WEBVTT 00:00:00.970 --> 00:00:07.290 Hello and Welcome to HYBR1D, Powered by chinkseyMEDIA. 00:00:07.290 --> 00:00:11.650 We are back again for another episode 00:00:11.650 --> 00:00:15.130 of Mikel Arteta's pre -Wolverhampton Wanderers 00:00:15.130 --> 00:00:20.050 Presser. Razem Yasser! Mikel Arteta has spoken 00:00:20.050 --> 00:00:22.969 to the media ahead of our clash against Wolves 00:00:22.969 --> 00:00:24.910 in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium. 00:00:25.449 --> 00:00:28.649 The Arsenal boss was speaking at the Sober Realty 00:00:28.649 --> 00:00:31.089 Stadium. or should I say Sober Royalty Training 00:00:31.089 --> 00:00:34.350 Centre, and provided an update on the team facing 00:00:34.350 --> 00:00:39.090 Wolves and the return of Gabriel Jesus. Here's 00:00:39.090 --> 00:00:45.509 everything Mikel had to say. On William Saliba, 00:00:45.689 --> 00:00:49.829 we have to wait and see. Yesterday, we didn't 00:00:49.829 --> 00:00:53.030 train, so we have an extra day between this afternoon. 00:00:53.469 --> 00:00:56.700 Let's see if he can be available or not. It remains 00:00:56.700 --> 00:00:59.320 the same. If you ask me before the Everton game, 00:00:59.500 --> 00:01:01.640 if you ask me for the Everton game, I think he'll 00:01:01.640 --> 00:01:05.879 be fit for tomorrow. I don't know. Ooh, William 00:01:05.879 --> 00:01:10.099 Saliba's availability shrouded in mystery. Nobody 00:01:10.099 --> 00:01:14.280 knows. But yeah, it'd be interesting to see if 00:01:14.280 --> 00:01:18.379 he is part of the squad tomorrow. You know, knowing 00:01:18.379 --> 00:01:21.879 Arteta, he's so coy on these type of things. 00:01:22.760 --> 00:01:24.840 I'm just going to put it out there. I'm going 00:01:24.840 --> 00:01:27.719 to say probably not. Could be wrong. He might 00:01:27.719 --> 00:01:29.180 start. He might be on the bench. He might not 00:01:29.180 --> 00:01:31.900 even be in the squad. Who knows? Andurian Timber. 00:01:32.920 --> 00:01:36.060 Again, depends how he feels today. It was a knock 00:01:36.060 --> 00:01:38.780 that he picked up and he wasn't feeling comfortable. 00:01:39.099 --> 00:01:42.519 So again, I think it's a matter of days. But 00:01:42.519 --> 00:01:45.420 whether it's tomorrow or not, we'll see. Ooh, 00:01:45.519 --> 00:01:48.319 another one shrouded in mystery. Nobody knows. 00:01:49.140 --> 00:01:54.760 But yes, that... That word days again and, you 00:01:54.760 --> 00:01:57.560 know, days and weeks. Days have turned to weeks 00:01:57.560 --> 00:02:00.659 with Saliba and it's days with Timba. Hopefully 00:02:00.659 --> 00:02:03.620 it doesn't turn to weeks. Although I feel Ben 00:02:03.620 --> 00:02:05.719 White's in a kind of good moment at the moment. 00:02:06.319 --> 00:02:08.819 You know, he's in a good moment. I think Ben 00:02:08.819 --> 00:02:11.360 White could start tomorrow again. He's playing 00:02:11.360 --> 00:02:14.340 very well recently, you know. On Declan Rice, 00:02:14.620 --> 00:02:18.590 let's see how he is today. He was ill. That's 00:02:18.590 --> 00:02:20.969 an illness. Normally, in a few days, it gets 00:02:20.969 --> 00:02:25.030 resolved. But we have to wait and see. Ooh, that's 00:02:25.030 --> 00:02:28.949 three players shrouded in mystery. The future, 00:02:29.030 --> 00:02:31.509 nobody knows. But I think he'll be all right. 00:02:31.569 --> 00:02:34.789 I don't think Mikel messes around with league 00:02:34.789 --> 00:02:37.110 games. Yeah, fair enough. He kind of got arrested 00:02:37.110 --> 00:02:40.909 on Wednesday. But I think I'd be surprised if 00:02:40.909 --> 00:02:44.090 he doesn't, let's say, feature. I'll play it 00:02:44.090 --> 00:02:46.729 safe. I would say I'd be surprised if he's not 00:02:46.729 --> 00:02:50.229 at least on the bench for tomorrow. But if it's 00:02:50.229 --> 00:02:52.389 just an illness, you'd like to think he's able 00:02:52.389 --> 00:02:56.189 to play. Really, innit? On Leandro Trussard. 00:02:56.430 --> 00:02:58.870 Again, another one that is a matter of days. 00:02:58.990 --> 00:03:03.090 It sounds boring, but it's the reality. So we 00:03:03.090 --> 00:03:06.569 don't know. Well, you're filming at the Sobriety, 00:03:06.710 --> 00:03:11.939 so you nah mean? But yeah, that old days word 00:03:11.939 --> 00:03:15.020 is back again with Trossard. It's a bit peculiar 00:03:15.020 --> 00:03:17.300 with Trossard because he obviously was injured. 00:03:17.639 --> 00:03:22.280 Then he came back for the Aston Villa game, scored 00:03:22.280 --> 00:03:25.219 after coming off the bench. After scoring, he 00:03:25.219 --> 00:03:29.960 came off injured, didn't feature against Club 00:03:29.960 --> 00:03:33.919 Brugge in his native Belgium. And now... Nobody 00:03:33.919 --> 00:03:36.340 knows if he's going to feature tomorrow. But 00:03:36.340 --> 00:03:38.439 no, all jokes aside, I think it's a game for 00:03:38.439 --> 00:03:41.699 Madueke tomorrow. I think Trossard can sit that 00:03:41.699 --> 00:03:43.860 one out and then just make sure you're ready 00:03:43.860 --> 00:03:46.120 for Everton, just like a few of the others, like 00:03:46.120 --> 00:03:48.620 maybe Saliba or Timba and people like that, on 00:03:48.620 --> 00:03:52.539 keeping the momentum going after midweek. For 00:03:52.539 --> 00:03:55.340 sure, after any defeat, you want to put it right 00:03:55.340 --> 00:03:58.599 straight away. We certainly did that. put ourselves 00:03:58.599 --> 00:04:00.639 in a great position in the Champions League. 00:04:00.840 --> 00:04:03.819 And now it's about Wolves, focusing back on the 00:04:03.819 --> 00:04:06.280 Premier League after what happened and the result 00:04:06.280 --> 00:04:09.039 that we had against Villa. It's a massive opportunity 00:04:09.039 --> 00:04:11.439 for us again to win the game and put ourselves 00:04:11.439 --> 00:04:14.599 in a good position. Yeah, especially because 00:04:14.599 --> 00:04:20.399 our two title contenders, Aston Villa. and Manchester 00:04:20.399 --> 00:04:23.439 City both play on Sunday. So we're going to extend 00:04:23.439 --> 00:04:26.420 the lead as long as we pick up something. However, 00:04:26.540 --> 00:04:29.060 we're going to only want to pick up three points. 00:04:29.500 --> 00:04:32.399 However we do that is another thing. But I mean, 00:04:32.420 --> 00:04:35.279 I'm expecting of goals tomorrow. I'm expecting 00:04:35.279 --> 00:04:38.819 of a good performance. I'm expecting of us to 00:04:38.819 --> 00:04:41.139 build on a midweek win where we've got an emphatic 00:04:41.139 --> 00:04:45.319 3 -0 away win. And I'm expecting 3, 4, 5 or maybe 00:04:45.319 --> 00:04:48.329 even more goals tomorrow. On facing the Wolves 00:04:48.329 --> 00:04:51.089 team without a win this season, in any Premier 00:04:51.089 --> 00:04:53.110 League match and especially against a team that 00:04:53.110 --> 00:04:55.529 is fighting against results, I know the manager 00:04:55.529 --> 00:04:58.350 really well and how he's going to push and get 00:04:58.350 --> 00:05:02.240 the players ready to try to cause a shot. From 00:05:02.240 --> 00:05:05.319 our side, we're going to go full gas from the 00:05:05.319 --> 00:05:07.339 beginning and we know what we have to do. Yeah, 00:05:07.360 --> 00:05:09.480 that's true, actually. He's close with Rob Edwards, 00:05:09.600 --> 00:05:12.199 I think. I remember when they was at Luton. I 00:05:12.199 --> 00:05:14.040 think they did their coaching badges together, 00:05:14.180 --> 00:05:16.519 if I'm not wrong. But yeah, you're going to expect 00:05:16.519 --> 00:05:21.139 to see hugs and kisses pre -match and full -time. 00:05:21.939 --> 00:05:25.180 But yeah, I think we should win the game. Rob 00:05:25.180 --> 00:05:28.339 Edwards is a former Wolves captain. So if anyone's 00:05:28.339 --> 00:05:31.180 wondering why he left high -flying Middlesbrough, 00:05:31.279 --> 00:05:33.720 who are second in the championship, to join, 00:05:33.879 --> 00:05:38.579 almost resign to relegation, Wolverhampton Wanderers, 00:05:38.620 --> 00:05:42.439 then that's your answer. But I wouldn't say 100 00:05:42.439 --> 00:05:45.339 % that Middlesbrough will get promotion, but 00:05:45.339 --> 00:05:48.300 they're likely to swap places next season. So 00:05:48.300 --> 00:05:51.769 Middlesbrough are likely. to be in the Premier 00:05:51.769 --> 00:05:54.029 League and Wolves will be in the Championship, 00:05:54.230 --> 00:05:57.490 definitely. So, well, whether he's made the right 00:05:57.490 --> 00:06:00.050 decision or not, I mean, draw your own conclusions, 00:06:00.110 --> 00:06:04.170 especially because it'll be interesting to see 00:06:04.170 --> 00:06:08.329 if Wolves actually keep him on when it looks 00:06:08.329 --> 00:06:12.329 like either when it looks like they're certain 00:06:12.329 --> 00:06:16.189 to be relegated like now or when they do finally 00:06:16.189 --> 00:06:22.209 get relegated. If they do keep him on after those 00:06:22.209 --> 00:06:24.910 two circumstances, that will be mind -boggling. 00:06:25.430 --> 00:06:27.810 But that would just be, obviously, they're putting 00:06:27.810 --> 00:06:31.009 all their eggs in a basket and having expectations 00:06:31.009 --> 00:06:33.949 of going straight back up under him next season, 00:06:33.990 --> 00:06:35.389 which means he'll have to have a good start. 00:06:35.589 --> 00:06:38.410 Anyway, enough about Robert Edwards. On winning 00:06:38.410 --> 00:06:42.170 two of his last five in the league, hopefully 00:06:42.170 --> 00:06:44.009 tomorrow we'll change that and there will be 00:06:44.009 --> 00:06:46.670 a different form table. And in the last one, 00:06:46.810 --> 00:06:50.319 we are the best. So we try to win every game 00:06:50.319 --> 00:06:52.379 and that's the only thing that we can do in terms 00:06:52.379 --> 00:06:55.720 of being as consistent as possible. Two of the 00:06:55.720 --> 00:06:57.699 last five. I like the way they've spun that, 00:06:57.740 --> 00:06:59.540 you know. We've lost one of the last five or 00:06:59.540 --> 00:07:01.579 probably you can spin it and say we've lost one 00:07:01.579 --> 00:07:04.899 of the last 18. So you can do what you want with 00:07:04.899 --> 00:07:07.139 stats, can't you? On the Opta supercomputer, 00:07:07.379 --> 00:07:09.740 making us favourites to win the league. The only 00:07:09.740 --> 00:07:11.800 thing we can do is increase the probability of 00:07:11.800 --> 00:07:13.839 us winning the next match by doing things that 00:07:13.839 --> 00:07:16.500 we do really well and preparing in the best way 00:07:16.500 --> 00:07:21.829 possible. Okay, I like that answer. Optus supercomputer. 00:07:22.449 --> 00:07:27.649 Wow. On guarding against complacency. Well, showing 00:07:27.649 --> 00:07:31.649 them, our players, the team that they are, the 00:07:31.649 --> 00:07:33.730 game they had against Villa a few weeks ago, 00:07:33.829 --> 00:07:36.350 and understand that a team in that position have 00:07:36.350 --> 00:07:41.029 to react and show their teeth. And that's a very 00:07:41.029 --> 00:07:43.389 dangerous thing, especially in the league when 00:07:43.389 --> 00:07:47.560 every team has the quality that they have. from 00:07:47.560 --> 00:07:50.079 our side, that's not going to happen. Yeah, I 00:07:50.079 --> 00:07:52.240 mean, Mikel definitely doesn't allow any form 00:07:52.240 --> 00:07:53.939 of complacency. That's for sure. I don't think 00:07:53.939 --> 00:07:56.899 the players have it in them to be complacent. 00:07:56.939 --> 00:08:01.180 However, I'm expecting a comprehensive victory 00:08:01.180 --> 00:08:03.899 tomorrow. I mean, I don't want to sound kind 00:08:03.899 --> 00:08:07.279 of too... I don't want to sound too, you know, 00:08:07.300 --> 00:08:11.680 overconfident, but I'm expecting some goals. 00:08:11.839 --> 00:08:15.350 I'm expecting... to get on the score sheet. I'm 00:08:15.350 --> 00:08:18.829 expecting good performances, a clean sheet. So 00:08:18.829 --> 00:08:21.730 hopefully we can get the game won as easily as 00:08:21.730 --> 00:08:24.670 possible, as early as possible, and focus on 00:08:24.670 --> 00:08:27.250 a really tough game against Everton, who I think 00:08:27.250 --> 00:08:30.550 is going to have a good season this season. And 00:08:30.550 --> 00:08:34.789 I reckon they'll be in the top 10. On more open 00:08:34.789 --> 00:08:38.409 play goals in recent matches, that is football. 00:08:39.600 --> 00:08:42.179 And it has waves and you have to try to analyse 00:08:42.179 --> 00:08:45.039 the last five games or ten games and the sample 00:08:45.039 --> 00:08:47.899 is that small that you get very, very confused. 00:08:48.340 --> 00:08:51.179 At the end, even 40 games is not enough to have 00:08:51.179 --> 00:08:53.360 a sample of what your team looks like because 00:08:53.360 --> 00:08:56.080 it's too small. But the fact that we have the 00:08:56.080 --> 00:08:58.419 resources to score from various positions with 00:08:58.419 --> 00:09:00.740 different players in different manners, that's 00:09:00.740 --> 00:09:03.139 a great thing. We want to be the best in every 00:09:03.139 --> 00:09:06.220 situation. That's what we try to do. Yeah, I 00:09:06.220 --> 00:09:07.639 mean, obviously he's saying there's going to 00:09:07.639 --> 00:09:09.240 be peaks and troughs. There's going to be moments 00:09:09.240 --> 00:09:12.240 where we're scoring loads of set pieces, just 00:09:12.240 --> 00:09:13.919 like the beginning of last season, the beginning 00:09:13.919 --> 00:09:16.860 of this. And there's moments where teams kind 00:09:16.860 --> 00:09:19.019 of adapt better to it or we're finding other 00:09:19.019 --> 00:09:21.340 ways to do it where we're playing against different 00:09:21.340 --> 00:09:25.200 type of opponents and you have to play a different 00:09:25.200 --> 00:09:28.080 way to try and prize them open. But always having 00:09:28.080 --> 00:09:31.320 set pieces in your arsenal, in your armoury, 00:09:31.320 --> 00:09:36.000 is a good way to kind of... open up what would 00:09:36.000 --> 00:09:39.720 be a tough game especially at the start and I'm 00:09:39.720 --> 00:09:42.559 sure Wolves will be spirited at the start but 00:09:42.559 --> 00:09:45.980 if we can score I'd say if we can score any time 00:09:45.980 --> 00:09:48.320 within the first 35 -40 minutes they're going 00:09:48.320 --> 00:09:51.080 to become dispirited and then I'm confident the 00:09:51.080 --> 00:09:56.019 flood with gates will eventually open on Gabriel 00:09:56.019 --> 00:09:59.360 Jesus returning and fighting for his spot we 00:09:59.360 --> 00:10:01.879 know his quality a player who has given us so 00:10:01.879 --> 00:10:05.470 much And he comes with the energy that came the 00:10:05.470 --> 00:10:08.029 other day. He's certainly a player who has to 00:10:08.029 --> 00:10:10.870 be pushing and aiming for that. That's for sure. 00:10:11.330 --> 00:10:15.370 Yeah, I mean, I did predict before the Club Brugge 00:10:15.370 --> 00:10:18.350 game that he will share the game with Jokeres. 00:10:18.409 --> 00:10:21.789 Now I think Jokeres is going to get a lot of 00:10:21.789 --> 00:10:24.490 minutes tomorrow. I'm expecting him to start. 00:10:24.750 --> 00:10:28.710 However, I do think Gabriel Jesus will get... 00:10:29.889 --> 00:10:32.570 probably another half hour or so, half an hour, 00:10:32.610 --> 00:10:36.169 35 minutes, depending on game state. He may not 00:10:36.169 --> 00:10:40.250 necessarily come on for Jesus, but I wouldn't 00:10:40.250 --> 00:10:42.529 be surprised if he comes on for Maduweke on the 00:10:42.529 --> 00:10:46.629 left, kind of plays alongside Jokeres, alongside 00:10:46.629 --> 00:10:49.970 Saka, and see how he goes with that. And then 00:10:49.970 --> 00:10:52.389 obviously now we have a tough game, a physical 00:10:52.389 --> 00:10:55.210 challenge against Everton, but obviously let's 00:10:55.210 --> 00:10:58.600 take it step by step. Because I'm hoping that 00:10:58.600 --> 00:11:01.500 he can garner enough match fitness to start or 00:11:01.500 --> 00:11:03.799 play some substantial minutes against Crystal 00:11:03.799 --> 00:11:07.799 Palace, which is in about 10 days, I'd say, on 00:11:07.799 --> 00:11:14.279 the 23rd of December. On if his side are getting 00:11:14.279 --> 00:11:18.070 enough credit. I don't know. That's not for me 00:11:18.070 --> 00:11:20.490 to judge. We're in a very strong position in 00:11:20.490 --> 00:11:22.429 the three competitions that we've been involved 00:11:22.429 --> 00:11:25.210 in so far. And that's what we have to continue 00:11:25.210 --> 00:11:28.110 to do at the end. The credit has to come at the 00:11:28.110 --> 00:11:30.289 end of the season. That's when we're going to 00:11:30.289 --> 00:11:32.690 measure what we've done. But in order to achieve 00:11:32.690 --> 00:11:35.649 that, you have to be achieving every single day 00:11:35.649 --> 00:11:39.450 the objectives that you want. So far, I think 00:11:39.450 --> 00:11:41.850 we are in a very strong position. I mean, you 00:11:41.850 --> 00:11:43.490 can't argue with that. We're top of the Champions 00:11:43.490 --> 00:11:45.820 League group, having won every game. You can 00:11:45.820 --> 00:11:48.980 see the one goal. We are top of the Premier League 00:11:48.980 --> 00:11:51.980 by two points. We can extend that to five with 00:11:51.980 --> 00:11:54.860 a win tomorrow evening. And we're in the quarterfinals 00:11:54.860 --> 00:11:56.980 of the Carabao Cup. So what more could you ask 00:11:56.980 --> 00:12:01.320 for apart from more of the same? On Christian 00:12:01.320 --> 00:12:04.580 Norgard playing centre -back, I think that comes 00:12:04.580 --> 00:12:07.720 to the mentality of the players, the intelligence 00:12:07.720 --> 00:12:11.779 of a player like Christian as well, and how to 00:12:11.779 --> 00:12:14.690 fulfil that role. In the morning, you tell him, 00:12:14.690 --> 00:12:17.409 surprisingly, that he needs to play in that position 00:12:17.409 --> 00:12:20.509 because we don't have any other player to play 00:12:20.509 --> 00:12:23.230 in there. Well, I had Marley Salmon, but anyway. 00:12:23.950 --> 00:12:27.830 Then you need to fulfil that role. But we have 00:12:27.830 --> 00:12:30.029 a lot of examples of players that have played 00:12:30.029 --> 00:12:33.049 in different positions, like Mikel Moreno, like 00:12:33.049 --> 00:12:35.929 many others. And that's great because that gives 00:12:35.929 --> 00:12:39.009 us an edge. Yeah, I mean, now that he's played 00:12:39.009 --> 00:12:41.490 there and, you know, did well, actually. Don't 00:12:41.490 --> 00:12:44.570 be surprised if he plays there again at some 00:12:44.570 --> 00:12:48.450 point throughout the season. It's good to know 00:12:48.450 --> 00:12:50.129 that he's versatile and can play in different 00:12:50.129 --> 00:12:51.769 positions because that will give him more game 00:12:51.769 --> 00:12:55.730 time anyway. On if he is enjoying this season. 00:12:56.029 --> 00:12:58.629 I do enjoy it a lot because of the people that 00:12:58.629 --> 00:13:00.889 are around us and how we live and work together. 00:13:01.490 --> 00:13:03.690 Obviously, winning a lot helps because it's a 00:13:03.690 --> 00:13:06.509 different profession when you win or you lose. 00:13:06.690 --> 00:13:09.470 I feel privileged to be where I am and keep going. 00:13:10.779 --> 00:13:14.159 Yeah, man, I mean, I know the Aston Villa loss 00:13:14.159 --> 00:13:17.960 was gutting, but, I mean, it kind of just makes 00:13:17.960 --> 00:13:19.899 us, you know, shakes us a little bit. I say, 00:13:19.980 --> 00:13:23.100 right, you know, focus, guys. You're not going 00:13:23.100 --> 00:13:26.039 to win every single week, but sometimes you need 00:13:26.039 --> 00:13:29.059 some bumps and bruises and abrasions along the 00:13:29.059 --> 00:13:31.940 path that you're going, you know, because it's 00:13:31.940 --> 00:13:34.539 not going to be all plain sailing. You're going 00:13:34.539 --> 00:13:36.179 to have bumps and bruises. You're going to have 00:13:36.179 --> 00:13:39.159 some dips and troughs, peaks and troughs, but 00:13:39.159 --> 00:13:41.889 eventually... I think it's going to do us the 00:13:41.889 --> 00:13:45.809 world of good. It kind of definitely made us 00:13:45.809 --> 00:13:49.950 more assured, more focused in midweek and hopefully 00:13:49.950 --> 00:13:54.210 the same for tomorrow. And if we can win the 00:13:54.210 --> 00:13:58.350 quadruple, well, it's only the three points of 00:13:58.350 --> 00:14:01.509 tomorrow and I think that's enough for the supercomputer 00:14:01.509 --> 00:14:07.620 in my mind. Oh, bro. Yeah, that's a funny answer. 00:14:07.840 --> 00:14:11.120 On Victor Jokeres and the club adapting to his 00:14:11.120 --> 00:14:14.019 style, I think the two things have to merge. 00:14:14.259 --> 00:14:16.759 I think we have to put the player in the best 00:14:16.759 --> 00:14:19.960 possible condition to explode and fulfil his 00:14:19.960 --> 00:14:22.620 potential. And then there are certain things 00:14:22.620 --> 00:14:25.059 that within that role, in the manner that we 00:14:25.059 --> 00:14:27.659 play, has to be fulfilled. And that's a combination 00:14:27.659 --> 00:14:30.710 of both. then it's not only that, I think more 00:14:30.710 --> 00:14:32.750 importantly, it's the connections and the players 00:14:32.750 --> 00:14:36.070 around him at the end. Those interactions, that 00:14:36.070 --> 00:14:38.370 understanding how it develops and before the 00:14:38.370 --> 00:14:41.149 injury, I think he was in a great place. That's 00:14:41.149 --> 00:14:43.610 true. I think it took him a while at the beginning 00:14:43.610 --> 00:14:45.490 because it's a different league, different demands. 00:14:45.549 --> 00:14:48.389 He had no pre -season and now he's starting to 00:14:48.389 --> 00:14:50.750 get some momentum. The goals will come and we're 00:14:50.750 --> 00:14:54.019 going to be very pleased with him. All right, 00:14:54.019 --> 00:14:56.299 yeah, I mean, he definitely arrived unfit, definitely 00:14:56.299 --> 00:14:59.639 arrived probably carrying a few extra pounds, 00:14:59.679 --> 00:15:03.080 but I think he's kind of worked that off, you 00:15:03.080 --> 00:15:06.919 know, over time. Also, another thing, I think 00:15:06.919 --> 00:15:10.320 the dynamic between him and Noni Madueke is going 00:15:10.320 --> 00:15:12.139 to be a good one and an interesting one. And 00:15:12.139 --> 00:15:14.759 that's why I think both will start tomorrow, 00:15:14.860 --> 00:15:17.000 because I can just see Madueke putting in crosses 00:15:17.000 --> 00:15:19.710 for him. Saka putting in crosses for him and 00:15:19.710 --> 00:15:22.389 it's just for him to finish them. I feel like 00:15:22.389 --> 00:15:25.450 it's going to be a similar dynamic to Anthony 00:15:25.450 --> 00:15:29.889 Alanga and Chris Wood for last season with Nottingham 00:15:29.889 --> 00:15:33.090 Forest where Alanga was just putting balls in 00:15:33.090 --> 00:15:36.149 for Wood to just eat. You know, he's feeding 00:15:36.149 --> 00:15:38.690 him, feeding him. So that's what you need to 00:15:38.690 --> 00:15:40.370 do with Jokeres. Just give him the opportunity 00:15:40.370 --> 00:15:43.049 to miss and then the rest is on him. You know, 00:15:43.070 --> 00:15:45.370 if you create chances for him, then it's down 00:15:45.370 --> 00:15:48.509 to him to do the rest. But at the moment, he's 00:15:48.509 --> 00:15:51.309 not really getting enough chances to miss. So 00:15:51.309 --> 00:15:53.210 that's the issue we need to deal with, really. 00:15:53.289 --> 00:15:59.370 So, yeah. On having a week with no midweek match. 00:15:59.830 --> 00:16:02.830 Well, three things. Make sure that we can give 00:16:02.830 --> 00:16:05.070 some rest to the players mentally and physically. 00:16:05.389 --> 00:16:08.350 Then start to reactivate everybody and start 00:16:08.350 --> 00:16:10.509 to work on things that you don't have time to 00:16:10.509 --> 00:16:13.129 work on. Then start to be in the best possible 00:16:13.129 --> 00:16:16.559 physical and emotional. mindset to do what is 00:16:16.559 --> 00:16:19.820 required to be ready yeah i mean it's gonna be 00:16:19.820 --> 00:16:22.659 i'd say a well -earned break because it was it 00:16:22.659 --> 00:16:25.200 is draining but it's it's wonderful you know 00:16:25.200 --> 00:16:30.980 to have a lot of uh content to be just Thick 00:16:30.980 --> 00:16:33.340 in, thick out, you know, game in, game out. Every 00:16:33.340 --> 00:16:34.960 time you blink, there's another game. There's 00:16:34.960 --> 00:16:37.220 pre -match, there's post -match. Press conferences 00:16:37.220 --> 00:16:39.639 coming out my ears, you know what I mean? But 00:16:39.639 --> 00:16:41.500 it's good, man. But obviously, I think the players 00:16:41.500 --> 00:16:43.720 need a little break before we go into that kind 00:16:43.720 --> 00:16:47.940 of the real festive period that will be jam -packed 00:16:47.940 --> 00:16:50.059 with fixtures coming out your ears, you know, 00:16:50.059 --> 00:16:53.620 with Everton, Crystal Palace, Brighton, Aston 00:16:53.620 --> 00:16:56.440 Villa, all coming up in the next few weeks. So 00:16:56.440 --> 00:16:59.039 it's going to be a hectic and interesting period 00:16:59.039 --> 00:17:03.659 coming up. on any fresh injuries from Wednesday? 00:17:04.819 --> 00:17:09.859 No. Okay. On what Saliba's issue is, it was something 00:17:09.859 --> 00:17:12.859 quite small. It came from an ankle injury that 00:17:12.859 --> 00:17:15.859 he had and then he started to modify the way 00:17:15.859 --> 00:17:18.420 he was running and he started to overload an 00:17:18.420 --> 00:17:21.319 area, which is something common. But at some 00:17:21.319 --> 00:17:23.759 point, he was uncomfortable continuing to be 00:17:23.759 --> 00:17:26.230 able to train and play. and we had to stop it. 00:17:26.289 --> 00:17:28.549 He looks better, but we have to wait and see 00:17:28.549 --> 00:17:31.130 if it's enough for him to be able to train with 00:17:31.130 --> 00:17:33.589 the team. You see, based on that information, 00:17:33.769 --> 00:17:35.849 it just all tells me that it's all not worth 00:17:35.849 --> 00:17:39.529 it for him to be risked tomorrow. You might as 00:17:39.529 --> 00:17:41.369 well just give him a breather, give him more 00:17:41.369 --> 00:17:45.009 time off, another week's training, and then put 00:17:45.009 --> 00:17:46.549 him in for the big one against Everton, because 00:17:46.549 --> 00:17:48.349 I do think that's going to be a real tough game 00:17:48.349 --> 00:17:51.269 for sure, especially at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, 00:17:51.509 --> 00:17:54.940 if I'm not wrong. And obviously we drew at Goodison 00:17:54.940 --> 00:17:57.920 Park last season. So in fact, we drew with Everton 00:17:57.920 --> 00:18:00.500 twice last season. So we really need to win that 00:18:00.500 --> 00:18:04.240 game for more than one reason. On if he would 00:18:04.240 --> 00:18:07.130 consider selling. well he ain't gonna answer 00:18:07.130 --> 00:18:09.950 it anyway on if he would consider selling gabriel 00:18:09.950 --> 00:18:12.789 jesus i don't consider that especially with the 00:18:12.789 --> 00:18:15.470 situation that we have right now i think gabriel 00:18:15.470 --> 00:18:18.269 has a lot to offer to the team and he's proven 00:18:18.269 --> 00:18:20.109 that straight away in the first minute that he 00:18:20.109 --> 00:18:23.609 was available to play he's put so much to be 00:18:23.609 --> 00:18:26.710 in this position again and now the focus is to 00:18:26.710 --> 00:18:30.180 be with us Yeah, I mean, what kind of question 00:18:30.180 --> 00:18:31.700 is that? Do you really think he's going to say 00:18:31.700 --> 00:18:33.880 yeah, even if he wanted to? What's that all about? 00:18:34.099 --> 00:18:40.240 Some of these questions are a joke. On Ethan 00:18:40.240 --> 00:18:42.980 Wanieri's attitude, in the same manner that other 00:18:42.980 --> 00:18:45.059 players have to cope with this kind of situation, 00:18:45.259 --> 00:18:47.740 preparing in the best possible way, I think he's 00:18:47.740 --> 00:18:49.880 doing it. His attitude has been excellent and 00:18:49.880 --> 00:18:52.359 when he's got the chance to play, he proved that 00:18:52.359 --> 00:18:54.869 I'm wrong. that he needs to play more minutes 00:18:54.869 --> 00:18:57.250 and help the team as much as possible. Yeah, 00:18:57.309 --> 00:18:59.230 you see, with Wednesday, I was really disappointed 00:18:59.230 --> 00:19:01.230 that he didn't start that game because I was 00:19:01.230 --> 00:19:03.390 thinking, of all the games we've got coming up, 00:19:03.430 --> 00:19:05.490 that was the one that he needed to start, that 00:19:05.490 --> 00:19:07.869 could have started, and it wouldn't have been 00:19:07.869 --> 00:19:11.589 a risk to start him, if anything, if that's a 00:19:11.589 --> 00:19:15.630 word to use. It will be interesting to see if 00:19:15.630 --> 00:19:19.589 he is, in quotation marks, risked against Crystal 00:19:19.589 --> 00:19:22.190 Palace in what is a very, very important game. 00:19:22.759 --> 00:19:25.839 a Carabao Cup quarterfinal, a chance to get to 00:19:25.839 --> 00:19:31.140 the semifinal. So essentially, it'll be interesting 00:19:31.140 --> 00:19:33.079 to see. I'm going to be keeping an eye out on 00:19:33.079 --> 00:19:35.839 the minutes he does get in the festive period, 00:19:35.960 --> 00:19:37.920 especially when you need to rotate the squad, 00:19:38.079 --> 00:19:40.420 make use of the squad. There's going to be injuries, 00:19:40.660 --> 00:19:43.380 but there's going to be also returns from injuries. 00:19:43.420 --> 00:19:46.059 So now that will make his position in the squad 00:19:46.059 --> 00:19:51.970 even more tricky. So that's one to watch. On 00:19:51.970 --> 00:19:54.750 him asking to play in the behind closed doors 00:19:54.750 --> 00:19:57.710 friendly, Ethan's attitude on that is exceptional. 00:19:57.930 --> 00:20:00.069 He wants to train and he wants to be outside 00:20:00.069 --> 00:20:03.130 and he wants to be in touch with that ball. In 00:20:03.130 --> 00:20:07.569 that sense, he's top. Yeah, but I mean, whether 00:20:07.569 --> 00:20:09.650 he played in that or not, I still think he could 00:20:09.650 --> 00:20:13.410 have started on Wednesday. That was a great opportunity 00:20:13.410 --> 00:20:15.289 for him to start. I don't think you needed to 00:20:15.289 --> 00:20:18.450 start Marino in that midfield, especially with 00:20:18.450 --> 00:20:21.049 Norgard out of there. You could have started 00:20:21.049 --> 00:20:23.769 him with Odegaard or you could have started him 00:20:23.769 --> 00:20:26.250 ahead of Odegaard and you didn't, which is a 00:20:26.250 --> 00:20:29.930 shame. But I mean, you obviously have plans for 00:20:29.930 --> 00:20:32.210 him. So let's see how those plans transpire. 00:20:32.470 --> 00:20:36.250 On how impressed he's been with Martin Zubimendi. 00:20:36.769 --> 00:20:38.869 Very impressed because I know the difficulty 00:20:38.869 --> 00:20:41.720 of coming into this league. doing what he's doing 00:20:41.720 --> 00:20:44.299 immediately first of all you have to earn the 00:20:44.299 --> 00:20:46.839 role within the team and that's not easy to do 00:20:46.839 --> 00:20:49.500 then it's a different way of playing a different 00:20:49.500 --> 00:20:52.619 league but as you said the variety of actions 00:20:52.619 --> 00:20:55.720 and involvements that he has in the game is exceptional 00:20:55.720 --> 00:20:58.759 his defending metrics are incredible and i had 00:20:58.759 --> 00:21:01.380 no doubt that he could produce that but this 00:21:01.380 --> 00:21:03.380 is the premier league and you have to prove it 00:21:03.380 --> 00:21:06.450 then attacking wise as well The positions he 00:21:06.450 --> 00:21:09.150 takes, the way he's opened up teams in many ways, 00:21:09.190 --> 00:21:12.289 his goal threat, the capacity to assist. He's 00:21:12.289 --> 00:21:14.650 improved on set pieces as well, and he has a 00:21:14.650 --> 00:21:17.190 lot to improve in that area as well. He's a player 00:21:17.190 --> 00:21:19.470 that is never going to be satisfied. You can 00:21:19.470 --> 00:21:21.609 tell when I praise him individually, it's never 00:21:21.609 --> 00:21:24.049 enough. He's never satisfied with his performance, 00:21:24.329 --> 00:21:28.269 but that's what makes him as well. Yeah, what 00:21:28.269 --> 00:21:31.089 a signing Zubimendi's been, man. I feel like 00:21:31.089 --> 00:21:34.819 certain people... will overlook his role and 00:21:34.819 --> 00:21:38.440 what he does and certain people will see it clearly, 00:21:38.519 --> 00:21:41.680 as clear as day what he does. I'll be real, I'm 00:21:41.680 --> 00:21:44.660 probably in the latter, in the former category 00:21:44.660 --> 00:21:47.400 where I'm looking at the wingers, I'm looking 00:21:47.400 --> 00:21:49.779 at the forwards and I'm kind of sometimes missing 00:21:49.779 --> 00:21:53.799 how essential he is in our performance or in 00:21:53.799 --> 00:21:58.640 the central role he has in... our good performances 00:21:58.640 --> 00:22:01.180 where he's at the hub of everything. He's like 00:22:01.180 --> 00:22:03.880 the engine of the whole team, along with Declan 00:22:03.880 --> 00:22:06.799 Rice. But one thing I'll definitely say, he's 00:22:06.799 --> 00:22:09.500 been a fantastic addition to the squad. Definitely 00:22:09.500 --> 00:22:11.880 an upgrade on Thomas Partey, a player that I 00:22:11.880 --> 00:22:15.279 definitely rated. But yeah, more of the same 00:22:15.279 --> 00:22:24.700 from Zubimendi and we should be fine. adaptation 00:22:24.700 --> 00:22:28.660 period yes but i think the fact that he could 00:22:28.660 --> 00:22:30.960 prepare for a longer period because he sort of 00:22:30.960 --> 00:22:35.920 knew that he was coming i think that helped it 00:22:35.920 --> 00:22:38.819 wasn't something immediate that happened so we 00:22:38.819 --> 00:22:40.960 talked a lot about how he was going to be needed 00:22:40.960 --> 00:22:43.339 the challenges that he was going to face but 00:22:43.339 --> 00:22:46.740 as well his abilities and capacities were going 00:22:46.740 --> 00:22:49.059 to fit so well within the team and he's proven 00:22:49.059 --> 00:22:52.190 that on the pitch Yeah, so obviously Zubi Mendy 00:22:52.190 --> 00:22:55.849 was effectively signed in January and it was 00:22:55.849 --> 00:22:59.410 just a case of kind of easing him in. But funny 00:22:59.410 --> 00:23:02.589 you mentioned Zubi Mendy. I think Zubi Mendy 00:23:02.589 --> 00:23:05.630 might get a breather tomorrow because I predicted 00:23:05.630 --> 00:23:07.829 he would get a breather midweek. But because 00:23:07.829 --> 00:23:10.710 he started that game, I'm thinking, right, you've 00:23:10.710 --> 00:23:15.309 given Zubi Mendy a start. You might even go with 00:23:15.309 --> 00:23:17.390 an Ethan in there. That might throw everyone 00:23:17.390 --> 00:23:20.130 off. But what I do think he'll do is probably 00:23:20.130 --> 00:23:23.950 go with Eze and Odegaard. So Odegaard now, match 00:23:23.950 --> 00:23:25.910 fit. He's been playing very well since his comeback, 00:23:26.109 --> 00:23:28.750 I must say. His shooting, the way he's shooting 00:23:28.750 --> 00:23:30.930 the ball, connecting the ball is a lot better 00:23:30.930 --> 00:23:33.369 than last season. So he's back to his best, essentially. 00:23:34.170 --> 00:23:36.049 He just needs to carry on what he's doing. I 00:23:36.049 --> 00:23:39.690 think he'll go with Rice, Odegaard and Eze in 00:23:39.690 --> 00:23:45.750 midfield tomorrow with... Madueke, no, with Saka, 00:23:45.990 --> 00:23:50.049 Jokeres and Madueke in attack. The defence will 00:23:50.049 --> 00:23:52.410 be an interesting one, although I do think we'll 00:23:52.410 --> 00:23:57.089 have Hinkapie left centre -back. The thing is, 00:23:57.190 --> 00:23:59.430 what's going on with Timba? I'd like to think 00:23:59.430 --> 00:24:02.529 he'll return. So what I do think he'll do is 00:24:02.529 --> 00:24:05.509 go Raya and goal, Ben White, Timba, Hinkapie 00:24:05.509 --> 00:24:09.160 and Lewis Skelly, but we'll see. On if Manchester 00:24:09.160 --> 00:24:11.519 City are back to their best. There are a lot 00:24:11.519 --> 00:24:13.539 of teams involved when you look at the table. 00:24:13.680 --> 00:24:16.019 We know the situation with other clubs as well. 00:24:16.119 --> 00:24:18.299 With Manchester City, it's always the case that 00:24:18.299 --> 00:24:19.980 you expect them to have the quality that they 00:24:19.980 --> 00:24:22.180 have, the experience that they have in the competition. 00:24:22.819 --> 00:24:27.880 The focus has to be on one. Yeah, Man City, I 00:24:27.880 --> 00:24:29.859 mean, have a tough game against Crystal Palace. 00:24:30.519 --> 00:24:33.539 It's a game I've earmarked for them to drop points 00:24:33.539 --> 00:24:36.359 in. Crystal Palace won 3 -0 yesterday. having 00:24:36.359 --> 00:24:38.700 rested a number of their players, although they 00:24:38.700 --> 00:24:41.900 did play their first choice back three with Chris 00:24:41.900 --> 00:24:45.839 Richards, Mark Gurhey and Maxence Lacroix in 00:24:45.839 --> 00:24:49.359 defence. But they rotated. Mateta wasn't in the 00:24:49.359 --> 00:24:51.839 squad, although they did play Adam Water and 00:24:51.839 --> 00:24:55.539 Daichi Komada midfield. So kind of mix and match 00:24:55.539 --> 00:24:58.440 against, was it Shelburne or Shamrock Rovers? 00:24:58.519 --> 00:25:01.359 One of them. One three -nil away from home. But 00:25:01.359 --> 00:25:05.230 yeah, obviously... At Selhurst Park, they're 00:25:05.230 --> 00:25:07.549 going to provide stiff competition for Man City. 00:25:07.809 --> 00:25:09.910 So hopefully we can get the win tomorrow and 00:25:09.910 --> 00:25:13.769 then our focus turns to their game and to see 00:25:13.769 --> 00:25:16.329 how they cope with Crystal Palace, who I do think 00:25:16.329 --> 00:25:19.309 will get something in that game. I've got one 00:25:19.309 --> 00:25:23.730 or draw on that one. On Arsenal in the community 00:25:23.730 --> 00:25:27.230 celebrating 40 years. That's something remarkable, 00:25:27.569 --> 00:25:30.410 probably amazing. The moment that the club started 00:25:30.410 --> 00:25:33.240 to do that, we probably... could never have imagined 00:25:33.240 --> 00:25:36.460 where we're going to be 40 years later. But that 00:25:36.460 --> 00:25:39.740 shows where it's coming from. I think the consistency 00:25:39.740 --> 00:25:42.740 in doing those things is the most difficult when 00:25:42.740 --> 00:25:45.720 a lot of people engage or jump into things for 00:25:45.720 --> 00:25:48.680 a very short period of time. And it's very difficult 00:25:48.680 --> 00:25:51.299 to be consistent. I think the impact that the 00:25:51.299 --> 00:25:53.759 club is having in our community and in a lot 00:25:53.759 --> 00:25:56.470 of people's lives is something exceptional. and 00:25:56.470 --> 00:25:59.190 it needs a lot of praising. Yeah, I mean, Arsenal 00:25:59.190 --> 00:26:01.450 is always a club that is definitely community 00:26:01.450 --> 00:26:04.650 -based, definitely a family club, and definitely 00:26:04.650 --> 00:26:07.690 does its part in the community, in Islington, 00:26:07.930 --> 00:26:11.309 surrounding areas like Islington, Camden, Hackney, 00:26:11.450 --> 00:26:15.809 and so on and so forth. So it's good that obviously, 00:26:16.089 --> 00:26:19.430 you know, it gets the recognition that it deserves. 00:26:19.690 --> 00:26:23.910 And if we're going to wear a no red shirt this 00:26:23.910 --> 00:26:27.269 season, the pure white shirt, Hopefully, because 00:26:27.269 --> 00:26:29.529 we usually wear that shirt in January in FA Cup 00:26:29.529 --> 00:26:33.049 third round. And we never really do well in it. 00:26:33.089 --> 00:26:34.869 I think we've lost like three times wearing that 00:26:34.869 --> 00:26:36.430 shirt. So if we're going to wear that in the 00:26:36.430 --> 00:26:41.049 Portsmouth game at Fratton Park next month, then 00:26:41.049 --> 00:26:44.430 let's win in that. And let's win tomorrow.