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Arteta praises Willian & names three Arsenal players who stepped up

Arteta praises Willian & names three Arsenal players who stepped up

Premier League
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has praised Willian for overcoming a tough period in his career and feels the winger along with three more players stepped up against Leicester. Fresh from progressing to the next stage of the Europa League, Arsenal faced a difficult trip to the King Power Stadium and were behind early on after a goal from Tielemans. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But they went into half-time with the lead; David Luiz levelled the scores, through a cross from Willian, and then Lacazette got a goal from the penalty spot. Arsenal scored a third in the second half, with Willian teeing up Pepe for a tap-in, and they enjoyed a comfortable 3-1 victory. When asked about Willian’s return to form, Arteta said: ‘Yeah he was really good and we hav...
William Saliba attacks Mikel Arteta again in new interview

William Saliba attacks Mikel Arteta again in new interview

Premier League
William Saliba has suggested that he was written off too quickly by Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and believes the Spanish coach judged him ‘on two-and-a-half games’. The 19-year-old defender moved to the Emirates in a £27 million deal from Saint-Etienne but after making the move last summer, he failed to make a first-team appearance under Arteta. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Arsenal head coach claimed that Saliba needed to go through a ‘transition’ period in order to become a regular in the first-team. And only last month Arteta gave the green light for William Saliba to join Ligue 1 side Nice on loan for the remainder of the campaign. ‘It’s clear that a lot has changed in the last year,’ Saliba told RMC. ‘When I saw the coach changed a lot chan...
Mikel Arteta names Bruno Fernandes as best player in the Premier League

Mikel Arteta names Bruno Fernandes as best player in the Premier League

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has hailed Bruno Fernandes and says the Manchester United midfielder has been the ‘best player’ in the Premier League since he arrived in England. Fernandes joined United last January from Sporting Lisbon and hit the ground running immediately at the club, scoring 12 goals in the second-half of the campaign. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Portugal international has continued to impress during the current season, scoring 16 goals and providing nine assists to quickly establish himself as one of the best players in Europe. Arteta says Fernandes has made a ‘tremendous’ impact at Old Trafford but has warned Arsenal supporters not to expect the same level of performances from Martin Odegaard. Norwegian midfielder Odegaard join...
Mikel Arteta warns Arsenal to learn from Ozil & Sokratis mistakes

Mikel Arteta warns Arsenal to learn from Ozil & Sokratis mistakes

Premier League
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has fired warning to the club to learn their lessons from having to release Mesut Ozil and Sokratis Papastathopoulos. Ozil was the highest-earning player at Arsenal with his £350,000-per-week deal, but is set to sign for Fenerbahce after his contract was cancelled six months early. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); And this week, Sokratis also had his deal terminated by mutual consent. Both players remained on the club’s books, despite being removed from both the Premier League and Europa League squads. The Arsenal boss has now urged the gunners to manage their players’ contract situations better in the future. "You don’t want to get into this position again, that’s for sure,” Arteta said. “Not for the player, not for the clu...
Arteta reveals Arsenal transfer plan after Mesut Ozil & Sokratis exits

Arteta reveals Arsenal transfer plan after Mesut Ozil & Sokratis exits

Premier League
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has revealed that Arsenal are looking to sign a left-back in the January transfer window. Sead Kolasinac’s return to Schalke means that the gunners only have Kieran Tierney as their natural left-footed defender. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Bukayo Saka is also capable of playing at left-back position in Tierney’s absence but the 19-year-old is currently thriving in a more advanced role for Arsenal this campaign. And Arteta has admitted that signing a direct competition for the Scotland international is on the club’s agenda this month. ‘With the departure of Kola, we are a little bit short with left-footed full-backs at the moment,’ said Arteta. ‘We know we can use Ainsley there, we can use Bukayo there and we can use ...
William Saliba reveals frustration with Arteta & opens up on Arsenal future

William Saliba reveals frustration with Arteta & opens up on Arsenal future

Premier League
William Saliba has revealed his frustration at failing to get a chance to impress at Arsenal and hinted he will assess his future at the end of his loan spell with French Ligue 1 side Nice. Much was expected of the player after his return to Arsenal in the summer window after he spent the 2019/20 season with Saint-Etienne. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); However, the defender was deemed not ready for the Premier League by Mikel Arteta and is yet to make his debut for Arsenal, despite having joined the gunners in a £27m deal over 18 months ago. Saliba will spend the rest of the current campaign with Nice and even made his debut in Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat against Brest. Arteta says the centre-half remains in his long-term plans but Saliba concedes he was ...
Angry Arsenal player attacks Arteta during team meeting

Angry Arsenal player attacks Arteta during team meeting

Premier League
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta appears to have turned a corner after back-to-back wins over Chelsea and Brighton but tensions continue to simmer beneath the surface, with one player challenging the Spanish coach at a recent team meeting. Arteta made a huge statement by leaving Mesut Ozil out of his Premier League and Europa League plans at the start of this campaign and he expects ‘a lot of players’ to leave this January. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But, many unhappy squad members including Ozil – will remain at the club until the end of the season which has inevitably caused friction. The Daily Mirror claims one ‘disaffected’ senior star even challenged the manager in front of his team-mates. It’s claimed the unnamed individual questioned Arteta’s...
Mikel Arteta confirms players will leave the Emirates in January

Mikel Arteta confirms players will leave the Emirates in January

Premier League
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed that a number of players will have to leave the club in the January transfer window. The Spanish coach said this on Thursday during his pre-match press conference ahead of Arsenal’s Premier League clash with West Brom on Saturday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Arteta believes Arsenal’s main priority in the January transfer window is to reduce the number of players currently in the first-team squad. The former Man City’s assistant coach signed players like Thomas Partey, Willian and Gabriel in the summer window but he was disturbed by the club’s inability to trim down the wage bill. “Well, we have a large squad. We knew that” Arteta said. “A lot of things that should have happened in the summer we could not...
Arteta faces dressing room split over Mesut Ozil recall decision

Arteta faces dressing room split over Mesut Ozil recall decision

Premier League
Mikel Arteta’s squad are split over the possible return of Mesut Ozil, with some key players reported to be championing the German’s cause. Ozil started the first 10 league games of his former teammate’s managerial tenure and was very influential in the good results Arteta achieved during his honeymoon period at the club. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But, he spent the entirety of ‘Project Restart’ on the periphery of the squad and hasn’t played any game for Arsenal since March. Arteta has insisted that the club’s highest earner has been omitted due to footballing reasons, but results has been poor for the club. Prior to the surprise win over Chelsea, Arsenal had scored only 12 goals from 14 games and a lack of creativity had increased the clamour fo...
Mikel Arteta names the strongest squad in the Premier League

Mikel Arteta names the strongest squad in the Premier League

Premier League
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta believes the gunners' Boxing Day opponents Chelsea currently have the ‘strongest squad’ in the Premier League. Arsenal will play the blues at the Emirates on Saturday, hoping to end a run of seven Premier League games without a win. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Chelsea put an end to their own two-game losing streak with a 3-0 victory over West Ham five days ago and can move to second in the table with a positive result against Arteta’s side. Should they lose, Arsenal could slip to 17th and Arteta recognises the London derby as a tough fixture. And he rates Chelsea’s squad above the others in the Premier League. ‘Well obviously, Chelsea always have great players and a great squad,’ said Arteta. ‘The team that we faced a f...
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