We want to be kings of value in a squad in the world - Arteta - video Dailymotion

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta discussed wanting to be the highest valued squad saying : "One of the main things was the value of the squad. We want to be kings of value in a squad in the world and last year I think we were the best in Europe. Before that, we were so far behind."  06/12/2024  Sobha Realty Training Ground, London, UK

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00:00With Emile, was it especially tough, tougher than any other,

00:04even what he's done?

00:06It was a special one, for sure,

00:08but as well, when you look to somebody in their eyes

00:11and he really believes that it's the best move for him,

00:15that it's the right time for him to move,

00:17that he really needs another challenge,

00:20at the end you have to understand

00:22that you have to show your gratitude and move on, that's it.

00:27You played with Alex Ruocchi, I think,

00:28the overlap towards the end.

00:30His career has been quite up and down to a degree,

00:33I think he's probably played himself,

00:35and he's now playing the best as well.

00:38Do you see this play as a factor?

00:39I always liked him a lot,

00:40I always thought that he had tremendous quality,

00:44a very special talent,

00:45a talent that is the capacity to play in different spaces,

00:48positions as well,

00:50and I'm really happy to see him playing at that level.

00:52Giuro?

00:54You say you want to be the king of everything,

00:56how close are you to being the king of everything?

00:59Very far.

01:00I don't think there's ever been a team that has achieved that.

01:04Do we have the best atmosphere in the world at the stadium?

01:07Not yet.

01:08Have we improved a lot?

01:09Yeah.

01:10Do we have the best academy in the world?

01:12Not yet.

01:13Do we have the best mentality in the world?

01:14Not yet.

01:15We want to achieve that.

01:16Are we the most physical team in the world?

01:18No.

01:19Do we have the best individuals to play magic moments every three days?

01:22No.

01:24Is it even possible to get to that level?

01:27Or is it just about constant striving?

01:29I think that way, you know?

01:31We score three magic moment goals every game.

01:34That's the objective.

01:35That's the project.

01:36We score one, it's good.

01:38We want two, and then three.

01:39It's not going to happen overnight.

01:41But it's a lot of the things that we put targets,

01:43you know, it's impossible, no?

01:44They have come to reality.

01:46In terms of teams that you've admired,

01:50when you look at your data, are there any specific teams?

01:52No, I've never admired a team.

01:54Never won anyone?

01:56Admired a team on set pieces?

01:57Admired?

01:58No.

01:59I wouldn't use that word, no.

02:00Watch?

02:02Yeah, well, there have been some really good teams, yeah.

02:07I don't know.

02:08I have to think.

02:10Arsenal.

02:11Let's say that.

02:14You've clearly been brilliant in identifying something like a course

02:19because of the amount of goals you've scored.

02:21Is there something else within the game,

02:25you can tell us if you like, I'm not expecting you to,

02:28but something there fundamentally that you thought,

02:31actually, we can really benefit from that?

02:33Is there something else that you can see that you get to tap into?

02:38Yeah, for sure.

02:39Obviously, when we are monitoring the team

02:42and understanding only the team and the squad,

02:44one of the main things was the value of our squad.

02:48We want to be the kings of value of the squad in the world,

02:51and last year I think we were probably the best in Europe.

02:55Before, we were so far.

02:57We need to do a lot of things to generate value in this squad,

03:00to generate value in a lot of things that we do.

03:02We need to have a project and we need to work on that.

03:05We did it for three or four years,

03:07and last year was the first time or the second time

03:09that we had the highest value in any squad in Europe.

03:12That's an objective, and now it's a reality.

03:16It's great to see that.

03:17There's a lot of people involved, putting effort into things,

03:20and then it happens, but you have to think that way.

03:23In terms of value, in terms of what they do,

03:26or the output, or the actual...

03:29In every sense, what they produce, how they can perform,

03:32what is the actual value in that market,

03:35what is the sustainability of that squad,

03:38in what kind of phase each player is,

03:40the squad is, the starting XI is, the academy is,

03:43what is the pathway?

03:44There's a lot of things that you have to plan out,

03:46because you want to make a sustainable performance,

03:48and as well the capacity to constantly evolve as a team

03:52and the demands of this game.

03:54And we are doing it.

03:56Are you a manager that, just looking at Sunday's game,

03:59you're a manager that looked back on last season,

04:01you dropped three points there, you dropped two points at home against Fulham.

04:05I guess there's been such a strange season,

04:08it looks like such a strange table.

04:12But you can almost put five points in straight away.

04:16Do you have to look at it like that?

04:18Unfortunately, it's not that easy.

04:20Because as well the position plays,

04:22and Neymar too, to get points,

04:24you haven't been the best on that day,

04:26it can be from other factors as well,

04:28this season it has already happened.

04:30So that's it, what is going, unfortunately, is going.

04:32Learn from it, make sure that you are better equipped

04:35and prepared for the next one,

04:36and then it's about delivering when you have the chance to do it.

04:39Finally, we'll go to Ed.

04:42I wanted to ask about your set-piece coach.

04:44Do you think he's enjoying all the attention that he's getting,

04:47all the credit he's getting from everybody else?

04:50Obviously he's very visible when he comes out on that corner,

04:53you take a step back from the dugout and he comes to the front.

04:57Does he enjoy all of that attention?

05:00I don't know, obviously the fulfilment of his work,

05:03it's very recognisable and he needs to be very proud of that.

05:06Not only him as well, but a lot of people that put a lot of effort

05:10into preparation, into a lot of things,

05:12starting with data, with analysis, with video,

05:15in training sessions, a lot of the staff that participates in that,

05:18and then the players that are the main protagonists at the end

05:20to deliver something.

05:22Saliba didn't score the nicest goal of his career the other day,

05:25look at the way he celebrates, it's unbelievable.

05:28Look at the crowd he celebrates.

05:30Those ugly goals are exactly the same as the most beautiful one

05:33that he scored against Bournemouth,

05:35same value, same emotion, or even higher.

05:38That tells you the story.

05:40Do you think that with your success with the set-piece

05:42has created a bit of fear among your opponents?

05:45Obviously two goals in the last game,

05:47is it something you can capitalize on?

05:50I don't know, I don't know how they will feel about it,

05:52what they do, that's not in our control.

05:54We have to control the things that we can do,

05:56especially the ones that we are doing really well

05:58and the things that we can improve.

06:00And in that area, again, we have still big margins.

06:04OK, well, thanks very much.

We want to be kings of value in a squad in the world - Arteta

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