Arteta on Ethan Nwaneri's Wonder goal for Arsenal's 3-0 Win

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on Ethan Nwaneri's Wonder goal for Arsenal's 3-0 Win

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00:00It is a bit. Adaptation.

00:03Hello.

00:05Hi guys.

00:08Everyone caught their breath? Here we go, yeah.

00:14Very good. I think we talked about that, about playing with enthusiasm in these games,

00:19playing with the right attitude and commitment.

00:21They certainly show that, so I'm very happy to be in the quarter-finals.

00:27It was an unbelievable strike from Ethan.

00:30How is his development going at 17 that he can come in and take a game on like that?

00:36He did it yesterday in training, so we're getting used to that.

00:40He's a big talent, he's got the right attitude, he's got the right players and context around him.

00:46We need to make sure that we put brick by brick in the right tempo, in the right order,

00:51but we have some players there.

00:54You have to stifle a bit the excitement about him, or do you like to let that process?

01:00Yes, but he's going to really dictate how fast that's going to go.

01:05That's going to go, but I'm really, really happy with him.

01:08What type of character is he?

01:14Well, so much personality there.

01:16He wants to import himself, he wants every ball, he wants to make things happen.

01:21Outside, around the boy, he's still a bit quiet, as he usually is at 17 years old.

01:25Very respectful, his work ethic is tremendous and he loves what he does.

01:30You can tell that.

01:31How much did Gabriel make that goal?

01:34Yeah, it was since January I think, so it's been a long time.

01:38That's going to, I think, unlock that thing mentally and move on.

01:43But I think he had a good performance tonight.

01:46You made a double substitution at half-time.

01:48Was either of those enforced or not?

01:50No, it was planned.

01:51So obviously we have a lot of issues in the back line.

01:55We wanted to share the minutes because we lost Gabi, we lost Ben as well on top of the other players.

02:00So we have to make sure that we wanted to be competitive and we had to make sure as well that we protect players

02:06because we have a lot of games coming up now.

02:14You are late, we already talked about him.

02:16That's a fine for you guys.

02:19Yeah, but he's had two goals against Fulham, another big goal tonight.

02:23Have you seen someone like that in the Belgian nation?

02:28Certainly.

02:29You know he wouldn't play tonight, he wouldn't play three days ago against Liverpool.

02:33He's there.

02:34I think he's showing every day what he's capable of.

02:38And you see his teammates, they're giving the ball all the time.

02:41That's a great sign.

02:42So we have some players there.

02:45Kai?

02:46I know you've got to ask about Kovacic's use as well.

02:48He was, yeah.

02:49He was asking about the game, but his first goal in nine months, how was that feeling?

02:53Very good.

02:54For you, I repeat myself, very happy.

02:56I think he's going to unlock that for him.

02:59I think he looks really happy.

03:01He's performing his attitudes as always, but he needs that feeling that he can put the ball in the back of the net.

03:08Yes, sir?

03:09Okay, one more.

03:10One minute, I'll make you up.

03:11Yes, sir.

03:12Back at Eton again, two of the 17-year-olds in one football,

03:15can they pull off a goal like that with the skill, the technique?

03:18It's unbelievable.

03:19It is unbelievable, but he does it in training almost every day.

03:23He's got this quality, this personality, he's there to make things happen.

03:27He doesn't care what's going on around him.

03:29If he needs to make a decision for his own, he does it.

03:32He scored a fantastic goal tonight.

03:35A few players missing from injury.

03:37Zafi coming on, was that just giving those extra few minutes to build back up to his peak fitness?

03:42Yes, because one, he's in the rhythm, he prefers to have that exposure.

03:46He travels with us, so he always says that.

03:48Once I'm here, I prefer to play a few minutes as well to protect Gabi as well,

03:53because he had a very big impact in the first half, so it worked out well.

03:56Okay, guys. Thank you very much.

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