WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.540 Hello and welcome to HYBR1D Powered by chinkseyMEDIA. 00:00:04.540 --> 00:00:07.519 Back again for every word from Mikel Arteta's 00:00:07.519 --> 00:00:10.679 pre -Bournemouth presser today. Speaking at the 00:00:10.679 --> 00:00:13.320 Sober Realty Training Centre ahead of tomorrow's 00:00:13.320 --> 00:00:15.960 trip to the South Coast, our manager was asked 00:00:15.960 --> 00:00:18.800 to share the latest team news as well as his 00:00:18.800 --> 00:00:21.339 thoughts on the Cherries and the Premier League 00:00:21.339 --> 00:00:23.739 title race. Here's everything he had to say on 00:00:23.739 --> 00:00:26.399 the following subjects. On if there are any fresh 00:00:26.399 --> 00:00:29.640 injury concerns after Tuesday. No, we haven't 00:00:29.640 --> 00:00:31.920 trained yet. So today is going to be the first 00:00:31.920 --> 00:00:33.640 training session with the players who started 00:00:33.640 --> 00:00:35.799 against Villa. We will know more this afternoon. 00:00:36.439 --> 00:00:40.060 Well, I mean, by the time he finds out, It'll 00:00:40.060 --> 00:00:42.119 be too late because we won't know. And it's obviously 00:00:42.119 --> 00:00:45.280 a good ploy to reflect any injury concerns or 00:00:45.280 --> 00:00:50.679 any new updates because Andoni Iraiola is preying 00:00:50.679 --> 00:00:54.140 and prying. On if the swelling on Rice's knee 00:00:54.140 --> 00:00:57.659 has reduced. Not yet. And we have another session 00:00:57.659 --> 00:01:00.479 today. So let's see how he comes in today and 00:01:00.479 --> 00:01:02.840 how he's feeling. But the Villa game was too 00:01:02.840 --> 00:01:04.859 early for him. And yeah, as I alluded to in the 00:01:04.859 --> 00:01:07.560 last press conference analysis. I wouldn't be 00:01:07.560 --> 00:01:09.920 surprised. You see, either way, I wouldn't be 00:01:09.920 --> 00:01:14.099 surprised if Ricey is rested with Liverpool in 00:01:14.099 --> 00:01:18.099 mind on Thursday or if Ricey plays because, as 00:01:18.099 --> 00:01:21.079 I've said previously, Mikel Arteta does not like 00:01:21.079 --> 00:01:23.540 to mess around with Premier League games. He 00:01:23.540 --> 00:01:25.760 wants his best players out there and Ricey is 00:01:25.760 --> 00:01:28.799 most certainly one of those. On Calafuri and 00:01:28.799 --> 00:01:32.659 Mosquera, they are both out. Four words and a 00:01:32.659 --> 00:01:36.060 full stop. On a selection headache of three strikers, 00:01:36.599 --> 00:01:39.620 It helps the team. It helps every individual. 00:01:39.840 --> 00:01:42.719 I think that's what we want, to have options 00:01:42.719 --> 00:01:44.859 with the amount of games we have on the schedule. 00:01:45.159 --> 00:01:47.819 So far, we haven't had that. So we're looking 00:01:47.819 --> 00:01:50.319 forward to having everybody on it, everybody 00:01:50.319 --> 00:01:52.959 performing and being able to change profiles 00:01:52.959 --> 00:01:55.519 during the game as well and to pick players in 00:01:55.519 --> 00:01:58.140 their best conditions every time. To be honest, 00:01:58.260 --> 00:02:01.359 I make that four because I personally fit Mikel 00:02:01.359 --> 00:02:04.730 Moreno's best position for Arsenal. Not Spain. 00:02:04.849 --> 00:02:07.370 For Arsenal, he's a striker. For Spain, central 00:02:07.370 --> 00:02:09.590 midfielder because of the way they line up, because 00:02:09.590 --> 00:02:12.270 of the composition of their players and the attributes 00:02:12.270 --> 00:02:14.050 of their players. But for Arsenal, certainly 00:02:14.050 --> 00:02:16.830 he's a centre forward. So we've got Mikel Mourinho, 00:02:17.129 --> 00:02:21.430 Kai Havertz, Victor Jokeres and Gabi Jesus. And 00:02:21.430 --> 00:02:23.729 he is the one that I hope to start tomorrow. 00:02:23.969 --> 00:02:26.949 Jesus, that is. On our improved discipline this 00:02:26.949 --> 00:02:30.210 season with six fewer red cards, we know how 00:02:30.210 --> 00:02:32.849 important it is to maintain your 11 players on 00:02:32.849 --> 00:02:35.289 the pitch as much. much as possible and we failed 00:02:35.289 --> 00:02:37.949 to do that last year we lost both games against 00:02:37.949 --> 00:02:39.969 Bournemouth and we know the difficulty of that 00:02:39.969 --> 00:02:42.629 we know how good a team they are how they can 00:02:42.629 --> 00:02:45.349 threaten you from every angle so we know the 00:02:45.349 --> 00:02:47.509 difficulty of the game tomorrow game against 00:02:47.509 --> 00:02:50.330 Bournemouth I believe was last October which 00:02:50.330 --> 00:02:53.550 was the first game we lost if I'm not wrong shortly 00:02:53.550 --> 00:02:56.169 after we lost to Newcastle then we lost to West 00:02:56.169 --> 00:02:58.659 Ham and then we lost to Bournemouth again What 00:02:58.659 --> 00:03:01.500 I would say about that game on the South Coast, 00:03:01.699 --> 00:03:04.580 that the vitality was, it started off much of 00:03:04.580 --> 00:03:07.379 a muchness game, a bit bitty, a bit nothing happening. 00:03:07.699 --> 00:03:10.319 But then the crucial moment was when Saliba got 00:03:10.319 --> 00:03:12.639 red carded. That changed the game. Evan Nelson 00:03:12.639 --> 00:03:15.620 scored a penalty in that game as well. And they 00:03:15.620 --> 00:03:18.280 ended up beating us 2 -0. But the game at the 00:03:18.280 --> 00:03:22.159 Emirates, we had our eyes on the Champions League. 00:03:22.259 --> 00:03:24.520 So it was a little bit of a weird period where... 00:03:25.129 --> 00:03:28.189 We were out of the title race, kind of just seeing 00:03:28.189 --> 00:03:30.129 out the season really, making sure we finished 00:03:30.129 --> 00:03:32.990 second. Get through the games, get through the 00:03:32.990 --> 00:03:35.189 90 minutes, kind of use it for match fitness. 00:03:35.469 --> 00:03:37.349 All our eggs were in the basket of the Champions 00:03:37.349 --> 00:03:39.830 League. So we were beaten by Bournemouth despite 00:03:39.830 --> 00:03:42.370 going 1 -0 up. I was actually there. So it's 00:03:42.370 --> 00:03:44.889 now a case of we need to get our own back on 00:03:44.889 --> 00:03:47.389 them. We need to beat them after they took six 00:03:47.389 --> 00:03:49.530 points of us last season. The only team to do 00:03:49.530 --> 00:03:52.020 so. On what we're considering for the January 00:03:52.020 --> 00:03:54.979 transfer window, we are open to every option. 00:03:55.379 --> 00:03:57.840 Obviously, if we can find a solution that is 00:03:57.840 --> 00:04:01.180 short, medium and long, it's always much better 00:04:01.180 --> 00:04:03.800 because it gives you stability and you don't 00:04:03.800 --> 00:04:05.960 have to constantly start a process with a new 00:04:05.960 --> 00:04:09.020 player. But let's see what happens. Let's see 00:04:09.020 --> 00:04:12.419 what the news is in the next few days and we'll 00:04:12.419 --> 00:04:15.879 try to make the right decision. Well, I mean, 00:04:15.900 --> 00:04:17.920 I've already stated that... We're interested 00:04:17.920 --> 00:04:21.279 in a few players, none other than Adegula, Rodrigo 00:04:21.279 --> 00:04:24.819 Mendoza, David Bartoszagi as well from AC Milan. 00:04:25.079 --> 00:04:29.029 Whether we do go into the market... If we do, 00:04:29.129 --> 00:04:31.269 for me personally, I believe we need a central 00:04:31.269 --> 00:04:33.889 midfielder. Although we probably won't go for 00:04:33.889 --> 00:04:36.370 one, even if Wanyeri leaves, because I believe 00:04:36.370 --> 00:04:39.509 Arteta will start playing Havertz in midfield. 00:04:39.529 --> 00:04:42.870 So that way he doesn't have to have three strikers. 00:04:42.930 --> 00:04:45.629 That's one less competition for Jokeres. So it 00:04:45.629 --> 00:04:48.610 will be kind of more so Jesus as an out -and 00:04:48.610 --> 00:04:51.069 -out centre -forward and Victor Jokeres as an 00:04:51.069 --> 00:04:53.370 out -and -out centre -forward. With Havertz and 00:04:53.370 --> 00:04:56.079 Mourinho... Because they can play central midfield 00:04:56.079 --> 00:04:58.620 and he's doing rotations, he'll place one or 00:04:58.620 --> 00:05:00.560 both of them in midfield and that way he could 00:05:00.560 --> 00:05:03.459 just have one less problem. So that is why I 00:05:03.459 --> 00:05:05.860 think Wanyeri will leave and we might not necessarily 00:05:05.860 --> 00:05:08.480 bring in a midfielder. However, I still think 00:05:08.480 --> 00:05:11.240 we need one with him there. In terms of defence, 00:05:11.680 --> 00:05:14.620 I think it all depends on when Christian Mosquera 00:05:14.620 --> 00:05:18.579 can return because that way it means he can cover 00:05:18.579 --> 00:05:21.439 right back and centre back. Same with Hincapia 00:05:21.439 --> 00:05:24.180 being able to cover. centre -back and left -back 00:05:24.180 --> 00:05:27.120 and Calafiori as well, which means Lewis Skelly 00:05:27.120 --> 00:05:28.980 will have his work cut out getting football in 00:05:28.980 --> 00:05:31.439 the second half of the season. On if Ethan Wanyeri 00:05:31.439 --> 00:05:34.379 could go out on loan, every player is very important. 00:05:34.660 --> 00:05:37.579 Every player has a role. That role can change 00:05:37.579 --> 00:05:39.779 throughout the season for different reasons and 00:05:39.779 --> 00:05:42.269 everybody has to be ready to play. Basically, 00:05:42.269 --> 00:05:44.930 this is Mikel Arteta speaking in code to Ethan 00:05:44.930 --> 00:05:48.129 Wanyeri. So if you remove the word every player 00:05:48.129 --> 00:05:51.610 and substitute it with Ethan, then it's effectively 00:05:51.610 --> 00:05:54.910 saying Ethan is very important. Ethan has a role. 00:05:55.110 --> 00:05:57.449 Ethan's role can change throughout the season 00:05:57.449 --> 00:06:00.709 for different reasons. And Ethan has to be ready 00:06:00.709 --> 00:06:03.389 to play. So he's speaking in code to Ethan Wanyeri. 00:06:03.550 --> 00:06:07.160 On Enzo Maresca leaving Chelsea. I wish him all 00:06:07.160 --> 00:06:10.279 the best. I really like Enzo as a person, as 00:06:10.279 --> 00:06:12.420 a professional. I think he's done a terrific 00:06:12.420 --> 00:06:14.660 job at Chelsea. That's a decision that has been 00:06:14.660 --> 00:06:17.620 made and I just wish him all the best. Terrific? 00:06:20.060 --> 00:06:22.980 Terrific? I'm not sure I used the word terrific. 00:06:23.420 --> 00:06:27.879 He's done an okay job, obviously. kind of went 00:06:27.879 --> 00:06:30.180 stale, was kind of at peaks and troughs. High 00:06:30.180 --> 00:06:32.180 moment would be the fact that he won the Conference 00:06:32.180 --> 00:06:34.240 League, which he probably should have won, especially 00:06:34.240 --> 00:06:36.819 with them playing their second string side for 00:06:36.819 --> 00:06:38.920 the vast majority of the competition. But the 00:06:38.920 --> 00:06:42.110 World Club... cup triumph is a major one was 00:06:42.110 --> 00:06:45.029 a major one however in the league they've suffered 00:06:45.029 --> 00:06:47.829 and stuttered in recent weeks and that's probably 00:06:47.829 --> 00:06:50.209 only part of the reason why they sacked him i 00:06:50.209 --> 00:06:51.850 think the other one was the fact that he kind 00:06:51.850 --> 00:06:53.689 of clashed with the owners and that's not really 00:06:53.689 --> 00:06:55.589 something you can do if you expect to keep your 00:06:55.589 --> 00:06:57.769 job and what the mood is like amongst the team 00:06:57.769 --> 00:06:59.769 it was very good after the game against really 00:06:59.769 --> 00:07:02.870 top opposition again to perform and to win in 00:07:02.870 --> 00:07:05.370 the manner that we did great now we focus on 00:07:05.370 --> 00:07:07.610 bournemouth we know how tough it's going to be 00:07:07.610 --> 00:07:10.319 tomorrow and everybody is going to be at it that 00:07:10.319 --> 00:07:13.040 was a really morale boosting win even more so 00:07:13.040 --> 00:07:15.720 now because we're now four points clear at the 00:07:15.720 --> 00:07:17.860 top of the Premier League our players are all 00:07:17.860 --> 00:07:21.339 coming back Gabriel Saliba Axis is back hopefully 00:07:21.339 --> 00:07:23.600 Declan Rice can be back soon if not tomorrow 00:07:23.600 --> 00:07:26.480 and as well as all our centre forwards being 00:07:26.480 --> 00:07:30.500 back fit and raring to go Gabriel Jesus Kai Havertz 00:07:30.500 --> 00:07:33.360 also back so the squad is brimming with competition 00:07:33.360 --> 00:07:36.860 talent and now we just need fluency On what we 00:07:36.860 --> 00:07:39.180 learned from last season's defeats to Bournemouth, 00:07:39.360 --> 00:07:41.879 they were two very different games. Obviously 00:07:41.879 --> 00:07:44.439 a game that until the 30th minute when Saliba 00:07:44.439 --> 00:07:46.980 gets surprisingly sent off, it was a different 00:07:46.980 --> 00:07:49.819 game that we managed. We had some chances, but 00:07:49.819 --> 00:07:52.240 we managed to lose the game. Our home display 00:07:52.240 --> 00:07:54.519 at the beginning, it was very dominant and that 00:07:54.519 --> 00:07:57.600 ended up in a really poor way for us. So a lot 00:07:57.600 --> 00:08:00.019 to learn. Huge respect for them. I know Andoni 00:08:00.019 --> 00:08:02.240 really well and what he's doing. I think it's 00:08:02.240 --> 00:08:04.819 incredible. I'm watching all the games that they 00:08:04.819 --> 00:08:06.759 played this season. and against the top sides, 00:08:06.959 --> 00:08:09.660 how difficult they made it and how they haven't 00:08:09.660 --> 00:08:11.920 got results against them as well is difficult 00:08:11.920 --> 00:08:14.639 to understand. Yeah, I mean, normally you'd say 00:08:14.639 --> 00:08:17.860 Irayola should really be in the reckoning for 00:08:17.860 --> 00:08:20.199 that Chelsea draw alongside the likes of Liam 00:08:20.199 --> 00:08:23.300 Rosinha, Cesc Fabregas and Oliver Glasner. But 00:08:23.300 --> 00:08:25.639 Bournemouth's form of recent in probably the 00:08:25.639 --> 00:08:28.660 last two months has been abject and they've just 00:08:28.660 --> 00:08:31.439 been losing games for fun, really. However, they 00:08:31.439 --> 00:08:33.519 got a fantastic result at Stamford Bridge, a 00:08:33.519 --> 00:08:36.129 two -all draw. We'll be looking to build on that. 00:08:36.190 --> 00:08:38.389 And obviously Antoine Semenya is on the brink 00:08:38.389 --> 00:08:41.929 of joining Manchester City, although it's literally 00:08:41.929 --> 00:08:43.850 come out that he's going to feature tomorrow 00:08:43.850 --> 00:08:47.049 for Bournemouth. On how pleased he's been with 00:08:47.049 --> 00:08:49.990 Trossard, who has our most goal involvements 00:08:49.990 --> 00:08:52.289 this season, I think he's been very consistent, 00:08:52.450 --> 00:08:55.769 very stable, but as have all of the front players. 00:08:55.909 --> 00:08:58.629 I would say because they have contributed through 00:08:58.629 --> 00:09:01.190 the season so far in a great way, whether it's 00:09:01.190 --> 00:09:04.149 starting or whether as an impact player as well. 00:09:04.870 --> 00:09:07.870 So that's what we need. Wherever we put them, 00:09:08.009 --> 00:09:10.110 they will bring different qualities to the team. 00:09:10.190 --> 00:09:13.009 But I think they're in a great moment. Yeah, 00:09:13.090 --> 00:09:16.230 I mean, he could be the reason that Gabriel Martinelli 00:09:16.230 --> 00:09:19.870 leaves the club because Martinelli, who is the 00:09:19.870 --> 00:09:21.529 player that I think he's talking about here, 00:09:21.590 --> 00:09:24.389 he mentions wherever we put them, they will bring 00:09:24.389 --> 00:09:27.190 different qualities to the team. So he's obviously 00:09:27.190 --> 00:09:29.750 when he mentions qualities, we know that Gabriel 00:09:29.750 --> 00:09:32.250 Martinelli has got good pace and movement finishing 00:09:32.250 --> 00:09:35.799 as well, actually. And so obviously his role 00:09:35.799 --> 00:09:39.820 has changed to an impact sub, stroke, cup player, 00:09:39.919 --> 00:09:41.779 where he's now going to play in the cup games. 00:09:41.860 --> 00:09:44.120 So we expect him to play in that semi -final 00:09:44.120 --> 00:09:47.980 against Chelsea in the FA Cup game against Portsmouth 00:09:47.980 --> 00:09:52.820 at Fratton Park next week, I believe. So, yeah, 00:09:52.919 --> 00:09:54.759 it's a different role. And obviously the same 00:09:54.759 --> 00:09:59.019 with Maduweke coming on to replace either Trossard 00:09:59.019 --> 00:10:02.179 or Saka on the wing. So yeah, there's competition 00:10:02.179 --> 00:10:04.340 for places and it's only going to benefit the 00:10:04.340 --> 00:10:06.860 team. No hunger from our attacking players to 00:10:06.860 --> 00:10:10.899 start matches. Yeah, I want to start. but as 00:10:10.899 --> 00:10:13.220 well fulfilling their role when they have to 00:10:13.220 --> 00:10:16.059 come in in an extraordinary way. That's something 00:10:16.059 --> 00:10:18.240 that we have improved a lot. So every time we 00:10:18.240 --> 00:10:20.299 bring in players on the pitch, they're really 00:10:20.299 --> 00:10:23.080 deciding the games. That's what we need. Yeah, 00:10:23.139 --> 00:10:24.720 I mean, I think it's fair to say Trossard is 00:10:24.720 --> 00:10:26.779 going to start tomorrow. Martinelli is going 00:10:26.779 --> 00:10:28.700 to be on the bench and is almost certainly going 00:10:28.700 --> 00:10:31.019 to come on at some point. On the four -point 00:10:31.019 --> 00:10:33.279 lead at the top of the Premier League, it's where 00:10:33.279 --> 00:10:35.559 we are and we are really happy in the position 00:10:35.559 --> 00:10:38.500 that we are. It can always be better. There are 00:10:38.500 --> 00:10:40.980 things to improve. And the only thing we know 00:10:40.980 --> 00:10:43.799 is that it's always the next game. And we know 00:10:43.799 --> 00:10:46.080 how tough it is for every opponent to beat them. 00:10:47.000 --> 00:10:49.519 Yeah, I mean, so now we've obviously given ourselves 00:10:49.519 --> 00:10:51.700 some leeway. We can afford to lose one game, 00:10:51.740 --> 00:10:55.580 not something we want to do. So we was in a situation 00:10:55.580 --> 00:10:58.279 where if Man City won every single game, they 00:10:58.279 --> 00:10:59.960 would have won the league. However, now they 00:10:59.960 --> 00:11:02.000 need to win every single game and hope we slip 00:11:02.000 --> 00:11:05.159 up. On the consistency required to win titles, 00:11:05.419 --> 00:11:08.759 yes, but we are still in early January so we 00:11:08.759 --> 00:11:11.740 have another five months to go and so far we 00:11:11.740 --> 00:11:14.519 have to do much more. Whole of January, whole 00:11:14.519 --> 00:11:16.440 of February, whole of March, whole of April, 00:11:16.639 --> 00:11:18.899 whole of May, unless he's doing it that way. 00:11:20.960 --> 00:11:23.899 On how much he spoke to our players about discipline 00:11:23.899 --> 00:11:26.690 ahead of the season. I think we can talk about 00:11:26.690 --> 00:11:29.009 it, but at the end, it's the players' decisions 00:11:29.009 --> 00:11:31.909 and sometimes it's not even their decision. So 00:11:31.909 --> 00:11:34.549 yeah, we had periods since I've been here that 00:11:34.549 --> 00:11:37.210 we had quite a lot of red cards, then none. So 00:11:37.210 --> 00:11:40.309 it has fluctuated. We know how important it is 00:11:40.309 --> 00:11:42.850 to have that stability and that discipline, as 00:11:42.850 --> 00:11:45.029 well as having a possibility to play constantly 00:11:45.029 --> 00:11:47.629 with 11 players. We try to add as much as possible. 00:11:47.789 --> 00:11:50.110 Obviously, mentioning some of the weird decisions 00:11:50.110 --> 00:11:53.009 the referees have made in terms of giving us 00:11:53.009 --> 00:11:55.090 reds, which is true because there have been some 00:11:55.090 --> 00:11:57.509 unprecedented red cards dished out. And then 00:11:57.509 --> 00:11:59.490 obviously those rules have now since changed. 00:11:59.649 --> 00:12:01.669 And he's right in saying that there's been peaks 00:12:01.669 --> 00:12:03.990 and troughs in terms of red cards, like a flurry 00:12:03.990 --> 00:12:06.450 of red cards, then none. So when he first came 00:12:06.450 --> 00:12:08.330 in, we're getting a lot of red cards. Granit 00:12:08.330 --> 00:12:10.950 Xhaka was getting a lot of red cards and we went 00:12:10.950 --> 00:12:13.289 one or two seasons with none. Then last season, 00:12:13.370 --> 00:12:15.370 we had a lot of red cards, especially in the 00:12:15.370 --> 00:12:17.529 first quarter of the season. We had six or seven 00:12:17.529 --> 00:12:20.250 red cards throughout. And this season, I don't 00:12:20.250 --> 00:12:22.090 think we've had one or if we have, it's just 00:12:22.090 --> 00:12:24.909 been one in total. And also, I'd like to add 00:12:24.909 --> 00:12:26.950 the fact that I believe that if we can keep our 00:12:26.950 --> 00:12:29.350 players fit, especially our key players like 00:12:29.350 --> 00:12:32.190 Gabriel Saliba together, Timber, Declan Rice, 00:12:32.350 --> 00:12:34.950 Xhaka, we keep that core of the team, the spine 00:12:34.950 --> 00:12:37.559 of the team there. and we keep 11 men on the 00:12:37.559 --> 00:12:39.500 field, it's going to be a great end to the season. 00:12:39.559 --> 00:12:42.440 We'll be lifting at least minimum Premier League 00:12:42.440 --> 00:12:45.620 and probably supplement it with a cup or two, 00:12:45.700 --> 00:12:48.139 should I say. On Rice's ability to master every 00:12:48.139 --> 00:12:50.500 position he plays in, I think it's a very positive 00:12:50.500 --> 00:12:53.919 thing for him, for the team, for the club, and 00:12:53.919 --> 00:12:56.600 in general, in football. A player that has that 00:12:56.600 --> 00:12:59.320 mindset, that capacity to adapt, and that has 00:12:59.320 --> 00:13:02.070 attributes that can fulfil. different roles and 00:13:02.070 --> 00:13:05.450 he makes it a much better team yeah Declan Rice's 00:13:05.450 --> 00:13:08.509 attributes are that of that he can play in the 00:13:08.509 --> 00:13:11.450 vast majority of position at an outstanding level 00:13:11.450 --> 00:13:13.629 so definitely for me can play as a right back 00:13:13.629 --> 00:13:15.429 can play as a center back I don't think he could 00:13:15.429 --> 00:13:17.230 play as a left back I think he could play as 00:13:17.230 --> 00:13:19.149 a holding midfielder although I don't think that's 00:13:19.149 --> 00:13:21.190 his best position that's become apparent in the 00:13:21.190 --> 00:13:23.850 last two years and obviously box to box is his 00:13:23.850 --> 00:13:25.769 best position I also think he can play on the 00:13:25.769 --> 00:13:28.419 right of a four in midfield so because of his 00:13:28.419 --> 00:13:30.179 crossing ability, because of his lung power, 00:13:30.399 --> 00:13:35.679 energy, enthusiasm, drive, thrust. So he can 00:13:35.679 --> 00:13:37.799 play in about four or five positions at a high 00:13:37.799 --> 00:13:40.639 standard, which is amazing. On how much he values 00:13:40.639 --> 00:13:43.500 the expected goal statistic, it's another one. 00:13:43.620 --> 00:13:46.279 But as I said before, it's a stat that fluctuates 00:13:46.279 --> 00:13:49.240 so much. There are other teams that were overperforming 00:13:49.240 --> 00:13:52.299 it for a big time. So is it sustainable? No, 00:13:52.419 --> 00:13:55.129 it's not. but it will change the dynamic and 00:13:55.129 --> 00:13:57.629 then you see throughout the game how that changes 00:13:57.629 --> 00:14:01.629 as well. So for 60 minutes, 70, 80 minutes, what 00:14:01.629 --> 00:14:03.649 you've done in the last 10, though it is a stat, 00:14:03.809 --> 00:14:06.529 you can use it in a manner that you want. For 00:14:06.529 --> 00:14:09.049 us, there are many things, there are many other 00:14:09.049 --> 00:14:11.789 things much more important than that. He's definitely 00:14:11.789 --> 00:14:13.870 sent some shots at Liverpool, the fact that they're 00:14:13.870 --> 00:14:15.710 riding their luck and it's caught up with them. 00:14:15.889 --> 00:14:17.990 On if Rice should have come off against Brighton. 00:14:18.429 --> 00:14:21.350 No, no, that's normal. Sometimes you get a hit 00:14:21.350 --> 00:14:23.649 and throughout the game, you are able with adrenaline 00:14:23.649 --> 00:14:26.509 and because you are warm, able to sustain that. 00:14:26.750 --> 00:14:29.070 Then the body reacts and it reacted probably 00:14:29.070 --> 00:14:32.149 more than we expected, unfortunately. And that's 00:14:32.149 --> 00:14:35.009 where we are. So he's remaining very coy on whether 00:14:35.009 --> 00:14:37.610 Declan Rice will play or will be all right for 00:14:37.610 --> 00:14:39.730 tomorrow. If he was to ask me, I think he's going 00:14:39.730 --> 00:14:42.889 to play on how he reacts to a new injury to our 00:14:42.889 --> 00:14:46.049 players. First thing, what can we do better? 00:14:46.429 --> 00:14:48.509 The second thing is the reality of the sport 00:14:48.509 --> 00:14:50.990 that we play. But looking back at the last three 00:14:50.990 --> 00:14:53.909 seasons, we have had fewer days of injuries than 00:14:53.909 --> 00:14:56.830 before. We have injuries that you have to separate 00:14:56.830 --> 00:14:58.950 the traumatic ones and the ones that are muscle 00:14:58.950 --> 00:15:01.809 injuries. And we have to improve. And we are 00:15:01.809 --> 00:15:04.110 better than some other years. Yeah, so let's 00:15:04.110 --> 00:15:06.870 improve. Let's invest in doctors. Let's buy the 00:15:06.870 --> 00:15:09.269 best doctor out there. On how players coming 00:15:09.269 --> 00:15:11.629 back from injury allows us to be more flexible. 00:15:11.950 --> 00:15:14.929 At the end, I think we have to talk about performance, 00:15:14.970 --> 00:15:17.799 not rotation. We want performance, the highest 00:15:17.799 --> 00:15:20.779 performance, every three days or throughout the 00:15:20.779 --> 00:15:22.940 game. And that's what we have to look at in order 00:15:22.940 --> 00:15:25.600 to achieve that. Who are the best players in 00:15:25.600 --> 00:15:27.759 the best condition with the best relationship 00:15:27.759 --> 00:15:30.259 to fulfill that? Well, we know there's about 00:15:30.259 --> 00:15:32.679 seven or eight players that know they're going 00:15:32.679 --> 00:15:35.899 to start every single game. But I think there's 00:15:35.899 --> 00:15:38.809 two or three positions where... It's form -based. 00:15:39.090 --> 00:15:41.490 And the reason the 7 -8 positions have consolidated 00:15:41.490 --> 00:15:43.970 their position is because they have been outstanding 00:15:43.970 --> 00:15:46.769 for the last two, three years. Some even more. 00:15:46.889 --> 00:15:49.929 People like Saka, people like Timber are the 00:15:49.929 --> 00:15:51.830 best players in their position in world football. 00:15:51.929 --> 00:15:55.450 The same thing with Gabriel, with Saliba, with 00:15:55.450 --> 00:16:00.289 David Raya, with Declan Rice. So now there's 00:16:00.289 --> 00:16:03.919 flexibility in terms of... Can Odegaard have 00:16:03.919 --> 00:16:07.460 a rest here and there? Can Eze come in? Can Martinelli 00:16:07.460 --> 00:16:10.840 come in? Can Noni Madaweke come in? Can Mars 00:16:10.840 --> 00:16:13.519 Lewis Skelly come in? So there's scope for rotation, 00:16:13.759 --> 00:16:15.899 but there's obviously our untouchables in there 00:16:15.899 --> 00:16:18.620 too. Onyf Trossard has gone up a level this season. 00:16:18.799 --> 00:16:21.879 I think he's gone up a level every season. He's 00:16:21.879 --> 00:16:24.159 such an intelligent player. He's a player that 00:16:24.159 --> 00:16:27.059 really wants it. He's found his role. He's found 00:16:27.059 --> 00:16:29.850 his maturity here. And I think his confidence 00:16:29.850 --> 00:16:32.250 level is higher. He's a player that can create 00:16:32.250 --> 00:16:34.509 magic moments and a very important player for 00:16:34.509 --> 00:16:39.070 us. Absolutely. The most unsung hero. He could 00:16:39.070 --> 00:16:42.350 even win our play of the season. The fans play 00:16:42.350 --> 00:16:44.429 of the season because he's just, in terms of 00:16:44.429 --> 00:16:46.970 where he was and where he is now, what he's done, 00:16:47.149 --> 00:16:50.149 his attitude, his desire, his performance level. 00:16:50.429 --> 00:16:54.009 For me, pound for pound, if he carries on like 00:16:54.009 --> 00:16:55.710 this to the end of the season, play of the season 00:16:55.710 --> 00:16:58.679 for Arsenal. Him or Calafiori. absolutely on 00:16:58.679 --> 00:17:01.220 if he's keen for him to extend his contract we 00:17:01.220 --> 00:17:03.820 are very happy for him he knows that we talked 00:17:03.820 --> 00:17:06.519 about it many times and i think he's very happy 00:17:06.519 --> 00:17:08.480 here as well okay that doesn't really answer 00:17:08.480 --> 00:17:10.579 the question so you can say he's happy here but 00:17:10.579 --> 00:17:12.160 he might leave at the end of the season i think 00:17:12.160 --> 00:17:14.019 it's probably going to be a business decision 00:17:14.019 --> 00:17:17.579 and to be honest i do think he will leave at 00:17:17.579 --> 00:17:19.819 the end of the season for a variety of reasons 00:17:19.819 --> 00:17:22.799 the fact that i believe they're going to bring 00:17:22.799 --> 00:17:26.390 in a winger a left winger in the summer And they're 00:17:26.390 --> 00:17:28.390 going to probably look at Martinelli and Trossard 00:17:28.390 --> 00:17:30.490 and know that one of them will have to leave 00:17:30.490 --> 00:17:32.089 the club. And because Martinelli is slightly 00:17:32.089 --> 00:17:34.799 younger, he may stay. either raw could go to 00:17:34.799 --> 00:17:37.099 be fair on the importance of finishes coming 00:17:37.099 --> 00:17:40.019 off the bench in our approach to the game very 00:17:40.019 --> 00:17:41.920 important and you don't know if you're going 00:17:41.920 --> 00:17:44.819 to be a finisher a starter or sometimes you have 00:17:44.819 --> 00:17:46.940 to come in because a player gets injured in a 00:17:46.940 --> 00:17:49.819 warm -up so that's how ready you have to be it's 00:17:49.819 --> 00:17:51.680 a joy because the players are really committed 00:17:51.680 --> 00:17:54.619 really willing to participate in whatever role 00:17:54.619 --> 00:17:56.960 they have on the day and that's what we need 00:17:57.740 --> 00:17:59.960 Yeah, I was quite shocked when I see Calafiore 00:17:59.960 --> 00:18:02.480 get injured in a warm -up because I was thinking, 00:18:02.500 --> 00:18:04.200 wait a minute, I saw his name on a team sheet, 00:18:04.259 --> 00:18:06.019 then I see Lewis Skelly starting. Obviously, 00:18:06.380 --> 00:18:08.859 Lewis Skelly is the player he's referring to. 00:18:09.039 --> 00:18:10.740 Hasn't had as much football as he would have 00:18:10.740 --> 00:18:13.059 liked. Probably should have had some more minutes. 00:18:13.180 --> 00:18:15.240 But then again, look at his mate, Ethan Wanyeri. 00:18:15.380 --> 00:18:17.420 He's not getting any minutes at all. And I do 00:18:17.420 --> 00:18:20.740 think in the next seven to ten days, Wanyeri 00:18:20.740 --> 00:18:22.660 will go on loan somewhere. Probably to our opponents 00:18:22.660 --> 00:18:24.740 tomorrow. On the fact that we've not won the 00:18:24.740 --> 00:18:27.640 league the last five times we've been top at 00:18:27.640 --> 00:18:32.420 New Year's Day. No. Let's break it. And we shall. 00:18:33.450 --> 00:18:36.269 on the goal to change that statistic for sure 00:18:36.269 --> 00:18:39.029 give me some good news give me some good ones 00:18:39.029 --> 00:18:41.329 next time history is there to be broken we haven't 00:18:41.329 --> 00:18:43.410 won the league in 22 years if we win it this 00:18:43.410 --> 00:18:45.789 year that's gone on how desperate the players 00:18:45.789 --> 00:18:48.109 are to change that that's what they transmit 00:18:48.109 --> 00:18:50.549 every single day when they're with us training 00:18:50.549 --> 00:18:53.990 or in every match you can see the desire you 00:18:53.990 --> 00:18:56.269 can see the energy they put in how much they 00:18:56.269 --> 00:18:59.049 want it and that's what we need it's still five 00:18:59.049 --> 00:19:02.299 months to go So take it day by day. Enjoy the 00:19:02.299 --> 00:19:04.880 process of being where we are and go for it. 00:19:04.920 --> 00:19:06.720 Let's go for it. Let's go and beat Bournemouth 00:19:06.720 --> 00:19:09.000 tomorrow. And I think we will. Let's increase 00:19:09.000 --> 00:19:11.599 the gap to seven points and pile the pressure 00:19:11.599 --> 00:19:14.099 on Manchester City, who have to take on Chelsea, 00:19:14.339 --> 00:19:16.460 who have just sacked their manager and will feel 00:19:16.460 --> 00:19:18.720 like the world's against them. So hopefully they 00:19:18.720 --> 00:19:20.980 can be a wounded animal and take down Manchester 00:19:20.980 --> 00:19:21.359 City.