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Arteta on summer transfers and facing Newcastle
NicheSportMedia
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18/05/2025
Arsenal manager Mikel
16/05/2025
Sobha Realty Training Ground, London, UK
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00:00
It was obviously open training the other day, and I don't know, maybe it's my imagination.
00:05
He seemed to have bumped up quite a lot. He looked strong and basic.
00:08
Is that something that he wants to do? Is that right? Does he look it anymore?
00:13
Yeah, but especially the way he's been a transformation in his body.
00:18
He's been so condensed the last two or three years of his career,
00:24
and he hasn't had time to do that.
00:25
And it was a window, and he really wanted to use it.
00:28
And to be fair as well, the staff, how they have explained the opportunity that is within,
00:35
with his physique especially, to go to a different level and the things that he can improve
00:40
that are going to be, I think, detrimental for him to be even more effective as a player.
00:44
He got on board with that. He started to work. He feels better.
00:47
You can see his presence, and yeah, I think he destroyed every metric that they had
00:53
in there for the last 10 years, so that's good news.
00:56
Look, I think he's still your Premier League top scorer.
01:00
There's obviously a lot to talk about Stryker this summer.
01:03
How do you see his future?
01:06
And he's always been an adaptable player, right?
01:08
Yeah.
01:08
Basically, you know, is he still Stryker? Is he more adaptable than that?
01:12
Well, one of the biggest qualities of Oskar is his versatility, but goal thread, whatever
01:17
he plays. And he's so intelligent. So, yeah, he will play as a knight, he will play as an
01:22
attacking midfielder, and he's going to be super important for us as a team.
01:26
You just mentioned that with Kaido, he destroyed every metric. What kind of metrics are you suggesting that?
01:33
All of them. The power, acceleration, muscle mass, the way that he has increased certain capacities
01:42
in his body, his agility. It's been incredible. So, I was talking to the medical staff the other day,
01:47
and they were talking that. But for someone that is not in the team to have that mindset,
01:52
the only thing that he's done is just raise the standards in that building. Because then the
01:56
other ones that were injured were looking at him and say, I'm going to look bad if I don't do the
02:00
same. So, that's part of the culture. And very grateful, because when the players that are not
02:05
playing are doing that, he's just raising the bar. For the next one to come, if he's not at that
02:09
level, he's going to get exposed. So, that will make us better.
02:12
You've also had a lot of players that aren't already at the club, but going back to November,
02:17
obviously, you guys play sportsman 5-1. What did you make of the performance of it to your press on that
02:22
evening?
02:22
The direction of the question was good.
02:28
Till the last part, you know that I cannot talk about anything.
02:33
And it was a great performance from us. That's what I can tell you.
02:38
We're in a really short time. Sorry. We're going to Jordan.
02:40
Anyhow, I suppose this morning, you were saying how he's frustrated with the number of his
02:47
players. Is that just the game now? Is that what you have to deal with as a manager?
02:56
Well, it's part of, I think, where we are. And as well, I think the media and the news
03:02
are so connected. The amount of messages, pictures that I get that you want this player or you
03:06
know, using this player is incredible. But yeah, I think it's part of everything that
03:13
we are here. It's part of the entertainment. I see my kids. And for next season, they are
03:17
already trading players with their games that they play and all that. I mean, it's also connected.
03:22
We need to accept that, I think.
03:23
Are they giving you any advice?
03:24
Yeah, yeah. They give you a lot of advice.
03:27
And just because of how well Newcastle have done, obviously there are a lot of players
03:33
in their Olympic clubs. Have they earned the right to fight to keep hold of those players
03:38
because of where they are at the table?
03:39
I don't know. This is a question for Newcastle. I don't know.
03:43
Yeah.
03:44
One of the very obvious strategic changes in the UK is signing players from within the
03:50
Premier League. I've also done that much more in the past five years than previous five
03:54
years. I just wondered why that's such a part of the recruitment strategy here.
04:01
Well, to be fair, sometimes it's been a thoughtful decision. Sometimes it's been an opportunity.
04:09
Sometimes it's been luck, I would say. But, yeah, there is an element that I'm
04:13
understanding the league, having competed with the league, obviously brings the adaptation
04:17
timing lower and the risk lower. The best thing is when you have talent in the building
04:25
because you know them already for many years. You just throw them in. You have seen them
04:28
every day and there is no adaptation. But sometimes the players have to be up a level.
04:33
And as well, obviously, we know how much they cost those players, so we experience that.
04:37
I think it's probably a bit of English arrogance that we always say on the Premier League
04:40
is one of the best players on the best teams. Do you agree with that? You've been here for
04:45
so long? When you live across Europe and…
04:47
When I look at our league and here, for me, it's no question. It's the best league in
04:51
the world. For me, I've experienced a few of them. And the one that we have right now
04:57
is incredibly exciting and good to work.
04:59
Is it your final say on whether a player comes through the door?
05:08
It's always a we. I think it's always a decision that all of us have to come together. Then,
05:16
obviously, in certain aspects, the club, obviously, in the financial aspects, whether it's a strategy,
05:21
if it is or that, they have a bigger say than me because I don't want to have an opinion on that.
05:25
I would have probably a reference but not a strong opinion when it's more technical or tactical
05:30
aspects of how I think that player is going to now emerge and be cohesive with the group of players
05:37
that we have and where I see them now developing and what we want to do next with another player,
05:42
of course, is more between the sporting director, in this case, Andrea, myself and on the scouting department.
05:48
You only have a sort of what the budget is. You have the budget. Would you…
05:53
I mean, someone like Decker, who obviously costs perhaps more than you intended,
05:56
but shows how good he is. Is that an example maybe of perhaps spending a little bit more
06:03
and having fewer players who are the quality you want rather than kind of spreading themselves up?
06:08
The thing is that the budget is like when you have your wedding,
06:12
did you plan your wedding with your wife and you give her a budget and nevertheless,
06:15
it's always more. You know, when you build a house, it's always more.
06:18
I think normally this happens. So, you prepare for different scenarios.
06:23
Then, an unfortunate thing happens. Sometimes we want to play it and suddenly we have an injury
06:27
or that player gets injured. There are so many variables that can happen. But yeah,
06:32
there is a budget always. There is an idea of what we can do, what we can improve,
06:36
what the priorities are going to be and then let's see if we can do it.
06:40
Okay, guys? Yeah, okay. Thank you.
06:44
Before we go, guys, we're just saying goodbye to one of our regulars that's moving.
06:48
Moving to Glasgow.
06:50
Let's go.
06:53
Let's go.
06:55
Let's go.
06:57
Let's go.
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