Mikel Arteta Unai Emery Post Match Inteview Aston Villa 0 vs 2 Arsenal 24/08/2024

hello this reaction V Mr reaction now we everything about the March the upcoming March see think uh you might get a knock on the door on Monday morning from from Leandro TR side I'm not sure now it was an inspired substitution wasn't it why was it necessary at that point in the game well because we have to change momentum of the game we had 10 a period 10 12 minutes that we suffer in the second half and we had to change something and Leo got the ability to to change the game uh his end product is unbelievable I think he had two shots two great balls in it's not enough with the started someone that has to come in and and do the job did you feel you had control of the game yeah we did esally because the approach that b had from the beginning which we were have bit surprised but uh in in what way were you surprised well the way they behave especially defensively but uh but it's fine then you have to make the game uh we had uh we had to pick up the pace a little bit because become too slow because you feel comfortable on that but it's not a game that we want to play we created two or three big chances uh Watkins has one here A big one and then yeah David changed the game the safe of David probably changes the the whole game and then we got a good Dynamic score the goal and then we were on top of the game you talk about Behavior what you what do you think they was surprised you because how defensive they were for the first 20 OD minutes well they were a little bit different to what they've been doing especially at home but uh but that's it we have to ad that we're going to have to play a lot of games like that the holding midfielder had a very specific behavior with our attacking midfielders as well we have to find something else and the moment we understood the game we created more and more problems and credit to them they are a great side they are really well coach and is a very difficult place to come and win how important is it with Subs now cuz obviously you bring on LeAndre master master class from you he scores in his first minute but keeping them happy keeping them hungry and making sure that they don't maybe not so in but they buy into what we are trying to achieve at Arsenal well we talked that listen the the competition is Big we have great players in in his position and they're going to have to accept that and we have a huge season ahead of us a long one and uni players to impact he did last year when he started when he was a so today we had to do that and he gave us a headache now for the weekend how far off are you being fully equipped do you think do you think you need a few more bodies in the door to obviously go and push for that title well we are really happy with the with the score that we have it's true that we had an injury with gabius as well that that we missed him and we are a little bit short but uh if we can do something we will do it but at the moment love the ones that we have that they are really really good is it a difficult balance Mel at the start of the Season particularly this one when you see the the level of fixtures that you've been dealt in these in these early few weeks particularly away from home although Brighton next week is a tough one as well at home but to to get that balance right between results and find the performances that you want from your team as well absolutely uh but I was I was watching the games today and and every game is just a it's just a big fight it's uh the standards of the league has gone again to a different level the the level of the coaches so every game is going to be really complicated you have to earn it and we will try two out of two obviously a lot of things to improve it still but now focus on righton I think it's an interesting question from Lee and I think this is the chatter amongst Arsenal fans as well going into this last week of the transfer window do you feel you have enough particularly at the top of the pitch enough options there to go through an entire season if everybody's fit yes but uh that's why we need a good availability from everybody uh we don't have 23 Outfield players and normally you have to be equipped like that we know we're not going to get there we have to trust some Academy players and make sure that we look after the ones that we had uh to be robust and and play a lot of minutes but so far looking good so far looking good and happy good for you well done thank you very much thank you a great feeling do you at least have the satisfaction of knowing your team have given a good performance this evening good evening the satisfaction is when we are winning but of course we have to accept you have to accept in our process how we are and uh arsenal of course they are more experiences more mature they are the St strong the last two year they'll be very competitive in the in the Premier League for being contender in in the in the in the top four and of course to even for for B Contender to win the Premier League and today was a test for us how the distance we are and I think we compete we face then we could win we could draw and we could lose like like at the end we we did but uh I accepted this the result and uh I I think he going to give us a lot of information about the team about the squad about the players and how we can close this week the the transfer window and finished this month in August playing in leer and trying to to get there again the challenge to to get points and then I think uh the way we play today I think will will be good good uh good way understanding how we can process uh our idea our start our our competitive way like like last year and being as well more or less taking the respons society to be uh being performing like today for the next next weeks and months you said in your pre-match interview that sometimes you can control a match without the ball yeah did you think you did that for at least quite a bit of that match 90 90 minute is uh is long and and sometimes we were controlling under and their ball possession but suay as well we were controlling with our ball possession and then trying to Cate chances in one way another way reducing for example uh corners of then free kick of then we did it only we consider one corner and this is the way when we can start thinking we were controlling more or less the match and then how we were attacking and how we were getting as well their box cating chances or not and we created three very good chances more or less like like like then but our chances were was more more clear than them and then we we had Corners we had fs and we had free kick and we we compete like previously I was thinking Co do and uh I have to be proud of the player of course here in in V par we have to continue building our St struct without supporters try to feel comfortable here not with the result but I think the way we did this is the way want I think most people would agree that Aston Villa probably had the clearer chances this even do you think in a few weeks time with a few more minutes a bit more sharpness do you think Ole Watkins takes those chances or is it just one of those things in football in football the most important is create chances of course if you're not scoring is not is not finishing your walk but I am very happy how he progressed after the first match he played in on on on Western and uh and until today his process is his progress is been performing better and creating chances didn't score but next week again working for it and of course o Watkins chances like that in the future he's going to score more than less yeah and lastly you mentioned I think the transfer window in your first answer do you expect it to be a busy week for astonvilla do you need it to be a busy week not busy but of course we had to try to to close our our our Squad with some circumstan we have now trying to to to be as well clinical try to try to to to get the best of uh decision about uh about some circumstances we have but overall we are we are now with the team I want and only some small deta we can improve or we can change or or or we can add but uh not busy but we have to be alert and sorry when you say circumstances do you mean Matty cash or something happened today that has made you think okay maybe we need to do something more I don't I don't know exactly what what is which is the injur he had but uh we have to be lady thank you thank you thank you thank you