January 23 In a Premier League game in the early hours of this morning, Arsenal defeated
Manchester United.
At the press conference after the game, Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta said that the team is still far from the favourites.
About stadium atmosphere
Arteta: “It couldn’t have been better because we kept pushing ourselves and the goal didn’t come, but in the end we scored and it was really exciting, there is a lot of passion here, I like it very much.”
For the team to challenge for the championship title, how meaningful is this victory?
Arteta: “Today we faced a completely different team with a completely different way of playing. At 2-1 we had complete control of the game and then they scored, that’s when, if
You’re emotionally unstable, and if you’re not smart enough, you lose games. We’re getting better and we deserve to win.”
Will this win help players believe they can win the title?
Arteta: “I hope so, they are good enough to play against these teams and perform like we have done. At the same time we can’t be confused by this, we talked about it in the last two or three days
Those, we know our reality, we know how much we need to improve, we know what got us to where we are today and we have to improve every day.”
About Nketiah’s status
Arteta: “What Nketiah has done is unbelievable. Losing Jesus is a big blow, but Nketiah and the team are responding in a special way.”
About Nketiah’s abilities
Arteta: “He’s got quality, he’s got hunger, he’s got a lot of faith in himself to be Arsenal’s centre-forward. We’re with him every day, he’s a special kid, everyone at the club loves him
, he’s a real Arsenal player, it’s something really special, you can’t put numbers, he’s really good.”
About the first half of the season
Arteta: “I would say it’s phenomenal, nothing better than that, that’s the reality. I think we deserved the points, I think we played well and won most of the games, but
The reality is we can do a lot better: attacking, defending, transitioning, set-pieces, that’s what we’re aiming for.”
Is the team now the favorite to win the championship?
Arteta: “It could be a point of view, I know my team very well. I know where we are, I know where we want to go, but we are far from favorites and I know the level of the other teams
, especially teams that have won everything over the last five or six years, we’re not there yet.”
Does the Premier League title need 100 points this season?
Arteta: “I don’t know, obviously in the past that number has been achieved and those teams have the ability to do it, that’s for sure. I don’t know how many points it will take to win the title, but it will be very high for sure.
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(Ma Dongyu)