December 23, 2024
Mikel Arteta reveals Bukayo Saka has torn his hamstring and is out until the new year after getting injured against Crystal Palace.
-TIMESTAMPS-
00:00 - Intro.
00:04: Saka - Bit looking good. Out for many weeks
00:17- How big a blow?: Big blow.
00:34 - Sterling: Also out for weeks. It's his knee so we have to wait.
00:57 - Enough cover?: We have to look internally and see how we can adapt to these circumstances.
01:18 - No RW signing?: What's outside is not in our control.
01:39 - Jesus: We've been very strong collectively from various players.
02:22 - Rice at 6: With the squad and quality he has, he needs to be versatile.
02:42 - Better at 6 or 8?: in a low block he's a 6 but with other opponents he plays differently.
03:19 - Managerial techniques: The way my priorities have shifted in my 5 years, the energy, the emotion and making sure that's the right one.
03:49 - McKenna and Ipswich: They've been unfortunate, very tough game.
04:19 - Saka out for the season?: No. He'll be back well before the end.
04:47 - How difficult will it be for him?: Another part of the development of a player, it could've been much worse. It's a great learning process for him.
05:34 - Record goals away from home: What we have is what we have. I'm really happy with the players and we have enough quality in the squad.
06:17 - Catching Liverpool, more pressure?: The margins are not big, we need to raise the bar again and be consistent.
06:48 - Challenging players in Saka's absence: I'm putting some ideas together, I haven't got there yet but almost. We're going to be different, we went through that period without Odegaard.
07:37 - Finding balance: It's always about that, when you uncover something you uncover something else.
08:11 - Finding solutions making you better: I think so. We need to really dig into that. It's a really good exercise.
08:59 - January window: The preparation is done and we are ready. The job is done, if something happens we will be open.
09:50 - Injury issues in the league: It's more the accumulation of the seasons, it's probably unsustainable. we'd have find ways of turning them into monsters.
10:49 - Making changes: Improve the athletes and have bigger squads.
11:07 - Is anyone actually listening?: I hope so. Whoever is in charge can make changes now.
11:26 - Desire to address issues: There's always a ‘but', so it means no.
11:44 - Saka torn muscle?: Yes.
11:52 - We are looking at things that could be done differently.
12:30 - Martinelli: That's the first one we've gone through. He scored a goal, created an assist and he's a different profile.
13:04 - Different solutions: Jesus can play there, so an Trossard and Havertz. We'll speak to them and see how they try.
13:27 - How is saka?: He's gutted. We need to lift him up. It's a big part of his job. He'll need a few days.
13:52 - He's going to immediately realise how important he is.
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