WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.299 Hello and welcome to HYBR1D: Powered by chinkseyMEDIA. 00:00:04.299 --> 00:00:08.199 Back again for every word from Mikel Arteta's 00:00:08.199 --> 00:00:12.339 post -Everton presser. We sit top of the Premier 00:00:12.339 --> 00:00:15.820 League at Christmas following our 1 -0 win at 00:00:15.820 --> 00:00:18.539 Everton on Saturday night with Victor Jokeres' 00:00:18.699 --> 00:00:20.699 penalty enough for the three points from the 00:00:20.699 --> 00:00:23.649 Hill Dickinson Stadium. Mikel Arteta addressed 00:00:23.649 --> 00:00:26.210 the media on Merseyside after the final whistle 00:00:26.210 --> 00:00:29.350 and discussed the importance of the result, another 00:00:29.350 --> 00:00:32.810 goal for our Swedish striker, and we had some 00:00:32.810 --> 00:00:35.950 interesting words about his former side, Everton. 00:00:36.729 --> 00:00:39.229 On the result, very happy with the result, with 00:00:39.229 --> 00:00:41.310 big parts of the performance against a team that's 00:00:41.310 --> 00:00:44.130 very difficult to beat, very well organised. 00:00:45.039 --> 00:00:47.460 They can really stretch you in the way they play. 00:00:47.619 --> 00:00:50.259 The game can become chaotic. We didn't allow 00:00:50.259 --> 00:00:52.579 that to happen except for one sequence of two 00:00:52.579 --> 00:00:55.079 corners and one throw -in after we kicked the 00:00:55.079 --> 00:00:57.560 ball out of play. In the second half, we had 00:00:57.560 --> 00:00:59.740 three massive chances to score a second goal 00:00:59.740 --> 00:01:02.899 or the third one. We didn't do it. You can suffer 00:01:02.899 --> 00:01:05.739 at the end. We didn't because we haven't conceded 00:01:05.739 --> 00:01:08.400 anything. But overall, the margins maybe could 00:01:08.400 --> 00:01:12.140 have been bigger. Yeah, it's true. I agree with 00:01:12.140 --> 00:01:15.340 Mikel. I felt like on the whole, we kind of controlled 00:01:15.340 --> 00:01:19.540 the game. We were kind of coasting chaotically, 00:01:19.620 --> 00:01:21.939 if that makes sense. So obviously, whilst Everton 00:01:21.939 --> 00:01:25.739 didn't really create chances, they made it a 00:01:25.739 --> 00:01:29.540 real slog. They made it a real slogfest. Obviously, 00:01:29.599 --> 00:01:31.420 a physical battle. They tried to get crosses 00:01:31.420 --> 00:01:35.599 into the box. They made it a fight, especially 00:01:35.599 --> 00:01:39.340 towards the beginning of the second half. However, 00:01:39.480 --> 00:01:41.959 like Mikel said, we had chances to finish the 00:01:41.959 --> 00:01:44.000 game. I mean, I still can't believe how Trossard 00:01:44.000 --> 00:01:47.640 didn't score. We hit the post twice. Obviously, 00:01:47.799 --> 00:01:51.319 Jokeres could have had a penalty before a penalty 00:01:51.319 --> 00:01:54.379 was given. So I think on the whole, it was a 00:01:54.379 --> 00:01:56.780 hard -fought championship -winning performance. 00:01:57.579 --> 00:02:00.379 We didn't necessarily play amazing, but I felt 00:02:00.379 --> 00:02:02.859 we played... well enough to win the game to obviously 00:02:02.859 --> 00:02:06.319 subdue Everton's qualities. And I think that 00:02:06.319 --> 00:02:08.800 we had some good sequences of play where we played 00:02:08.800 --> 00:02:11.340 some really good football and we're unfortunate 00:02:11.340 --> 00:02:14.159 not to have scored from the chances we created. 00:02:14.629 --> 00:02:17.310 On Victor Jocarez's goal, very happy for him. 00:02:17.430 --> 00:02:20.349 They took ownership on the pitch between Martin, 00:02:20.430 --> 00:02:23.610 Bakayo and him to decide who was the taker. And 00:02:23.610 --> 00:02:25.409 they made a great decision because Victor put 00:02:25.409 --> 00:02:27.389 the ball in the back of the net. Yeah, definitely. 00:02:27.469 --> 00:02:29.930 I think obviously it reminds me of when Kai Havertz 00:02:29.930 --> 00:02:32.069 was kind of struggling at the start of his Arsenal 00:02:32.069 --> 00:02:34.250 career and he scored that penalty against Brentford. 00:02:34.389 --> 00:02:36.310 And he obviously didn't look back after that. 00:02:36.449 --> 00:02:39.090 Hopefully, Victor Jocarez scoring an emphatic 00:02:39.090 --> 00:02:42.550 penalty could help him now go on a run, go on 00:02:42.550 --> 00:02:44.919 a sequence of scoring. especially now he's got 00:02:44.919 --> 00:02:48.120 competition for places up front. Another thing, 00:02:48.120 --> 00:02:50.159 it'll be interesting to see who starts up front 00:02:50.159 --> 00:02:53.139 against Crystal Palace. Personally, I think it's 00:02:53.139 --> 00:02:56.199 between Marino and Jesus. It's just a question 00:02:56.199 --> 00:02:59.419 of whether Gabriel Jesus is fit enough to start 00:02:59.419 --> 00:03:01.860 a football match. On Declan Rice's performance, 00:03:02.340 --> 00:03:05.620 unbelievable. His all -round play, his leadership 00:03:05.620 --> 00:03:08.099 on the pitch, the amount of balls that he regained 00:03:08.099 --> 00:03:11.219 as well that allowed us to run. He has been incredibly 00:03:11.219 --> 00:03:14.030 consistent this year. Again, and that's what 00:03:14.030 --> 00:03:16.689 a massive player for us he is. Yeah, I mean, 00:03:16.689 --> 00:03:20.469 obviously Declan Rice, another exceptional performance. 00:03:20.490 --> 00:03:24.810 He was everywhere. You know, he hates losing 00:03:24.810 --> 00:03:28.229 the ball. I know every time he loses the ball, 00:03:28.270 --> 00:03:30.750 on rare occasions he does lose the ball, he gets 00:03:30.750 --> 00:03:33.409 mad at himself and he just chases down the opponent. 00:03:33.710 --> 00:03:36.870 And it's almost like the old case of year 11 00:03:36.870 --> 00:03:41.900 hunting down year 7. every time, you know, because 00:03:41.900 --> 00:03:44.460 he always wins the ball. Very aggressive in the 00:03:44.460 --> 00:03:46.919 tackle. But I think the main thing about Rice 00:03:46.919 --> 00:03:49.780 is how he's improved in the attacking third since 00:03:49.780 --> 00:03:52.620 he's joined Arsenal. He's become an all -round, 00:03:52.659 --> 00:03:55.240 well -polished midfielder and is definitely the 00:03:55.240 --> 00:03:56.979 best midfielder in the world. And if Arsenal 00:03:56.979 --> 00:03:59.620 were lucky not to concede the penalty, I know 00:03:59.620 --> 00:04:02.759 they checked it. I haven't seen the image. I 00:04:02.759 --> 00:04:05.460 haven't even seen our penalty as well, so I don't 00:04:05.460 --> 00:04:08.240 know. They made a decision. We are all involved 00:04:08.240 --> 00:04:10.740 in a lot of situations in the box, so I don't 00:04:10.740 --> 00:04:13.319 want to really comment too much on that. My theory 00:04:13.319 --> 00:04:16.240 on this is I think I've heard a few times people 00:04:16.240 --> 00:04:18.379 saying that we haven't played well and we were 00:04:18.379 --> 00:04:21.120 lucky. I think if you're going to say we were 00:04:21.120 --> 00:04:24.360 lucky, it wouldn't be on how the game panned 00:04:24.360 --> 00:04:26.540 out. It would be on the decisions that we got. 00:04:26.759 --> 00:04:29.459 So obviously we got a decision for a penalty 00:04:29.459 --> 00:04:32.870 and we had a decision. not to give a penalty 00:04:32.870 --> 00:04:34.970 against us. So obviously both decisions went 00:04:34.970 --> 00:04:38.629 our way. However, on the basis of how the game 00:04:38.629 --> 00:04:41.910 went, we definitely were the better team and 00:04:41.910 --> 00:04:44.389 definitely deserved the three points. It wasn't 00:04:44.389 --> 00:04:46.529 a vintage performance, but it was vintage enough 00:04:46.529 --> 00:04:49.250 given the context and the type of opposition 00:04:49.250 --> 00:04:51.569 we played against. It was always going to be 00:04:51.569 --> 00:04:54.430 a tough game. It was always going to be a gruelling 00:04:54.430 --> 00:04:56.709 encounter. But the main thing is we came out 00:04:56.709 --> 00:04:59.670 of there. With three points. On Martin Odegaard 00:04:59.670 --> 00:05:02.990 giving Jokeres the penalty. And if it shows selflessness. 00:05:03.509 --> 00:05:06.990 Great decision. Yes. I agree with that. And as 00:05:06.990 --> 00:05:09.389 well the confidence of the player. Because obviously 00:05:09.389 --> 00:05:12.250 he practices every day. And he's unbelievable 00:05:12.250 --> 00:05:14.939 at it. And he put the ball in the back of the 00:05:14.939 --> 00:05:17.160 net. So I love when players take ownership and 00:05:17.160 --> 00:05:19.779 decide by themselves what the best decision is. 00:05:20.060 --> 00:05:22.720 That's something really positive. Yeah, I mean, 00:05:22.740 --> 00:05:25.860 I still believe that Bukayo Saka is the main 00:05:25.860 --> 00:05:28.879 penalty taker. Obviously, given the context that 00:05:28.879 --> 00:05:32.019 Victor Jokeres was on a goal drought, he needed 00:05:32.019 --> 00:05:34.279 that goal. And obviously he was confident enough 00:05:34.279 --> 00:05:36.139 to take it because had he missed, it would have 00:05:36.139 --> 00:05:38.759 been all. But yeah, he was confident enough to 00:05:38.759 --> 00:05:41.920 take it. An emphatic, powerful finish. Hopefully 00:05:41.920 --> 00:05:45.100 he can now. go on a little run of scoring goals. 00:05:45.339 --> 00:05:49.040 On Odegaard's performance, yes, he was much more 00:05:49.040 --> 00:05:58.120 vertical as well. We found some spaces. We found 00:05:58.120 --> 00:06:01.980 him to have more vertical attacks as well. The 00:06:01.980 --> 00:06:04.439 moment they started to get more aggressive in 00:06:04.439 --> 00:06:07.360 their press and in those moments, we should have 00:06:07.360 --> 00:06:10.459 decided the game a bit earlier. Yeah, as I said, 00:06:10.459 --> 00:06:13.459 obviously, we was the better team today. We had 00:06:13.459 --> 00:06:16.180 a good enough performance to win by more goals, 00:06:16.220 --> 00:06:18.759 probably two, if I'm being honest. Obviously, 00:06:18.980 --> 00:06:21.860 the XG was in our favour, possession, shots, 00:06:22.240 --> 00:06:24.699 corners, everything, every metric was in our 00:06:24.699 --> 00:06:26.939 favour. But, you know, that could have all went 00:06:26.939 --> 00:06:29.660 out the window had we conceded that penalty because 00:06:29.660 --> 00:06:33.860 I think had that penalty went in, we would have 00:06:33.860 --> 00:06:35.379 struggled to win the game, you know, I'll be 00:06:35.379 --> 00:06:38.920 real. But honestly... I think we did enough to 00:06:38.920 --> 00:06:41.139 win the game and it was a solid performance. 00:06:41.639 --> 00:06:43.959 But we move on to the next one. On being top 00:06:43.959 --> 00:06:46.279 of the Premier League at Christmas, what gives 00:06:46.279 --> 00:06:48.720 me belief and confidence is the level of performance 00:06:48.720 --> 00:06:51.779 and the consistency of that. That's very, very 00:06:51.779 --> 00:06:54.259 difficult to do in this league. And that means 00:06:54.259 --> 00:06:56.660 that the team is constantly there. Enjoy the 00:06:56.660 --> 00:06:59.019 process of winning and you're going to have to 00:06:59.019 --> 00:07:01.620 go to difficult places. You're going to have 00:07:01.620 --> 00:07:04.680 difficult moments. We have dealt with a lot of 00:07:04.680 --> 00:07:07.800 things already and we are there. And what we're 00:07:07.800 --> 00:07:10.139 going to do is work for the next game, try to 00:07:10.139 --> 00:07:12.920 improve and make sure that everybody is with 00:07:12.920 --> 00:07:15.100 the spirit and energy and enjoying that. Well, 00:07:15.160 --> 00:07:17.560 I think it's getting to crunch time now. Obviously, 00:07:17.639 --> 00:07:21.560 we're now halfway through the season. However, 00:07:21.899 --> 00:07:24.899 you can argue that it's in both Arsenal and Man 00:07:24.899 --> 00:07:29.339 City's hands because of the... in points between 00:07:29.339 --> 00:07:32.120 us. So, for instance, if Manchester City win 00:07:32.120 --> 00:07:34.139 every single game they play this season, they'll 00:07:34.139 --> 00:07:36.040 win the league. However, we don't need to win 00:07:36.040 --> 00:07:38.199 every single game. We can draw with Man City 00:07:38.199 --> 00:07:42.879 and win the rest. So, in essence, you can make 00:07:42.879 --> 00:07:45.579 cases for both clubs and say who the pressure's 00:07:45.579 --> 00:07:48.240 on. But we have to bear in mind that Aston Villa 00:07:48.240 --> 00:07:50.379 are on both our coattails. They're only three 00:07:50.379 --> 00:07:52.160 points behind us. They've beaten us already. 00:07:52.459 --> 00:07:55.939 However, we play them next week, I believe, midweek. 00:07:56.639 --> 00:08:01.310 So, They need to win every single game and hope. 00:08:01.550 --> 00:08:04.149 In fact, if Aston Villa win every single game, 00:08:04.329 --> 00:08:06.110 that won't be enough for them to win the league. 00:08:06.350 --> 00:08:08.970 They'll need to win every single game because 00:08:08.970 --> 00:08:11.430 goal difference is so heavily favoured in our 00:08:11.430 --> 00:08:14.579 side. They will need a huge swing. which is unlikely 00:08:14.579 --> 00:08:16.899 because our goal difference is so much better. 00:08:17.060 --> 00:08:19.279 What I will say, though, is I don't think we 00:08:19.279 --> 00:08:21.399 will have the best goal difference this season. 00:08:21.459 --> 00:08:24.379 I think Manchester City are scoring threes and 00:08:24.379 --> 00:08:26.720 fours every game. So we have to just concede 00:08:26.720 --> 00:08:28.220 that we're not going to have the best goal difference. 00:08:28.399 --> 00:08:31.199 So in essence, if we want to win the title, we're 00:08:31.199 --> 00:08:33.360 going to just have to stay ahead of Man City, 00:08:33.539 --> 00:08:38.460 who look impregnable right now. Although I think 00:08:38.460 --> 00:08:41.299 both of us now have tough games coming up. So 00:08:41.299 --> 00:08:43.220 we're going to see what both sides are made of. 00:08:43.529 --> 00:08:46.649 In fact, I think all three sides have tough games 00:08:46.649 --> 00:08:49.610 coming up. So Aston Villa have Chelsea away and 00:08:49.610 --> 00:08:52.450 Arsenal away coming up. Arsenal have Brighton 00:08:52.450 --> 00:08:56.389 at home and Aston Villa at home. Whereas Manchester 00:08:56.389 --> 00:09:02.629 City have Nottingham Forest and Sunderland away. 00:09:02.830 --> 00:09:05.210 So it should be interesting because I'm tipping. 00:09:06.029 --> 00:09:09.230 I believe City will drop points in one of those 00:09:09.230 --> 00:09:12.809 two games, if not both. Probably against Sunderland. 00:09:13.430 --> 00:09:16.330 hopeful of that. On recent games being tight, 00:09:16.629 --> 00:09:21.590 yes, but okay, we hit the post twice. With players 00:09:21.590 --> 00:09:23.730 that are normally in those positions, they're 00:09:23.730 --> 00:09:26.450 going to put the ball in the net. But it is where 00:09:26.450 --> 00:09:30.029 it is. We have to try. We have to continue. The 00:09:30.029 --> 00:09:32.710 more we insist, the more will happen and the 00:09:32.710 --> 00:09:35.129 margins will be bigger. And that's what we have 00:09:35.129 --> 00:09:38.730 to try to do. I mean, Trossard, I still don't 00:09:38.730 --> 00:09:40.389 know how he didn't score. I think, to be honest 00:09:40.389 --> 00:09:43.049 with you, I think he hit the ball too well. You 00:09:43.049 --> 00:09:45.190 can't hit the ball too well sometimes and it 00:09:45.190 --> 00:09:47.850 hits the post. He just needed to curl it slightly, 00:09:48.129 --> 00:09:50.250 take some curl off it, and that would have ended 00:09:50.250 --> 00:09:52.970 up in the bottom corner. But we won the game, 00:09:52.990 --> 00:09:55.610 that's the main thing. And we move on to Crystal 00:09:55.610 --> 00:09:58.330 Palace in the Cup. On the tempo of the game, 00:09:58.470 --> 00:10:01.029 at the end of the day, you have to dominate the 00:10:01.029 --> 00:10:03.850 tempo of the game in order to do that. You have 00:10:03.850 --> 00:10:07.200 to understand what the game requires. when you 00:10:07.200 --> 00:10:09.559 have to play really fast, when you have to slow 00:10:09.559 --> 00:10:12.340 the game down. If you provoke the things that 00:10:12.340 --> 00:10:14.340 you want to provoke with the ball, it's right. 00:10:14.580 --> 00:10:17.159 But sometimes when you have to be more incisive, 00:10:17.159 --> 00:10:19.820 more aggressive, you have to speed up the game. 00:10:19.919 --> 00:10:22.059 And today we had moments that we read that really 00:10:22.059 --> 00:10:24.879 well and other times that we were a bit hesitant 00:10:24.879 --> 00:10:27.240 to make the right decision. And that's something 00:10:27.240 --> 00:10:30.059 that we can improve. Yeah, I mean, I think obviously 00:10:30.059 --> 00:10:32.139 we slowed the game down towards the end of the 00:10:32.139 --> 00:10:34.019 game where we just saw it out, didn't take no 00:10:34.019 --> 00:10:38.039 risks. However... The game became chaotic and 00:10:38.039 --> 00:10:40.379 hectic, I think, at the start of the second half, 00:10:40.580 --> 00:10:42.679 where the game opened up, and that's when we 00:10:42.679 --> 00:10:44.759 had chances to kill off the game. We played some 00:10:44.759 --> 00:10:47.179 amazing football, actually, towards the middle 00:10:47.179 --> 00:10:52.320 of that second half. But obviously, I don't think 00:10:52.320 --> 00:10:54.559 Everton necessarily played with a low block, 00:10:54.639 --> 00:10:57.720 which enabled Jokeres to get some space and some 00:10:57.720 --> 00:11:01.320 joy. He did look better than he has in recent 00:11:01.320 --> 00:11:04.190 games, and I think it's just... He played well, 00:11:04.309 --> 00:11:06.450 but obviously there's a lot to improve on. And 00:11:06.450 --> 00:11:08.970 we're going to see in the next few games whether 00:11:08.970 --> 00:11:11.669 he can have a chance to build on his goal. On 00:11:11.669 --> 00:11:13.570 the difference in approach from the win over 00:11:13.570 --> 00:11:16.309 Wolves. Well, against Wolves, we generated many 00:11:16.309 --> 00:11:18.830 more entrances in the box. And when we reviewed 00:11:18.830 --> 00:11:20.889 the match, the amount of situations that we had 00:11:20.889 --> 00:11:23.190 overloads in the box and the ball didn't arrive 00:11:23.190 --> 00:11:26.230 in the right spot, it was unbelievable. And without 00:11:26.230 --> 00:11:28.669 really conceding anything until the last cross. 00:11:29.090 --> 00:11:31.549 Again, the margin should have been bigger, but 00:11:31.549 --> 00:11:34.320 that's what we have to do. Learn while we are 00:11:34.320 --> 00:11:36.639 winning. Before I leave, I want to congratulate 00:11:36.639 --> 00:11:39.320 everybody at this football club at Everton. Everybody 00:11:39.320 --> 00:11:41.879 has contributed to building this amazing stadium 00:11:41.879 --> 00:11:45.159 because it was incredible to witness. Not only 00:11:45.159 --> 00:11:47.539 the way they've done it, the atmosphere that 00:11:47.539 --> 00:11:50.500 they've created. Someone who was an ex -player 00:11:50.500 --> 00:11:53.019 and someone who supports this club. Congratulations 00:11:53.019 --> 00:11:57.019 to all of them. Yeah, obviously Mikel Arteta 00:11:57.019 --> 00:12:03.600 has a lot of history with... Everton having, 00:12:04.159 --> 00:12:06.059 you know, played for the side, capped in the 00:12:06.059 --> 00:12:09.220 side. And obviously there's a video on the channel 00:12:09.220 --> 00:12:12.220 where he's signing autographs for a fan of the 00:12:12.220 --> 00:12:14.139 club. It was good to get the win, obviously. 00:12:14.659 --> 00:12:16.299 Tough game, but onwards and upwards.