WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.560 Hello and welcome to HYBR1D Powered by chinkseyMEDIA. 00:00:02.560 --> 00:00:06.200 Every word from Mikel Arteta's pre -Aston Villa presser. 00:00:06.200 --> 00:00:08.859 Days after beating Brentford, 00:00:09.140 --> 00:00:11.900 Mikel Arteta was back facing the press ahead 00:00:11.900 --> 00:00:15.480 of our trip to Aston Villa on Saturday, December 00:00:15.480 --> 00:00:19.980 the 6th. Bear in mind I'm filming this straight 00:00:19.980 --> 00:00:24.440 after the Aston Villa game. Mikel provided an 00:00:24.440 --> 00:00:27.460 injury update and assessed our opponents who 00:00:27.460 --> 00:00:31.379 we face today. at Villa Park at 12 .30. Here's 00:00:31.379 --> 00:00:33.700 everything the boss had to say at the Sobel Royalty 00:00:33.700 --> 00:00:36.600 Training Centre. On Declan Rice's availability, 00:00:37.280 --> 00:00:39.899 let's see, I think with all the questions I'm 00:00:39.899 --> 00:00:42.359 going to get, the answer, unfortunately, is going 00:00:42.359 --> 00:00:45.079 to be the same. We have another training session 00:00:45.079 --> 00:00:47.679 in the afternoon. Every hour is going to be very 00:00:47.679 --> 00:00:49.820 important to see the availability of the players. 00:00:50.140 --> 00:00:52.859 After that, we'll decide which ones are available. 00:00:53.920 --> 00:00:55.960 Well, I always maintained, and I did already 00:00:55.960 --> 00:00:59.759 say after the Brentford post -match presser that 00:00:59.759 --> 00:01:02.539 Declan Rice will play, and he did. On Mosquera's 00:01:02.539 --> 00:01:05.140 fitness, that's the one that is more complicated. 00:01:05.180 --> 00:01:08.120 But again, we have another test today to see 00:01:08.120 --> 00:01:10.599 where we are with them. Well, it was made clear 00:01:10.599 --> 00:01:13.140 that Mosquera was out for the remainder of the 00:01:13.140 --> 00:01:16.519 calendar year, so we won't see him until January 00:01:16.519 --> 00:01:18.879 at the earliest anyway. On William Saliba and 00:01:18.879 --> 00:01:22.370 Leandro Trossard being close. It's a matter of 00:01:22.370 --> 00:01:25.590 days with those two for sure. Well, Saliba wasn't 00:01:25.590 --> 00:01:29.349 in the squad today. Trossard played and scored 00:01:29.349 --> 00:01:32.909 and came off again. So if it's a matter of days, 00:01:32.989 --> 00:01:35.010 you would think that Saliba is in contention 00:01:35.010 --> 00:01:38.450 for Ruga on Wednesday, whereas Trossard may have 00:01:38.450 --> 00:01:41.629 aggravated his injury today. On if the quality 00:01:41.629 --> 00:01:44.530 of football suffers in a schedule, the only thing 00:01:44.530 --> 00:01:46.989 I can say... is that whenever it's possible to 00:01:46.989 --> 00:01:49.629 help and give the players an extra day or hour 00:01:49.629 --> 00:01:52.989 to fulfil their maximum potential, let's do it. 00:01:53.269 --> 00:01:55.969 That's it. We are ready for tomorrow's game, 00:01:56.129 --> 00:01:59.230 that's for sure. I'm facing Aston Villa. For 00:01:59.230 --> 00:02:00.849 what they've been doing, the way they've been 00:02:00.849 --> 00:02:02.989 playing and winning matches, certainly it's a 00:02:02.989 --> 00:02:05.069 team that is in great form and we know that. 00:02:05.250 --> 00:02:07.370 We know obviously the manager and the incredible 00:02:07.370 --> 00:02:10.389 job he's done there as well. So we know the task 00:02:10.389 --> 00:02:13.129 tomorrow, but we always take it as an opportunity. 00:02:14.469 --> 00:02:17.949 Well, I mean, everything encompassing Aston Villa's 00:02:17.949 --> 00:02:22.090 form, the fact that the fans gave them the extra 00:02:22.090 --> 00:02:26.430 impetus, Unai Emery factor, Oli Watkins being 00:02:26.430 --> 00:02:30.009 an Arsenal fan, Emiliano Martinez being an ex 00:02:30.009 --> 00:02:34.810 -Arsenal player, Daniel Marlin being an ex -Arsenal 00:02:34.810 --> 00:02:37.629 player, and so on and so forth. We didn't play 00:02:37.629 --> 00:02:39.509 well. We've had a lot of injuries, especially 00:02:39.509 --> 00:02:43.199 in the back line. And Aston Villa deserved the 00:02:43.199 --> 00:02:46.620 win. So, tough game, but we have to dust ourselves 00:02:46.620 --> 00:02:49.800 down and win the next game. And if Unai Emery 00:02:49.800 --> 00:02:52.860 has any extra motivation facing Arsenal? I don't 00:02:52.860 --> 00:02:55.400 know. I think when you look at Unai Emery, his 00:02:55.400 --> 00:02:58.039 career, his motivation level, everywhere he's 00:02:58.039 --> 00:03:01.020 had an impact. It's all been remarkable, so I 00:03:01.020 --> 00:03:03.199 don't know. That's a question for him. But in 00:03:03.199 --> 00:03:06.180 my opinion, he never needs anything extra. I 00:03:06.180 --> 00:03:08.560 think he's good enough in himself. I think Arteta 00:03:08.560 --> 00:03:12.240 knows that he's extra motivated. Him saying that 00:03:12.240 --> 00:03:15.460 he will be doesn't have any benefit to us. So 00:03:15.460 --> 00:03:18.900 he's just answered it. Like a politician really. 00:03:19.080 --> 00:03:22.080 And I don't blame him. On if this is another 00:03:22.080 --> 00:03:24.979 statement match. Consistency again to perform 00:03:24.979 --> 00:03:27.580 at the highest level and win another game. And 00:03:27.580 --> 00:03:29.699 then we'll go back to the same question to the 00:03:29.699 --> 00:03:32.240 Champions League. And then next weekend. Because 00:03:32.240 --> 00:03:34.539 that's the nature of the game. And that's exactly 00:03:34.539 --> 00:03:37.900 how we have to take it every game. Today we lost 00:03:37.900 --> 00:03:41.449 only the second. game we have this season and 00:03:41.449 --> 00:03:44.689 I don't think there's a team across Europe who 00:03:44.689 --> 00:03:47.889 have lost less than twice but then again as I 00:03:47.889 --> 00:03:50.189 said that I just realized Bayern Munich was that 00:03:50.189 --> 00:03:52.810 team but we beat Bayern Munich but with the exception 00:03:52.810 --> 00:03:54.990 of us and Bayern Munich I don't think there's 00:03:54.990 --> 00:03:57.789 a team that I've lost less than three times this 00:03:57.789 --> 00:04:00.370 season a top team anyway I stand to be corrected 00:04:00.370 --> 00:04:03.069 on that though on what Winning our match does 00:04:03.069 --> 00:04:06.210 to the other title rivals. Every time you win 00:04:06.210 --> 00:04:08.490 a game, obviously, you are a little bit closer 00:04:08.490 --> 00:04:10.930 to your objective. And that's the only thing 00:04:10.930 --> 00:04:13.669 that we can do. We have to focus on performing, 00:04:13.789 --> 00:04:16.850 preparing really well for tomorrow. We know the 00:04:16.850 --> 00:04:19.009 kind of game that we're going to play and be 00:04:19.009 --> 00:04:21.730 ready for it to fulfil our potential. Villa played 00:04:21.730 --> 00:04:23.829 really well, especially first half. I felt in 00:04:23.829 --> 00:04:27.529 the second half, especially at the beginning 00:04:27.529 --> 00:04:30.399 of the second half, we came into it and... looked 00:04:30.399 --> 00:04:32.699 really good and looked, you know, in a position 00:04:32.699 --> 00:04:35.699 to take the three points. However, Villa wrestled 00:04:35.699 --> 00:04:38.519 the game back into their favour and they ended 00:04:38.519 --> 00:04:40.779 it really strongly. We was kind of hanging on 00:04:40.779 --> 00:04:43.980 in there, really. And they nicked it. They pinched 00:04:43.980 --> 00:04:46.160 it right at the death, which is a kick in the 00:04:46.160 --> 00:04:48.620 nuts. But you've got to dust yourself down and 00:04:48.620 --> 00:04:51.000 keep going. It's going to be a marathon. It's 00:04:51.000 --> 00:04:53.060 not going to be easy at all. On what must scare 00:04:53.060 --> 00:04:59.250 us, injury is an ankle injury. Wow. Very blunt, 00:04:59.350 --> 00:05:02.029 very vague. Doesn't seem happy about that question. 00:05:02.370 --> 00:05:05.209 On Calafiori being on four yellows this season 00:05:05.209 --> 00:05:07.750 and if it impacts his line -up or if it's an 00:05:07.750 --> 00:05:11.370 in -game dilemma. Both. Especially against Brentford 00:05:11.370 --> 00:05:13.329 and especially with the situation that we had 00:05:13.329 --> 00:05:15.709 in the end of the game. At the end of the game 00:05:15.709 --> 00:05:17.689 with the backline and the numbers that we have 00:05:17.689 --> 00:05:21.759 there. But it... Didn't happen, so it's good 00:05:21.759 --> 00:05:24.939 news. Well, it did happen today, and Calafuri 00:05:24.939 --> 00:05:27.560 is going to miss the Wolverhampton Wanderers 00:05:27.560 --> 00:05:31.300 game, which begs the question, does Calafuri 00:05:31.300 --> 00:05:38.360 now start the game against Club Brugge, or does 00:05:38.360 --> 00:05:41.060 Myles Lewis Skelly start the next three games, 00:05:41.180 --> 00:05:44.699 which is the Club Brugge game, Wolverhampton 00:05:44.699 --> 00:05:46.540 Wanderers game? So that should be interesting, 00:05:46.720 --> 00:05:49.370 given the fact that... Califuri had a poor game 00:05:49.370 --> 00:05:52.350 today. It's a chance for Myles Lewis -Skelly 00:05:52.350 --> 00:05:55.189 to stake his claim now at left -back. On Ollie 00:05:55.189 --> 00:05:58.389 Watkins and his threat, I think the collective 00:05:58.389 --> 00:06:00.790 threat that they have in terms of how they generate 00:06:00.790 --> 00:06:03.949 chances and what they do so well, then obviously 00:06:03.949 --> 00:06:05.850 the quality that they have up front from different 00:06:05.850 --> 00:06:08.850 players. Well, I mean, Aston Villa didn't really 00:06:08.850 --> 00:06:10.550 play with width. What they did was play with 00:06:10.550 --> 00:06:13.829 a lot of central players, people like Morgan 00:06:13.829 --> 00:06:20.209 Rodgers, John McGinn. And Onana, Tielemans, people 00:06:20.209 --> 00:06:23.350 like that, they kind of block off the centre 00:06:23.350 --> 00:06:26.410 of the pitch. They get their whip from people 00:06:26.410 --> 00:06:29.569 like Ian Mattson and Matty Cash, who played well 00:06:29.569 --> 00:06:33.250 today. So, yeah, they gave us a real tough game. 00:06:33.350 --> 00:06:36.089 I felt like once we kind of subdued them, I thought 00:06:36.089 --> 00:06:37.670 we were going to go on to win the game. But then 00:06:37.670 --> 00:06:40.250 they got their second wind. And obviously the 00:06:40.250 --> 00:06:44.170 fans kind of generated that energy and the players 00:06:44.170 --> 00:06:47.600 transmitted it. into getting a late winner, which 00:06:47.600 --> 00:06:51.779 was hard to take. On if Aston Villa are title 00:06:51.779 --> 00:06:54.220 challengers, if they continue where they are 00:06:54.220 --> 00:06:56.480 already, so if they continue what they've been 00:06:56.480 --> 00:06:59.019 doing, I think any club, any team in that position 00:06:59.019 --> 00:07:02.379 has chances for sure. Well, Aston Villa are three 00:07:02.379 --> 00:07:04.839 points behind us after beating us, so they're 00:07:04.839 --> 00:07:06.920 going to have to be. On if his squad is in the 00:07:06.920 --> 00:07:09.600 best place it's been under him, we've built a 00:07:09.600 --> 00:07:11.579 squad that I believe was the best one to give 00:07:11.579 --> 00:07:13.959 us the opportunity to do it. Is it what I want 00:07:13.959 --> 00:07:16.300 to be? No, because of the injuries that we have. 00:07:16.579 --> 00:07:20.279 To have a squad means that the players have to 00:07:20.279 --> 00:07:22.560 be fit and available because it has a lot of 00:07:22.560 --> 00:07:25.379 consequences, not only during matches, but also 00:07:25.379 --> 00:07:27.920 in the way that we prepare for the week and the 00:07:27.920 --> 00:07:31.199 options that we have to change and keep the presence 00:07:31.199 --> 00:07:34.300 in the team. But certainly very happy with how 00:07:34.300 --> 00:07:38.230 we deal with certain situations. Well, I mean, 00:07:38.269 --> 00:07:41.589 we've been told that we have great strength in 00:07:41.589 --> 00:07:43.730 depth and had a great squad and spent a lot of 00:07:43.730 --> 00:07:49.290 money. But as per we're getting decimated with 00:07:49.290 --> 00:07:51.350 injuries and it's definitely taking its toll. 00:07:51.810 --> 00:07:54.209 Yes, the quality is out there, but I mean, it's 00:07:54.209 --> 00:07:57.689 the kind of cohesion, the lack of cohesion isn't 00:07:57.689 --> 00:07:59.250 there because the players that are playing in 00:07:59.250 --> 00:08:01.610 defence aren't used to playing with each other. 00:08:02.360 --> 00:08:05.319 So the kind of defensive shape, the rigid, regimented 00:08:05.319 --> 00:08:08.319 shape that we've had across the season, making 00:08:08.319 --> 00:08:11.680 us hard to beat, hard to score against, it's 00:08:11.680 --> 00:08:14.899 been really put to the test and we kind of got 00:08:14.899 --> 00:08:17.620 punished for it today. Especially when you couple 00:08:17.620 --> 00:08:20.600 all those factors and you're playing against 00:08:20.600 --> 00:08:23.879 the most informed side. In the league. On if 00:08:23.879 --> 00:08:26.379 teams will drop out of competitions because of 00:08:26.379 --> 00:08:28.720 the fixture schedule. Hopefully we don't get 00:08:28.720 --> 00:08:31.220 to that point and everything is manageable. We 00:08:31.220 --> 00:08:33.879 all learn from it and we carry on in what we 00:08:33.879 --> 00:08:37.059 do. Yeah, I don't think Arteta is happy with 00:08:37.059 --> 00:08:40.299 the scheduling and the injury situation. You 00:08:40.299 --> 00:08:42.080 can tell by the way he's answering the questions. 00:08:42.679 --> 00:08:46.779 On if Saliba and Trossard will be fit. As I said 00:08:46.779 --> 00:08:49.080 before, after the training session, we'll know 00:08:49.080 --> 00:08:52.019 more. So yeah, the typical after the training 00:08:52.019 --> 00:08:54.980 session answer. But in fairness, he was already 00:08:54.980 --> 00:08:57.600 asked this question. On if Mikel Moreno will 00:08:57.600 --> 00:08:59.879 be considered as a striker when all strikers 00:08:59.879 --> 00:09:02.399 are fit. I think he has earned at least the thinking 00:09:02.399 --> 00:09:04.299 behind it with the way he's performing and the 00:09:04.299 --> 00:09:06.799 impact that he's bringing to the team. So that's 00:09:06.799 --> 00:09:09.360 a yes. Well, he didn't have a good game today. 00:09:09.419 --> 00:09:13.220 He got out -muscled a lot. So as I predicted, 00:09:13.519 --> 00:09:17.460 Jimenez. to be substituted at half -time for 00:09:17.460 --> 00:09:21.500 the following players, Leandro Trossard and Victor 00:09:21.500 --> 00:09:24.179 Jocarez, and both came on at half -time. On if 00:09:24.179 --> 00:09:26.919 he's grown into the position, yeah, and they 00:09:26.919 --> 00:09:29.620 are playing together, even with Victor. It can 00:09:29.620 --> 00:09:32.659 be with Gabi Jesus, and there are things that 00:09:32.659 --> 00:09:34.720 we have prepared during the summer because of 00:09:34.720 --> 00:09:37.340 the squad that we have, and so far we haven't 00:09:37.340 --> 00:09:40.399 been able to do. What can I say? He's played 00:09:40.399 --> 00:09:44.600 well up until today. But for me now, Jokeres 00:09:44.600 --> 00:09:47.019 has to come back into the side on Wednesday. 00:09:47.960 --> 00:09:51.139 On managing his players when rotating, we haven't 00:09:51.139 --> 00:09:53.960 had this situation too many times. I think the 00:09:53.960 --> 00:09:56.200 problem would be the other one, that you bring 00:09:56.200 --> 00:09:58.700 somebody in and he doesn't perform, and then 00:09:58.700 --> 00:10:01.240 the decision is so easy not to play him again. 00:10:01.639 --> 00:10:04.159 We are not in that position, which is the position 00:10:04.159 --> 00:10:06.990 that we want to be in. which is exactly that. 00:10:07.090 --> 00:10:09.649 We have people in contention, whether it's to 00:10:09.649 --> 00:10:11.870 start the game or to finish the game, or to play 00:10:11.870 --> 00:10:14.649 whenever the team needs his qualities. That's 00:10:14.649 --> 00:10:16.389 what we have at the moment with every player. 00:10:16.769 --> 00:10:20.669 Well, every player, but barring Ethan Wanieri, 00:10:20.710 --> 00:10:24.269 that is. Ethan Wanieri's got to play on Wednesday, 00:10:24.429 --> 00:10:26.070 he's got to play the whole game, and he's got 00:10:26.070 --> 00:10:28.389 to play the whole game against Crystal Palace. 00:10:28.570 --> 00:10:30.230 I mean, I'm starting to feel sorry for him now 00:10:30.230 --> 00:10:32.269 that he's not getting any time on the pitch. 00:10:34.409 --> 00:10:36.350 If you're not going to play the kid, then loan 00:10:36.350 --> 00:10:38.870 him out in January. On the challenges of having 00:10:38.870 --> 00:10:41.669 everyone fit, I hope that we are in that position. 00:10:41.830 --> 00:10:44.309 And then again, we can maintain and decide for 00:10:44.309 --> 00:10:46.490 the freshness of the team and what is required 00:10:46.490 --> 00:10:49.149 on that day. What is the best squad to take? 00:10:49.330 --> 00:10:51.690 A problem that obviously a lot of clubs in this 00:10:51.690 --> 00:10:55.070 country are very familiar with. I mean, today, 00:10:55.289 --> 00:10:58.450 the fact that Drury and Timber had to move inside 00:10:58.450 --> 00:11:04.840 at centre -half affected his game. A good -ish 00:11:04.840 --> 00:11:06.679 game, however, when he's at right -back, he's 00:11:06.679 --> 00:11:08.440 always excellent, so that's already affected 00:11:08.440 --> 00:11:11.899 him. With Hinkapie, he's playing with a player 00:11:11.899 --> 00:11:16.299 who he hasn't played alongside. In Timba, they 00:11:16.299 --> 00:11:17.960 both played in the same team, but not next to 00:11:17.960 --> 00:11:21.740 each other. In terms of Calafiori, he had his 00:11:21.740 --> 00:11:25.240 worst game of the season, for sure. For me, I 00:11:25.240 --> 00:11:28.559 feel he was at fault for the first goal because 00:11:28.559 --> 00:11:31.679 he was too far inside, meaning that Ebreche Eze 00:11:31.679 --> 00:11:34.429 was at left full -back. And obviously he was 00:11:34.429 --> 00:11:38.090 all at sea for the goal that Matty Cash scored. 00:11:38.690 --> 00:11:43.389 So it's to do with the positioning and just the 00:11:43.389 --> 00:11:46.629 unfamiliarity of the players that were playing 00:11:46.629 --> 00:11:48.750 together in that back line with Ben White coming 00:11:48.750 --> 00:11:52.320 in for a second game. in Cusco session after 00:11:52.320 --> 00:11:54.940 a fantastic performance against Brentford in 00:11:54.940 --> 00:11:58.100 midweek. So all of that reshuffling, too many 00:11:58.100 --> 00:12:00.779 changes and we got punished for it. And if he's 00:12:00.779 --> 00:12:03.919 worried about Mosquera's fitness, no, we need 00:12:03.919 --> 00:12:06.039 to know because the feeling that we had after 00:12:06.039 --> 00:12:08.340 the game and yesterday, we need to corroborate 00:12:08.340 --> 00:12:11.960 with other testing that we do today. Like I said 00:12:11.960 --> 00:12:14.200 already, he was out for the remainder of the 00:12:14.200 --> 00:12:16.840 year. We will not see him until January. On if 00:12:16.840 --> 00:12:19.399 the injuries impact any January transfer dealings, 00:12:19.460 --> 00:12:22.360 we always have to be prepared. I mean, the moment 00:12:22.360 --> 00:12:24.399 that we have an option to touch the squad, to 00:12:24.399 --> 00:12:27.299 bring to the squad or to protect the squad, depending 00:12:27.299 --> 00:12:29.799 on what happens, I think we need to be open. 00:12:29.840 --> 00:12:33.559 For example, one, what's going to happen from 00:12:33.559 --> 00:12:36.919 here till the window is closed as well, it's 00:12:36.919 --> 00:12:40.000 football. So we don't know, but we're certainly 00:12:40.000 --> 00:12:42.519 going to be alert and we know where the risk 00:12:42.519 --> 00:12:45.289 can come in terms of the squad. and be ready 00:12:45.289 --> 00:12:47.889 just in case we have to do something. Okay, that 00:12:47.889 --> 00:12:53.529 was slightly a waffling paragraph, but essentially 00:12:53.529 --> 00:12:58.809 he's saying we can sign, we can be in the market 00:12:58.809 --> 00:13:02.090 for players in January because of the injury 00:13:02.090 --> 00:13:04.830 crisis that we have. And if anyone could leave 00:13:04.830 --> 00:13:07.490 in January, at the moment, obviously, we haven't 00:13:07.490 --> 00:13:09.809 had a situation, as we mentioned before, where 00:13:09.809 --> 00:13:11.809 players are out of the squad for three or four 00:13:11.809 --> 00:13:15.200 weeks in a row. At the moment, we know that the 00:13:15.200 --> 00:13:18.279 squad we have, we are full framing of the players 00:13:18.279 --> 00:13:21.100 that are fit. So at the moment, it's very clear 00:13:21.100 --> 00:13:25.159 that there's no option to do that. OK, so Ethan 00:13:25.159 --> 00:13:29.220 Wanieri will remain on the bench for probably 00:13:29.220 --> 00:13:31.980 the rest of the season. Free Ethan on what he 00:13:31.980 --> 00:13:34.919 learned from last season's injuries. You certainly 00:13:34.919 --> 00:13:37.559 learn from those situations, I think. Looking 00:13:37.559 --> 00:13:40.360 for solutions and being positive and transmitting 00:13:40.360 --> 00:13:43.240 that positivity and belief to the team is the 00:13:43.240 --> 00:13:45.379 main thing because you cannot do anything about 00:13:45.379 --> 00:13:48.240 it. We have injuries that are totally uncontrollable, 00:13:48.340 --> 00:13:50.659 especially the ones that were long -term last 00:13:50.659 --> 00:13:53.419 season. This season, a lot of other things happened 00:13:53.419 --> 00:13:56.860 as well. Learn from the things that we can control 00:13:56.860 --> 00:14:00.019 as well and the areas that we can improve. First 00:14:00.019 --> 00:14:02.960 of all, myself, and take it as it comes and enjoy 00:14:02.960 --> 00:14:05.769 the ride. Martin Odegaard came back from injury 00:14:05.769 --> 00:14:09.809 in recent weeks. He's come off the bench in a 00:14:09.809 --> 00:14:12.570 few games and started a few games. But today 00:14:12.570 --> 00:14:14.490 he was outstanding, actually. He seemed like 00:14:14.490 --> 00:14:16.610 he was back to his best. The way he was linking 00:14:16.610 --> 00:14:18.809 up with Saka, the way he was gliding across the 00:14:18.809 --> 00:14:21.429 pitch, slaloming through players, getting shots 00:14:21.429 --> 00:14:23.769 off. That's the Martin Odegaard that we know 00:14:23.769 --> 00:14:28.169 is a world -class player. We need to see end 00:14:28.169 --> 00:14:29.809 product. We need to see goals and assists. I 00:14:29.809 --> 00:14:33.549 think also him in the team affected Eze. I think 00:14:33.549 --> 00:14:36.509 Eze had a poor performance and it was because 00:14:36.509 --> 00:14:39.850 he was shifted onto the left to accommodate Oldegard. 00:14:40.909 --> 00:14:44.669 So it's almost like it's one or the other because 00:14:44.669 --> 00:14:47.230 I don't think Eze off the left really works. 00:14:47.549 --> 00:14:49.950 So you've got to be bold now and say, right, 00:14:50.009 --> 00:14:54.149 captain on the bench or Eze, inform Eze, hat 00:14:54.149 --> 00:14:56.889 -trick hero Eze and North London derby. on the 00:14:56.889 --> 00:14:59.750 bench. So this is a problem that we're going 00:14:59.750 --> 00:15:02.029 to have for the rest of the season because I 00:15:02.029 --> 00:15:06.190 think now we have to understand that on the left 00:15:06.190 --> 00:15:09.230 wing it's got to be one from three. Trossard, 00:15:09.289 --> 00:15:14.509 Martinelli or Madueke and either you play Eze 00:15:14.509 --> 00:15:17.740 and Odegaard or one or the other. I don't think 00:15:17.740 --> 00:15:20.039 Eze off the left, especially against Aston Villa, 00:15:20.220 --> 00:15:22.860 is the way forward. And if Martin Odegaard can 00:15:22.860 --> 00:15:25.580 play every three days, I think he's certainly 00:15:25.580 --> 00:15:28.039 capable of doing that once the injury is resolved. 00:15:28.340 --> 00:15:31.080 You see the stats, what he did in midweek after 00:15:31.080 --> 00:15:34.700 six or seven weeks out. It's incredible. We just 00:15:34.700 --> 00:15:37.320 have another player, another top player that 00:15:37.320 --> 00:15:39.480 gives us a lot, gives us something different 00:15:39.480 --> 00:15:42.139 to what we have in those positions. So I'm very 00:15:42.139 --> 00:15:45.620 happy to have him. Yeah, I mean, I was actually... 00:15:50.080 --> 00:15:53.919 I wasn't surprised that Odegaard started, but 00:15:53.919 --> 00:15:56.639 I was surprised that Odegaard and Eze started. 00:15:56.940 --> 00:15:59.159 So in essence, I was surprised that Eze was off 00:15:59.159 --> 00:16:03.360 the left. But a few of the boys during the meet 00:16:03.360 --> 00:16:05.960 did say they thought Odegaard would start, and 00:16:05.960 --> 00:16:07.919 I didn't disagree with them. I just thought Eze 00:16:07.919 --> 00:16:12.259 would start. So it would either be both of them 00:16:12.259 --> 00:16:16.519 start, which did happen, but I didn't think... 00:16:16.730 --> 00:16:19.590 Eze would be off the left. So in essence, if 00:16:19.590 --> 00:16:21.789 both started, then I would have thought they 00:16:21.789 --> 00:16:26.269 would both be central. Or Odegaard would be on 00:16:26.269 --> 00:16:30.210 the bench. Well, I think we learned today that, 00:16:30.269 --> 00:16:34.289 especially in a game against a top side, it's 00:16:34.289 --> 00:16:37.110 got to be one or the other with a more traditional 00:16:37.110 --> 00:16:41.450 winger on the left. On having more options as 00:16:41.450 --> 00:16:44.149 a manager. Great. I think it's something that 00:16:44.149 --> 00:16:46.610 I haven't experienced much, especially through 00:16:46.610 --> 00:16:49.750 long periods of time since I've been here. And 00:16:49.750 --> 00:16:52.629 it's great. Before the game, it's great because 00:16:52.629 --> 00:16:54.649 you can think about different ways, different 00:16:54.649 --> 00:16:57.289 relationships. You can accommodate players for 00:16:57.289 --> 00:16:59.830 the game that you expect to play. And what is 00:16:59.830 --> 00:17:02.250 great is that when you look at the bench and 00:17:02.250 --> 00:17:05.349 you can say, now we can change the game. Or last 00:17:05.349 --> 00:17:08.109 year when we were in February to May, look there, 00:17:08.230 --> 00:17:12.509 we had two players. Really. So that's a huge 00:17:12.509 --> 00:17:14.369 difference. Well, yeah, there's strength and 00:17:14.369 --> 00:17:16.690 depth. But as I said already at the beginning 00:17:16.690 --> 00:17:18.690 of the podcast, if there's strength and depth, 00:17:18.789 --> 00:17:21.609 it means you have quality when you have injuries. 00:17:21.849 --> 00:17:25.630 But when you do have injuries, you're now playing 00:17:25.630 --> 00:17:27.869 mix and match players who aren't used to playing 00:17:27.869 --> 00:17:32.309 with each other. And that could be the difference 00:17:32.309 --> 00:17:35.250 in terms of fine lines, fine margins, especially 00:17:35.250 --> 00:17:38.880 when you're playing an informed side. Aston Villa. 00:17:39.000 --> 00:17:40.599 I'll put it this way, just to summarise things. 00:17:41.019 --> 00:17:43.839 If you're going to have an injury crisis, the 00:17:43.839 --> 00:17:47.079 last team you'd want to have won against is the 00:17:47.079 --> 00:17:50.119 most informed side in the league in Aston Villa. 00:17:50.319 --> 00:17:52.599 But once again, I reiterate, Aston Villa were 00:17:52.599 --> 00:17:54.339 the better team today. They deserved the win, 00:17:54.380 --> 00:17:57.339 albeit in dramatic circumstances with virtually 00:17:57.339 --> 00:17:59.579 the last kick of the game. But we're going to 00:17:59.579 --> 00:18:02.319 dust ourselves down. And hopefully we get two 00:18:02.319 --> 00:18:05.240 wins next week against Club Brugger and Wolverhampton 00:18:05.240 --> 00:18:07.980 Wanderers. And we'll get back on track in our 00:18:07.980 --> 00:18:10.240 pursuit of this title, which I still think we're 00:18:10.240 --> 00:18:10.539 going to win.