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Back again, right, right, right, thick
and fast, they're coming thick and fast. Every
word from Mikel Arteta's post, Brugger Presser.
Arsenal won 3 -0 yesterday and there were plenty
of talking points after our latest Champions
League victory on Wednesday night. We saw of
club Brugger 3 -0. to extend our 100 % record
in the competition. And after the game, Mikel
was asked about the win, fantastic goals, Gabriel
Jesus' return, Marley Salman's debut, and much
more. On another evening of positives in the
Champions League. It's a really positive evening
and I think it's very difficult to win away from
home in a Champions League. We've done it with
a lot of absences, especially in the back line.
And even this morning, we lost two players. Oh
no. I love the way the team reacted to that collectively,
individually. For example, what Christian Norgard
has done. just talks about how much better he
makes all of us with his attitude with his commitment
in the manner that he prepares and is able to
perform so yeah overall a really positive night
just as i was reading that i realized when he
said this morning he meant yesterday because
obviously i'm doing this a few hours after the
interview than the next day so i just really
i was thinking right what we've got more injuries
but nah man um so yeah Obviously, I'm presuming
the injuries are Timber and maybe Califiori.
I don't know. But at least Norgard had an opportunity
to start, play well, got full 90 minutes, which
is good. And Myles Lewis -Skelly got to play.
Hincapie got to play. Ben White got some more
minutes. So, yeah, good news. A nice, comfortable
3 -0 win. You know, we had a few shaky moments,
especially towards the end of the first half.
But second half, we took the game away from them.
And onwards and upwards, bring on Wolverhampton
on Gabriel Jesus' return. So happy for him. I
think you can see how much we all love him. It's
been a very, very difficult and long journey.
For 11 months, he's been fighting against another
difficult injury. And to see him back with that
smile. with that energy and with that quality
in his first performance with us is something
really impressive and we're all delighted for
him i'll be real i fell asleep like literally
after three now i think so that was just before
jesus came on but i heard he performed well and
hit the crossbar i haven't actually fact checked
that but yeah i did actually say um in yesterday
morning's podcast if you heard that um i thought
Victor Jokeres will get about 70 -odd minutes
and Jesus will get 20 -25 minutes. They'll share
the game and that's what happens. So, yes, good.
Hopefully, Jesus can get some more minutes on
Saturday and then more minutes against Everton
before probably starting against Crystal Palace,
which is my hope for him. Hopefully, he can get
one or two goals in the meantime. But, yes, good
to have him back now. So, we obviously have Jokeres,
Jesus, Mourinho vying for that. number nine spot
with Kai Havertz is returning the offing on if
Gabby has a big part to play in our season yes
and especially if he continues to perform in
the manner that he's doing and the energy that
he's been putting in training i think he brings
something else and i was really happy to see
that and for him as well for his confidence to
grow and for his teammates to feel him as well
because some of them haven't played with him
so gabby has a really special quality where he
suddenly connects everybody around him and that's
something that we as a team need and it will
make us better well one player that is definitely
happy to see him back is clearly um gabby martinelli
his brazilian international teammate um obviously
when he's there he's at his best because they
link up really well One player that I'd like
to see him link up with is Maduweke, who had
a fantastic performance yesterday. Someone that
I really believed in when we signed him. Obviously,
a lot of the fan base turned on him when we signed
him, but I knew that he had qualities that we
lacked in the squad with his directness, skill,
pace, unpredictable nature and just his uncanny
ability to just ghost pass a fullback at ease.
I think he is actually the best. In terms of
going past the full -back, I think there's no
better winger in the league than him. And he's
obviously shown that. What I do think he's done
with yesterday's performance, I think he's played
himself into the starting line -up. Most likely
going to be coming from the left, but he can
always switch with Saka during the game. So,
yeah, onwards and upwards with Noni. He's now
got three Champions League goals in his last
two games. And Martinelli, another good performer.
And if he doesn't start the Saturday game, he'll
probably feel hard done by. But this is top level
football for you. On having competition for places
with Noni and Bukayo Saka. Yes, maintaining the
level. They both have different qualities as
well and it's great because we're going to need
them. We are playing every three days and players
with that freshness and with that bite in the
teeth as well, understanding that they have to
perform at that level and this is the standard
that we set. It's something really good. Yeah,
man, it's good having Noni Madaweke and Saka
just going hammer and tong at it. Obviously,
Saka's the star boy, as they say, but Noni Madaweke
is a different proposition for a winger. Imagine
having to come up against both of them in the
same game. That's some going, you know? But,
yeah, I think the two of them will start Saturday's
game and they'll probably have certain moments
where one's on the right, one's on the left,
and they're just going to switch during the game,
which will... dishevel the Wolves' fullbacks,
for sure. On bouncing back after Saturday's result
with Aston Villa. What was that? Well, that's
what you want immediately after a defeat to win
a game. And the way they presented it, you have
those challenges, especially when we lost again
another two players. Who are these mysterious
players? I know one of them's Timber. Who's the
other one? Who's the other guy then? But again,
it shows how stable we are. The standards that
we set ourselves and the capacity that the team
has to win in different ways. Today, I think,
was a good example of that. I'm still trying
to think who the other defender that was out
that wasn't already out is because... Oh, Saliba.
Right. Interesting. Saliba probably aggravated
his injury in training. So Saliba and Timber.
It'll be interesting to see if... One or both
of them can start the game or play the game on
Saturday. That's odd. On Maduike's performance,
it's about consistency. So any player that plays
in the middle, we have the same example. We need
to have those standards and play consistently.
It's not a game, it's two games, three games.
Can you do it 10 games in a row? Every three
days, that's the level that we have to hit. Well,
I mean, yeah, man, it's it's hotting up now.
I mean, the levels are rising and rising. So
you're going to have to reach a level and stay
at a level if you want to start in this team,
which is good news. Victor Jokeres didn't have
the best of games yesterday, but I'll give him
the benefit of the doubt. And for me, he was
starting my team on Saturday. But whether the
manager chooses to do so, we'll find out tomorrow
and tomorrow's press conference, which will.
Also be live. But I will back Joe Correz to start
alongside Saka and Maduweke. And you know what?
I fancy him to get a goal or two on Saturday
too. Or Marley Salman making his Arsenal debut.
Well, the thought was as well from yesterday.
the fact that we had to play christian norgaard
as well we had to really consider it because
we were playing a really good side that had some
really good results in the champions league at
home as well but we knew that at some point we
had to use him So he was ready. He was prepared.
He can play as a centre -back or as a full -back,
and I'm delighted. He's so young, 16 still, and
he's playing in the Champions League. So, yeah,
what a great night for him as well. Yeah, I mean,
anyone that listened to yesterday morning's podcast,
I did envisage him. being in a squad for sure
and I was not surprised that he got onto the
pitch when I did see he came on for Ben White
I was thinking wait a minute who's playing right
back but that's obviously answered my question
so he can play as a fullback as well which is
good also the fact that he's 16 and being called
young that's a new meaning to young because usually
young is anyone in within the region of 18 and
22 perhaps but when you got 15 and 16 year olds
that's a different meaning to young what completely
you know but it's good that he got a game i've
been hearing that he's just been tearing up the
the scene in under 21 so i wouldn't be surprised
if he gets another couple games in the champions
league especially that we've got kaira almaty
coming up in january on a pride that he's given
the youngsters their chance Well, that's great.
That's what we want. That's why we put so much
work and everybody in the academy put so much
enthusiasm and work. And for a long time, you
have to prepare those talents. So thanks to them,
because when we need them, they are there. They
are ready to perform. So that's great. Yeah,
I see. Not that, but I see. I see a feature earlier
on where it said that we're the only team to
have played three, we're the only English team
to have started, no, to have played three 16
-year -olds, which is unbelievable. And they
were Max Dalman, or 16 or under, should I say,
Max Dalman, Marley Salman, and obviously none
other than Jack Wilshere, the manager of Luton.
Crazy, I was 33 now. But yeah, that's good, man.
Obviously, Heyland is just churning out all these
talents for fun. There's a few more as well in
there. And I won't be surprised if we see one
or two in the squad at some point in the season.
But yeah, long live Heyland. And if he has spoken
to Nonny about being consistent. Yeah, and in
10 consecutive actions. And that's the level
that they need. The gaming, every single action.
After, after, after action. And that's the challenge
for them. I mean, like I said already, there
is no one in this league that can have a defender
on toast like Noni Maduweke. So, I mean, I would
hate to be a fullback against this guy because
the way he shimmies, shimmies, shimmies, he can
go either way. He can cut in, bend it in. He
can cut in, lay it off. You just don't know what
he's going to do. He's so agile, so fast, so
fleet -footed, so skillful. he's just a defender's
nightmare especially when he's on song like he
was yesterday um the only problem is he does
his best work from the right which is the position
of the vice captain and the star boy that is
bakara saka but obviously there is scope for
both of them playing together uh one having a
rest one coming on for the other and vice versa
so it's a good problem to have that's for sure
i'd rather have that problem than not on if he
expected the achievement of six wins in a row
in europe no and probably as well looking back
as well all the players that we missed but it
shows and they were all very different games
it's a completely different game to the Bayern
Munich one or the one we played in Bilbao or
the ones that we played at home but it's good
the team can adapt to any context and that will
give confidence as well and we can come to this
ground and win again and that's something great
actually I disagree. I think this game was very
similar to the Bilbao one and especially the
Slavia Prague one, wherein we were in control
of the game as a whole, but then there were periods
where the home side kind of, you know, they got
confident, grew in confidence and attacked us.
And I feel like when they started attacking us
towards the end of the first half, I just knew
that we were just going to kind of hold them
off and eventually pick them off because there'll
be spaces to exploit. And that's exactly what
happened last night. And I'm glad we kept another
key sheet, although they had a few chances where
they could have scored, especially towards the
end of the first half. But I was always confident
that even if they did, we would just raise the
level and deal with them. And that's what happened.
On if Gabby deserves a new striker profile up
top. alongside victor jokers yeah i think they're
kind of a bit more different you know both of
them with great qualities but yeah very specific
in what they bring to the team and individually
in their actions and relationships that they
meet around them as well so it's good to have
two very different players well i mean add to
that gabriel j jesus add to that michael marino
they're all vying for a spot on saturday but
yeah like i said already my i would start with
in the front three bukayo saka victor jokeres
and nani madaweke and i i'll be real i feel gabriel
martinelli would probably feel hard done by to
miss out but this is top level football for you
man