricky game. It might be level after half 00:16:16.769 --> 00:16:19.450 an hour. We might go 1 -0 down. But the key thing 00:16:19.450 --> 00:16:22.169 is the players and the fans need to all be in 00:16:22.169 --> 00:16:26.000 tandem. So we can create an energy and transmit 00:16:26.000 --> 00:16:28.120 the energy, as the manager always likes to say, 00:16:28.240 --> 00:16:32.059 into producing a performance that will enable 00:16:32.059 --> 00:16:35.460 us to win the game. On last season, preparing 00:16:35.460 --> 00:16:38.539 him for this season. Yes, because this season 00:16:38.539 --> 00:16:40.960 has been the worst in some areas, especially 00:16:40.960 --> 00:16:43.659 in the front line. And now what's happening with 00:16:43.659 --> 00:16:46.240 the back line? But we learned and we were able 00:16:46.240 --> 00:16:49.419 to put together a squad that is much more reliable 00:16:49.419 --> 00:16:52.750 and has more options. We learned from the past 00:16:52.750 --> 00:16:55.330 as well that we have to use players in different 00:16:55.330 --> 00:16:57.610 positions and they have to be able to fulfill 00:16:57.610 --> 00:17:00.190 different roles if we want to compete at this 00:17:00.190 --> 00:17:03.090 level. And the example of Mikel Marino that I 00:17:03.090 --> 00:17:05.630 was expressing before is the best one probably. 00:17:07.109 --> 00:17:10.549 Yeah, because Mikel Marino, you can make a case 00:17:10.549 --> 00:17:12.589 for saying that as a centre forward, that's probably 00:17:12.589 --> 00:17:18.069 his best decision, best position. Well, for Arsenal, 00:17:18.130 --> 00:17:21.680 certainly, but for Spain, obviously. They require 00:17:21.680 --> 00:17:25.839 different characteristics from him in that sense. 00:17:26.200 --> 00:17:29.660 On Kai Havertz suffering a setback. He was doing 00:17:29.660 --> 00:17:32.039 everything. He could not go to the next level 00:17:32.039 --> 00:17:34.960 and now it is looking like we have unlocked that. 00:17:36.920 --> 00:17:40.140 We're all desperate to have him. It's a player 00:17:40.140 --> 00:17:42.279 that personally I love so much for what he brings 00:17:42.279 --> 00:17:44.839 to the team. His character, his personality. 00:17:45.059 --> 00:17:48.400 I see him suffer being outside. His playing record 00:17:48.400 --> 00:17:51.740 is phenomenal. He's always been available and 00:17:51.740 --> 00:17:54.740 I can't wait to have him back around the team 00:17:54.740 --> 00:17:57.079 playing now because I think it's going to be 00:17:57.079 --> 00:18:00.380 a massive boost for the team. It'll be good to 00:18:00.380 --> 00:18:03.200 see Kai Havertz and Victor Jokeres go and hang 00:18:03.200 --> 00:18:07.079 a tongue at it to see who starts. I think it 00:18:07.079 --> 00:18:09.660 will bring the best out of both to have two strikers 00:18:09.660 --> 00:18:13.839 that are fighting for one spot. But I do think 00:18:13.839 --> 00:18:16.700 both players can actually have a role whether 00:18:16.700 --> 00:18:20.799 they share it or not. It's to Arsenal's benefit 00:18:20.799 --> 00:18:24.859 either way. On Declan Rice being a lighthouse, 00:18:25.160 --> 00:18:28.279 that's the way I perceived him, that he could 00:18:28.279 --> 00:18:30.759 potentially be in a lighthouse and now he's become 00:18:30.759 --> 00:18:35.640 a lighthouse, which is very difficult to do at 00:18:35.640 --> 00:18:37.980 a big club like Arsenal, but he fully deserves 00:18:37.980 --> 00:18:40.619 that. He's done it with every step of the way. 00:18:40.720 --> 00:18:43.259 First of all, behaving, acting and with performances 00:18:43.259 --> 00:18:47.460 and an attitude that are at the highest level. 00:18:48.000 --> 00:18:52.740 He's one that I'm sure, myself for sure, the 00:18:52.740 --> 00:18:55.259 club for sure, we're going to have him here for 00:18:55.259 --> 00:18:57.480 many years. Well, I've been hearing that he's 00:18:57.480 --> 00:19:01.339 on the cusp of signing a new contract. So hopefully 00:19:01.339 --> 00:19:05.900 he can sign a new contract because he's in the 00:19:05.900 --> 00:19:07.880 form of his life right now and it looks like 00:19:07.880 --> 00:19:10.740 he's gone on to another level. But like I said 00:19:10.740 --> 00:19:13.920 earlier on, I still think he can get better, 00:19:13.980 --> 00:19:17.930 which is scary. On what he learned from a big 00:19:17.930 --> 00:19:20.849 week. Well, starting from Spurs, I learned a 00:19:20.849 --> 00:19:23.170 lot as well about the international break again 00:19:23.170 --> 00:19:26.029 and what happened. For example, what happened 00:19:26.029 --> 00:19:29.369 with Gabi and how can we correct that so that 00:19:29.369 --> 00:19:32.369 it never happens again. And we played a team 00:19:32.369 --> 00:19:35.369 game in a way that, again, we have to learn on 00:19:35.369 --> 00:19:38.369 watching them. You always learn from it. Bayern 00:19:38.369 --> 00:19:41.150 Munich brought different qualities, players that 00:19:41.150 --> 00:19:43.779 you don't see weekly. But we needed the potential 00:19:43.779 --> 00:19:47.000 of it and obviously what they were doing. And 00:19:47.000 --> 00:19:50.099 we took a lot from them. Then last week, the 00:19:50.099 --> 00:19:52.019 same amount of games that you have to play within 00:19:52.019 --> 00:19:54.299 the game. And what happened at Stamford Bridge, 00:19:54.500 --> 00:19:57.900 in that sense, it's enormous. Because I think 00:19:57.900 --> 00:20:00.279 it's the perception of what happened and actually 00:20:00.279 --> 00:20:03.200 what happened and why it happened. So it was 00:20:03.200 --> 00:20:07.819 a huge learning. Okay, that was a bit confusing. 00:20:08.019 --> 00:20:12.109 That was a bit, you know. What I do get from 00:20:12.109 --> 00:20:13.930 that, what I take from that is the fact that 00:20:13.930 --> 00:20:21.430 Gabriel getting injured from his time on international 00:20:21.430 --> 00:20:26.250 duty with Brazil against Senegal has enabled 00:20:26.250 --> 00:20:29.269 him to now give other players an opportunity 00:20:29.269 --> 00:20:31.750 to play. People like Incapier now have stepped 00:20:31.750 --> 00:20:34.630 up and they'll get a run of games and they also 00:20:34.630 --> 00:20:38.670 now can build up match fitness. Our games against 00:20:38.670 --> 00:20:43.750 Bayern Munich and Chelsea, you know, meant that 00:20:43.750 --> 00:20:47.029 we had to be at our best to kind of compete to 00:20:47.029 --> 00:20:49.349 get what we needed from the game, albeit against 00:20:49.349 --> 00:20:52.190 Chelsea. We're probably disappointed that we 00:20:52.190 --> 00:20:54.230 didn't take advantage playing against 10 men. 00:20:55.309 --> 00:20:59.609 On how he prepares during this busy period, there 00:20:59.609 --> 00:21:02.349 is a balance to it, obviously, and depending, 00:21:02.609 --> 00:21:06.480 sometimes we play three days after. Sometimes 00:21:06.480 --> 00:21:10.400 four days after. Obviously, the schedule brings 00:21:10.400 --> 00:21:14.259 a scenario that is free and free, so we are used 00:21:14.259 --> 00:21:16.960 to it. We alter the preparation, probably in 00:21:16.960 --> 00:21:19.799 the physical part, a little bit more, but rely 00:21:19.799 --> 00:21:24.000 much more on principles and what we have to do, 00:21:24.099 --> 00:21:26.539 and then tweak what we have to do in relation 00:21:26.539 --> 00:21:30.349 to the opponent's strengths and weakness. OK, 00:21:30.410 --> 00:21:33.690 but in fairness, Aston Villa, our opponents on 00:21:33.690 --> 00:21:38.970 Saturday, did also play on Sunday. They played 00:21:38.970 --> 00:21:41.329 today as well and they'll play on Saturday. So 00:21:41.329 --> 00:21:44.549 it's exactly the same for them. Brentford did 00:21:44.549 --> 00:21:47.690 play Saturday, but I'm presuming they're going 00:21:47.690 --> 00:21:51.190 to play Saturday as well. So I think we have 00:21:51.190 --> 00:21:53.289 the squad to cope with it. So I don't think we 00:21:53.289 --> 00:21:55.670 should really be complaining about that because 00:21:55.670 --> 00:21:58.599 we've... set ourselves up to deal with that with 00:21:58.599 --> 00:22:01.900 having a strong squad. So that gives us ample 00:22:01.900 --> 00:22:05.099 room for rotation without having to worry about 00:22:05.099 --> 00:22:12.480 a quality drop. Sometimes yes, sometimes no. 00:22:13.579 --> 00:22:17.940 Sometimes you play against back four or teams 00:22:17.940 --> 00:22:21.700 that are very direct and rely or want to take 00:22:21.700 --> 00:22:24.829 the game to a restart or a set piece. or against 00:22:24.829 --> 00:22:27.410 other teams that are completely different. We 00:22:27.410 --> 00:22:30.109 face for a period of time a lot of back fives 00:22:30.109 --> 00:22:32.730 and low blocks. Then this block of three games 00:22:32.730 --> 00:22:35.309 has been different. So sometimes you are lucky. 00:22:35.869 --> 00:22:38.690 So you say, OK, now for this period, this is 00:22:38.690 --> 00:22:41.009 going to help us for the next few games. Sometimes 00:22:41.009 --> 00:22:43.690 you just have to alter it. Well, to be honest, 00:22:43.789 --> 00:22:45.430 I think Mikel answered a completely different 00:22:45.430 --> 00:22:47.509 question. When the reporter was asking blocks 00:22:47.509 --> 00:22:50.450 of games, I think he meant in a sense that... 00:22:51.279 --> 00:22:54.859 We had a block of three tough games against high 00:22:54.859 --> 00:22:57.779 -level opponents, whereas you might be coming 00:22:57.779 --> 00:23:01.559 up against a block of mid -table sides, and then 00:23:01.559 --> 00:23:04.579 you might be coming up against a block of relegation 00:23:04.579 --> 00:23:07.279 -threatened sides. However, the way Mikel answered 00:23:07.279 --> 00:23:09.200 it was the type of football that they'll play, 00:23:09.279 --> 00:23:11.900 the type of tactics we'll be up against. Whether 00:23:11.900 --> 00:23:14.700 that's deliberate, your guess is as good as mine. 00:23:15.859 --> 00:23:19.420 On William Saliba's injuries being random, well, 00:23:19.480 --> 00:23:22.779 the ankle one, It was a really random and a very 00:23:22.779 --> 00:23:25.339 unlucky action that kept him out for a few weeks. 00:23:25.799 --> 00:23:29.039 He tried at Anfield. He wasn't comfortable. And 00:23:29.039 --> 00:23:32.420 he had to stay away. And this one as well. Very 00:23:32.420 --> 00:23:35.200 bizarre. But hopefully, it will be a matter of 00:23:35.200 --> 00:23:38.559 days. To be honest, if William doesn't play today, 00:23:39.400 --> 00:23:44.980 I'll probably be... Prefer that because it means 00:23:44.980 --> 00:23:48.460 he will be more ready for Saturday. I don't think 00:23:48.460 --> 00:23:51.519 we necessarily need him as much for today than 00:23:51.519 --> 00:23:54.619 we do Saturday. And it also gives another opportunity 00:23:54.619 --> 00:23:57.160 for Christian Mosquera to get some more game 00:23:57.160 --> 00:24:00.359 time and some more experience playing with Piero 00:24:00.359 --> 00:24:00.880 and Capio.