Mikel Arteta's press conference after Arsenal 3 Newcastle 2

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00:00Gracias.

00:30Gracias.

01:00Just talking about, you were linked with a lot of strikers during the summer.

01:04Was Victor always the stand-up candidate for you to bring in?

01:08Yeah, well, we cannot talk about how the processes work, but it's a decision that we

01:13take between all of us, especially with ownership, then the board, then Andrea and all the scouting

01:18department, and ultimately myself, and we're very clear, and the talent that we identified

01:24early in the window.

01:26But actually to deliver it is something very, very, very different, and I think the club

01:30has done incredibly well, Andrea and his team, they've been absolutely fantastic, and so early

01:35in the window, we already have the reformers that we wanted.

01:38And just to check, will he be training tomorrow, and then will he be in contention to play against

01:43Spurs on Thursday?

01:44Well, I think he hasn't had a single training session with the team since the last game

01:49with Sporting when they became champions, so we will assess him tomorrow, he's done all

01:53the medicals, everything is looking good, but to get him out to speed with the right levels

01:59of fitness, I think is very important.

02:00So, we're not going to stop him, obviously, we will win him with us as quick as possible,

02:04but we'll have to assess and the medical team will do that.

02:06Hi, Mikel.

02:07You've obviously signed a few players already, but there seems to be a special level of excitement

02:12around Victor.

02:13Do you feel he can have that kind of transformative effect on the club?

02:18Is he that kind of signing?

02:19Well, I hope so, and we had a few of them as well in this window, and that's what we want

02:24to create as well.

02:25You know, that excitement internally, that competition, and those resources internally

02:30and externally, yeah.

02:31We want our supporters as excited as possible, really believing what the team can deliver,

02:36creating again at the Emirates that special atmosphere, and all that is going to be super

02:41important for us to be successful.

02:43You talked about obviously wanting to add depth and quality.

02:45Are you still looking to add more, or are you kind of content with your numbers now?

02:49Let's see.

02:50The market is still going on, and we'll have to balance that out of the score as well,

02:54and I think we'll be open to see what happens.

02:59And just one on Max, if I can.

03:00I know there's a responsibility to protect him and maybe not talk about him too much, but

03:05if he keeps doing that, it's going to be difficult, isn't it?

03:08Yeah, this is special.

03:10Obviously, what he's done today against this team, in the time that he had on the pitch,

03:15it's something certainly not common to witness for a 15-year-old, so we are extremely happy

03:21to have him.

03:22I think, again, the environment that is around him, his family, the people at the club,

03:27and around the academy as well, super helpful because they put him into this position so early

03:31in his journey having a real chance and a real presence when he plays for the first team.

03:37Hi, Mikel.

03:42Can I just ask for the reason why Mosquera wasn't in the match they scored today?

03:45Yeah, because he needs to start to pick up the fitness again with him.

03:50He then really trained with Valencia, then that sign-in period was extended a little bit, and

03:55the conditions here are really tough, and it's a lot of information for him, a lot of physical

04:02demands that we put in, so we're going to have to manage him slowly.

04:05Can Calafiore coming off, what was the issue there with him?

04:08Yeah, I have to go inside.

04:09He said that he felt a little trick, so I don't know how big it is, but hopefully not.

04:16Thanks.

04:17Thank you.

04:18You saw Martin to the men who start for the first time, and he was quite contested in the league.

04:24What do you think about his performance?

04:26Very good.

04:27I think the demands that Newcastle puts on you, especially in midfield, with the kind of plays

04:32and profiles that he had, I think he coped with it, with intensity, with the physicality,

04:37and then he's so smart, he's one step ahead constantly, he can read situation, he can execute

04:44at higher speed, whether he has space or not space, and that's not a common thing to have

04:50in a play, especially when you are a midfield player.

04:53Thank you, then final two here and here.

04:55Hi Mikael, Paul Savistiani from Sports Entertainment Network in Australia.

04:59Arsenal versus Newcastle, there was a bit of spice in this game today.

05:04There were challenges flying in, and the yellow card was branded to Martin Zubomendi.

05:08How have you seen the rivalry developed between the two teams over the last two to three seasons?

05:13I think it's not a friendly, I think they're a test, and I think you have to take this as

05:17an opportunity as well to raise the competitive level, and there are things that physically,

05:21obviously, we want to achieve.

05:23There are things in terms of how we compete, how we understand the position, and that willingness

05:27to win, regardless of what we are playing for, and I love the mentality of the team in that sense.

05:34Thank you, final question.

05:36Hi Mikael, that'd be good.

05:39Victor Jocka is well known for banging in penalties quite hard, and he's very good at it.

05:45Have you had any thoughts about him taking over the responsibility for Arsenal?

05:50Well, I'm sure that he will step in if they allowed him to do, because as you say,

05:55he's been very consistently and has scored many of those, but we have some other penalty takers,

05:59really good ones as well, so that they resolved it themselves, and if not, I will intervene in

06:05the right moment.

06:05Okay, thank you everyone.

06:06Thank you guys, thank you.

06:07Thank you.

06:18Thank you.

06:22Thank you.

06:28Thank you.

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