Arteta: Saka has not yet participated in joint training, raqqa's contract season is at the end of the season

Tiger Poker 04/01 News At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 4, the 30th round of the Premier League, Arsenal will sit at home to meet Liverpool. Arteta attended the pre-match press conference today.

【Team situation after international matches】

'A lot of the players I haven't met yet, I'll see them this afternoon, and tomorrow I'll start evaluating the squad and asking them about their condition before making a decision, but so far, there's no big news.'

Do you have some new concerns? 】

"Nothing."

【About Saka】

"He has not trained with the team yet, has been working alone and unfortunately he has had to withdraw from the national team. He feels better now, but he still hasn't been able to train with the team. ”

【During the International Match Day, have you assessed recent developments and encountered difficulties】

"Yeah, obviously at every stage of the season we've done analysis, we've had to reflect on what we're doing and thinking about where we're going to go, of course."

"I think one of the problems is the lack of sustained focus in the game, like we conceded the second goal against West Ham. In addition, I need to say something good, that is, the team's current style of play and the reaction on the spot, the effect of Arsenal's counterattack after that is very good. ”

[About the match against Liverpool, and some lessons learned from Liverpool]

"Obviously, in the face of this type of team, they have a strong squad that will catch every mistake on your part and punish you, maybe even if you don't make a mistake and complete your task perfectly, they have a way to break your defense out of it and score points by personal ability."

"Also, I prefer to focus on myself, what Liverpool have achieved in recent years is incredible, obviously the competition between them and Manchester City has made both teams better and they have been helping each other to a higher level. It may be unprecedented in the Premier League, but we also have to get to that level, there have been a lot of situations this season, Liverpool have suffered injuries, but I'm still amazed at what they've done. ”

'I think sometimes you have to adapt to the opponent, Liverpool are better than us, but we also have the opportunity to put the opponent in passivity, it depends on the performance of both sides, it's not the same as the previous games, you need to make adjustments according to the situation of the game to get the result you want.

'Also, I don't like to compare the development history of different teams, what Liverpool have done is extraordinary, their model, the maximum use of resources are very good, the two teams are at different stages, and we know exactly where we are, we have some urgent priorities at the moment to continue to improve the squad and develop more possible competitiveness of the team in the future, which is where we are now."

【About Lowe】

"He's a little unwell in his hips and I'll look at him again today and talk to the doctor and the physical therapist to see if he can get training tomorrow."

[Will the game in Slavia Prague be more important than Liverpool?

"Liverpool are the priority and we know that if we want to improve our rankings and qualify for the Champions League, then in the last nine league rounds we have to be consistent and need a winning streak. Right now we're going to play liverpool, there's no way back, we all have to win. If we win Liverpool, then the mentality of the team will be better and they will have more energy to play in other competitions, so we are only focusing on Liverpool at the moment. ”

[If Arsenal win the Europa League, it can also qualify for the Champions League]

'That's another matter, it depends on our results and performances, the games have to be played one by one and we will make the most of the opportunities in each game.

【Nkedia and England U21】

'I think it's the focus of the times, U21 does provide a lot of talent for the England first team, and as a coach you have to get everything right, it also takes time, I'm not worried about that, I think the development model of English football, and what has been achieved over the years, is extraordinary.

[Are Arsenal raising money to recruit new players?

"Obviously, we need everybody's support to try to do what we want to do, we all have a shared vision of goodness, and we've had a lot of meetings about that and everybody has a consensus. We can recognize the reality, but there is a lot of uncertainty in the transfer market and all we can do now is maintain the stability of the team, which is a tricky issue at the moment, we have to win more games. ”

[For players who are loaned out, whether they are considered in the scope]

"It's something we'll think about at the end of the season, we're renting them out to give them more play time and to look at the level at which they play in different teams and then try to bring them back and continue to coach them. We will evaluate the performance of these players to build my future team. ”

[Lacazette has been in good shape lately, there are other clubs interested in him]

"I think Lacazette's performance is very good, and for a few months he has been in this state. He can score goals and he can also give the team something different, his efficiency is amazing, that's what we need, we need some top quality players, we want to be able to do that, throughout the season we've been missing goals, there's been a lack of creativity in the attacking thirty metres zone, we need players like that to come in and make a difference for us. ”

"When people talk about my players and make some guesses, my first feeling is that they're happy, which means they're doing well, so other clubs will pay attention to them. Raqqa's problem can be solved in the summer, and I'll talk to him and come up with a future that we envision, and that's it. Now I just want the players to be able to concentrate and focus on the game. ”

"And with regard to the contract for Lacazette, it's very simple, it all comes down to what we win, where we are next season, everybody has to be clear about that, that's the state of the environment in the industry."

(Editor: Yao Fan)