Arteta on his five years at Arsenal, challenge of facing Crystal Palace and Jesus form (Full Presser)

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta celebrates 5 years as Arsenal's manager saying that you have a dream to one day manage this marvellous club, and then that day becomes a reality [spanish]  20/12/2024  Sobha Realty Training Ground, London, UK

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00:00How are you looking, in particular Royce and Calvary?

00:14They are both available to be in the squad.

00:16Any update on anybody else?

00:19Anybody close coming back?

00:22Anybody have setbacks?

00:25No, Tomeiasu and Shynchenko are probably available as well.

00:30Jose has obviously had a very good week.

00:34There's nothing like a few goals to get that confident, pumping body again.

00:40Has he been noticeably different out there?

00:44Is there the sense that, having seen what he did on Wednesday night,

00:51he almost has to start on Saturday?

00:54He was very happy, everybody in the team was really happy,

00:57especially because he helped the team to win the game and get to the semi-finals,

01:01which is what we wanted.

01:03You can see that immediate reaction of him, a big smile on his face,

01:06big energy around him.

01:08That's what we need, to have everybody in the highest level of performance.

01:12And Gaby said he had a big one on Wednesday.

01:15Do you get the sense that he's in a place now where he can go on a really decisive run?

01:21Yeah, he's been looking really good since he came back from pre-season.

01:24After he had a setback, he started to play some good performances without scoring.

01:28Obviously, what he did the other day, I think it's exactly what we need from our ninth.

01:34We saw Kieran Turner in the wake.

01:38It sounds like he's set to move on in January. Is that correct?

01:43At the moment he's here with us.

01:45I wouldn't play a player that is thinking about leaving or is not committed to us.

01:49He's fully committed.

01:50He's enjoying, I think, after a long period, again, with a really tough injury.

01:55So leave the moment.

01:57He's a big part of the squad now.

01:59He deserves to be in the squad.

02:01He played really well the other day after such a long time.

02:04So that's the only thing I can say.

02:06He's not in the squad at the moment, but it's very near January.

02:09Are you expecting him?

02:10I mean, does he want to move on?

02:12Is it the best for the club and the player?

02:14He hasn't come to me and said, I want to move.

02:16When in the past we had any doubts, he came to me and said,

02:19I think it's my time to move.

02:21And this hasn't been the case yet.

02:23Just finally, I'm sure we're going to get lots of questions on your anniversary today.

02:27You've spoken a lot about what you're proud of in terms of connecting with fans,

02:34rebuilding the culture here, the players that you've moulded and brought through.

02:41The one desire, the really big piece of silverware,

02:45would that really make that five years successful for you?

02:50Where it would make it or what it is?

02:53How would you assess your five years?

02:58That I really enjoyed it.

03:00That it's gone really, really fast.

03:02That I'm really grateful to be in the position that I'm in right now.

03:07That I have a lot to learn, a lot to improve, and the best is yet to come.

03:12The best is yet to come.

03:13For you, it has to be made of silverware.

03:16Five years' time.

03:17This is what we want, to win the big trophies.

03:21Without losing the rest of the things that we have built.

03:24That's very important as well.

03:29Crystal Palace again.

03:31For you as a manager, is it easier or more complex to play the same team

03:35in such a tight turnaround?

03:36Is the prep a little bit different?

03:37It is different, obviously.

03:39We played very recently, we analysed them,

03:41so you don't have to do that too much.

03:43I'm sure that both teams will adjust a few things

03:46and probably change some personnel as well.

03:48Apart from that, the difficulty of the game remains the same.

03:51We know what it is to go to Selhows Park,

03:53and we have prepared for that.

03:56Obviously, there's use of this hat-trick.

03:57You said he was so sharp, he played well.

03:59Can we expect maybe to see him and Havertz successfully play

04:03in the same club at some point this season?

04:06Yes, that's possible.

04:07With the players that we have and the connection that we can generate,

04:11I think it's very doable to have that kind of situation.

04:14As I said before, I'm really pleased for Gabi's performance,

04:17for the team's performance,

04:18and most importantly, the fact that we're in the semi-finals.

04:22Of course, happy anniversary, five years at Arsenal.

04:25What do you think has changed the most at the club

04:27over your time here in here, in yourself and in the culture?

04:34I don't know.

04:35From my point of view, the unity, the connection,

04:39and the fact that we are competing in big fronts right now.

04:42We haven't managed to do that in the past years.

04:46That's positive, but there's still a lot to do.

04:50Ian, talk to the mic.

04:51Hi, Mikel.

04:52First, can I get your reaction to the draw against Newcastle in the semi-final?

04:57Let's play them.

04:58Two very difficult games.

05:00We know that the four teams that are involved in the semi-finals

05:03are the highest level,

05:05so it didn't matter who would draw,

05:07the difficulty was going to be there.

05:09If you win or draw tomorrow,

05:11I think it's the first time in 20 years

05:13a team in London has gone a whole calendar year

05:16without losing a London derby.

05:18I think you've played 10 so far, so tomorrow's will be the 11th.

05:21What's the secret to that,

05:23and how much more different is a London derby to any other game?

05:29Well, trouble this year.

05:31The kind of and range of teams that you play is very, very different

05:35because it's unique that in such a city we have so many Premier League clubs.

05:40But so far it's been good,

05:42so hopefully tomorrow we can win it

05:44and put ourselves in a great position again.

05:47Is it harder playing those games?

05:49Because sometimes for London teams, you don't win the title or whatever.

05:52You've always said, well, they've got to play

05:54a certain amount of London derbies in a season,

05:56whereas in other places around the UK,

05:59you only play one or two derbies.

06:01I don't see it that way, obviously.

06:03When you look at the calendar of the Premier League,

06:05you realise that every opponent is difficult,

06:08every time you have to travel it's difficult,

06:10and that's it.

06:12It's special, I think it's nice for our supporters,

06:14it's very convenient, I believe.

06:16So that's a positive.

06:17Just a couple on your five-year anniversary.

06:19First of all, you made Arsenal relevant again.

06:22Charging challenges again, trophy challenges again.

06:25It was a united club with the supporters, which was important.

06:29Is that what makes you, in a sense,

06:31gives you the greatest satisfaction?

06:33Will that be your legacy here?

06:35Well, that's obviously a big part of it,

06:37and the other way, I think the other thing

06:39is the fact that I really enjoy working with the people

06:42I work with every single day,

06:44that we have built something together,

06:46and so many people have contributed in a big way

06:49to achieve that,

06:51and the fact that everybody's hungry and ambitious,

06:54that now we have to go to another level.

06:56I speak to a lot of managers all the time,

06:59we've been at clubs for various lengths of time,

07:01you haven't changed in five years,

07:03you haven't got grey hair on your head.

07:05I have, I have.

07:07How do you still look almost exactly the same now

07:10as you did five years ago?

07:12What is the secret to life change?

07:14Well, I think I have changed.

07:17Things are different, it's gone so fast, to be fair.

07:20Looking back, it's gone so, so, so fast,

07:23and I enjoy every minute of it,

07:25when we're pumps in the row,

07:27when we have good moments,

07:29and that's about it.

07:31I'm here because I'm so passionate about what I do,

07:34because I love this football club,

07:36and I want the best of that.

07:38So just try to give your best version every single day,

07:41and think what is the best possible manager

07:44for Arsenal Football Club and its players,

07:47and try to become that manager.

07:50Simon Stendhal.

07:52Can I just double-check, did you say at the start

07:54that Tomiasu would be possibly back this week?

07:56No, no, sorry, Tomiasu not.

07:58And just also on the anniversary and the five years,

08:02just that connection you have with the club,

08:04the feeling you have with the club,

08:06how much has that grown over this period?

08:08Yeah, obviously those things take time, obviously.

08:11There was a connection there because I was a player here,

08:14I was a captain here, I knew a lot of people at the club,

08:17and that was very helpful.

08:19But I don't know, going through different situations together,

08:23I think that's what has galvanised that relationship,

08:27that respect, that admiration from my side

08:30and appreciation of what they have brought to the club

08:33and towards me as well, and I think it's a common feeling.

08:37Just given that, could you imagine ever managing

08:40another Premier League club?

08:42At the moment, impossible.

08:44I have very limited energy

08:46because I put all of it to this football club,

08:49to the players and the staff, to give my very best,

08:52and my only ambition is to make this club more successful.

08:55Can I just call you on...

08:57Is Dinchenko out as well this weekend?

08:59No, I think he could be available.

09:02And over the past five years,

09:04you've had to make a lot of big, tough decisions,

09:07I'm just wondering if there's one that stands out to you

09:10as the most important one you've had to make?

09:16It's a good question.

09:18Well, first of all, I don't make decisions by myself,

09:21so it's always a lot of time that we share that with the clubs,

09:25with the people in the past, the people right now,

09:28and as well with my coaches,

09:30when we have to make decisions like that.

09:32So, very difficult to point one of those.

09:39What I would say, probably,

09:41is that I haven't regretted decisions,

09:45because we have made them with a lot of analysis

09:48and after a very thoughtful process with a lot of people,

09:51and some right and many wrong, unfortunately.

09:55And across your five years,

09:57you've had a few, one of the kids,

09:59who looking like they want to live up to their potential,

10:02and you've been able to get them back on track,

10:04I just wonder if you look at Marcus Rashford's situation,

10:06is there any part of you that thinks,

10:08I'd love to take him and get him back to the way he was?

10:10No, and you know that I'm not going to talk about players from other clubs.

10:15James, Athletic.

10:16Hi, Mikel.

10:17Hi.

10:18You spoke about the five years going really fast for you,

10:21and it's been over so quickly,

10:23does that mean that when you project forward,

10:25can you easily imagine yourself being here another five years?

10:28No.

10:29I mean, I think you have to live the present in this job,

10:33and obviously you have to plan for what is coming in the mid and long term,

10:37that's for sure, and we have a lot of conversation regarding that,

10:40but I think the energy has to be in the moment,

10:43and paying attention to every detail,

10:45understanding how things are working,

10:48putting more processes in place to make better decisions,

10:53and always have that aim to keep everybody on their feet,

10:57to get the best out of them,

10:59and make sure that they feel part of what we do.

11:01You said you're still enjoying it and still getting better,

11:04I suppose when you look at yourself and you analyse your own performance,

11:07what are the areas moving forward that you think,

11:10I can still be better as a coach?

11:12In all of them.

11:14Probably when I arrived I was very, very obsessed

11:17with the tactical aspect of the game,

11:19and then straight away, two or three months after I took the job,

11:23I realised that there was no tactics to do,

11:26we were at home sitting with COVID,

11:28so we had to look after the club and the players in a different way,

11:31and the emotional and the physical part was a very important one,

11:35so just that evolution,

11:37probably putting the priorities in other aspects as well,

11:39the focus and spending time in other things,

11:42and that's what I think I try to do.

11:45I think the team has always set some requirements,

11:48but they can change and they can shift in relation to moments,

11:51individual plays, or collective momentum that we have as a team,

11:55and the coach has to be able to adapt and prioritise those things

11:58to help them as much as possible.

12:00Last couple of live questions.

12:02Hi, Mika.

12:03Hi.

12:04There were times on Wednesday where Timba drifted into advanced roles,

12:07almost like an attacking midfielder.

12:09How impressed have you been with him adapting to the different roles?

12:13How much creative licence do you give him,

12:15or is that himself just doing that?

12:17Well, he's doing that because, first of all, it's his nature,

12:20he's capable of doing it, he feels very comfortable doing it,

12:24and yeah, we try to coach him to play in his strengths,

12:29to mould with the qualities that go around him with his plays as well,

12:32and I'm very pleased because I think he's been performing really, really well.

12:36OK, and finally, one in Spanish from Mel.

12:38Yeah.

12:39Hola.

12:40Feliz aniversario.

12:41Gracias.

12:42Quiero preguntarte, entre los últimos cinco años,

12:44has tenido 257 partidos debajo de usted como manejero de Arsenal.

12:50¿Cuál es tu favorito recuerdo o memoria en los últimos cinco años?

12:55Si tiene uno.

12:56No sé, muy difícil.

12:57El primero siempre es muy especial,

12:59porque es como tienes un sueño de un día poder entrenar a este maravilloso club,

13:04y ese día se hace realidad, que fue el día del Bournemouth,

13:07y a partir de ahí empieza una historia que luego...

13:10Yo valoro el día a día de cada partido,

13:12y el hecho de estar aquí porque estar tanto tiempo en un club tan grande no es fácil,

13:16y lo valoro mucho, e intentar disfrutarlo.

13:19¿Y qué quieres que siga tu carrera aquí en Arsenal para los próximos años?

13:26¿Dónde quieres llevar a Arsenal en los próximos años?

13:29Mantener muchísimas de las cosas que hemos creado,

13:32esta unión, esta cultura, esta ambición, esta conexión con la gente,

13:36tanto interna como externamente,

13:39que el club tenga una identidad muy clara de lo que quiere,

13:41a qué juega, cómo se comporta,

13:43y a partir de ahí ganar.

13:45Ganar mucho y ganar durante mucho tiempo.

13:47Ese es el objetivo.

13:48Perfecto.

13:49Muchas gracias y feliz aniversario.

13:50Gracias.

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