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Arsenal’s Spanish coach, Mikel Arteta, spoke about the upcoming match against Brighton, which will be held at 6:30 pm on Saturday, at Falmer Stadium, in the seventh round of the English Premier League championship for the current season.
Mikel Arteta said during the match press conference: “It will be a really tough match, they have been on a really good path, they are playing well and getting the results they deserve..”
Mikel Arteta explained: “There are still things to improve from the Tottenham game.”
And the victory against Brighton twice last season? Mikel Arteta said: “It’s a different season with a different momentum and we shouldn’t focus on it. We should just focus on how to prepare to give the best performance possible and then try to win the game..”
Mikel Arteta: “He’s obviously a big player for us, a really important person, and we’re going to miss him, the other players have to step in..”
And about Granit Chaka? Mikel Arteta confirmed: “Obviously it is really bad news for Granite personally, he has missed this season due to the Corona virus, the suspension and now with a long injury, he is a strong man and he will use this time to focus on other things and I am sure he will return to the right place..”
The Arsenal coach continued: “It’s a serious injury, but he survived a worse injury that could have been injured in the cruciate ligament, his mentality is top, he knows what to do now, he will escape from surgery. This is something really important and after that he starts preparing himself in the best way. Possible because time goes by so fast.”
Mikel Arteta commented on Brighton’s strong start, saying: “They deserve it (Coach Graham Potter), he changed a little bit their way of playing and had good results and they were very consistent in their way of playing, credit to them they are doing a good job.”.
Mikel Arteta said of the last match against Tottenham: “It was a special match. I won in front of your fans. They won in a convincing way with the result we wanted. Our focus now is on Brighton. We had a beautiful day with the fans.”
Mikel Arteta: “The plan is there but the things that are really important for the plan to develop and evolve are the present and we have to focus on what we intend to do in the present because the rest is designed, planned and thought through. What will allow us to do that is only the present, so we have to focus on that.” .
And the Arsenal boss spoke about Ben White: “I was very impressed with the way he handled the pressure and how he handled the situation with the Euro crossing and the amount of his transfer and the calmness that he showed. Also, the desire to learn, to improve, because he realized that he is still really young, and he is still developing. development and there are things that can be improved.”
Speaking about the fans, Mikel Arteta said: “I’ve always said I’ve been here for 18/20 months and for 16 or 17 of those months, we didn’t have the fans with us, it’s impossible to build anything like this because they are the biggest part of our organization and when they are with us and when they are with us and when They embrace what we do, the team responds.”
And his nomination for the coach of the month award in the English Premier League? Mikel Arteta stressed: “It’s the beauty of this sport, we all know that, we all depend on rapid changes in results and perspective in both directions, so you always have to be fully prepared..”
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