Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says that 'We have been one of the best teams in the world today'
16/03/2025
Emirates Stadium, London, UK
16/03/2025
Emirates Stadium, London, UK
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00:00What did you make of Steve Lunden's derby?
00:02Yes, very happy obviously with the result, with big parts of that performance. I love
00:07the attitude of the team from the beginning, the way we approached it, how aggressive we
00:10were with our ball, scored a goal. That's a lot of chances that we didn't put away and
00:16then we continue to do a lot of the things defensively so well, the right to attack open
00:21spaces and so many situations of huge advantages that we just gave away. And then we have to
00:28track back 17 metres and on that face probably we've been one of the best teams in the world
00:33today because we were unbelievable the way we've done it. We haven't conceded almost
00:39nothing apart from that save, a strange save from David I would say and that's a big credit
00:44to the team because in my opinion they are the best attacking team in the league.
00:47If you avoid a defeat at Liverpool out of the season, it's been the second season in
00:51a row you've not lost a game against the traditional big six in the league. What does that say
00:55about the team?
00:57That we are capable of competing consistently with really high standards against any kind
01:03of opposition and if we continue to do those things, we'll get rewarded.
01:19We'll work on something similar with that finish, to be fair it was a different kind
01:24of finish planned but I'm very happy because that will generate belief in the team again,
01:27even in the stadium, the crowd, that we can score because it's something that we're missing
01:32obviously when we've been so prolific on that and with the amount of injuries that we've
01:36had to deal with in the front line. So I'm very happy with that.
01:39Mourinho doesn't seem to be a very happy centre-forward.
01:45Not happy.
01:46He says he'll play there for you but he seems to be playing himself into a job every week.
01:54We know that. That was the emergency situation that we are in at the moment but the way he's
02:00approaching it is incredible. He wants to understand everything, he wants to learn from
02:05it, he's very critical of himself all the time and at the end the reality is that he's
02:11winning football matches for us, which is incredible. He's never played in that position
02:15before in his life.
02:16And some of the goals were quite spectacular that he scored and that one today as well.
02:20Yeah and the value of it, you know, it's a big match and at the end you win the game
02:24because of that goal. He had another big chance that almost put him back on the net so I'm
02:28very happy with his contribution.
02:30You said they're the best attacking team in the league?
02:33Yeah, in open play, yes.
02:35By a mile?
02:36By a mile. I mean the stats say it and everything that I've seen it say it. They can open you
02:41up, they can run in transition, they have individual quality. Any play in the defensive
02:45line can throw you in behind. They can combine on both sides, on weak sides and they are
02:51missing some big players as well at the moment.
02:54Do you feel next season they're going to be a major threat?
02:58Yeah and I think they wouldn't have to play Thursday, Saturday and the amount of injuries
03:01that they had as well. They were on the edge because of the manager that they have, that
03:06is really good and the players and the squad obviously, the quality that they have.
03:11Jordan, just on the Chelsea point, is that people's perception of Chelsea on the outside
03:17is that they may be struggling to create chances in this territory without actually penetrating?
03:23Is this a difference between you as a manager and fans seeing Chelsea in a different way?
03:29I don't know. It's my opinion. I have a lot of data, the objective one, what it says and
03:35as well what I see in the games that they play. But I might be wrong, I don't know.
03:40You said yourself setting up to play against these big teams, we spoke about the record
03:44and not conceding any chances. Is it quite refreshing for you to set up your teams to
03:50maybe soak up pressure rather than playing against more blocks every week?
03:54Yeah but I would like to see a different scoreline with the amount of things that we do.
03:58We do so well, the end product there has to improve because the moment that you do that
04:04you are very far away from the position.
04:08At 12 points, can you reign in Liverpool at 12 points?
04:14We have to win our full matches, that's what we have to do.
04:16Win against Fulham and we will be closer.
04:28All the best.