1 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:07,200 Er... 2 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:09,360 There are certain things that I struggle with. 3 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,120 I'm a pretty straight person. 4 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:17,840 I've been raised in a way that for me, certain values are non-negotiable, 5 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,600 and I have to try to apply that within the club, 6 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:22,200 within the players and the staff. 7 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:24,360 [tense music] 8 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:28,360 What do you think, guys? 9 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:30,400 What do you think? 10 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:34,040 -What do you think? -[Rob] Not good enough. 11 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:35,480 Not good enough! 12 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:37,520 What do you say? Laca, what did you say the other day, 13 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:38,960 how do we beat them? 14 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:39,960 [Alexandre] Rythm. 15 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:41,800 Rythm, my ass! 16 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,080 Rythm, my ass! 17 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:46,480 Fucking soft! 18 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:47,800 Soft as fuck! 19 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:50,920 [tense music continues] 20 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:59,080 First of all, it's about the culture and the values that we represent. 21 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:00,880 For me, there are three main ones. 22 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:02,040 One is respect. 23 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:04,000 When you lose the ball, you run from, 24 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:06,400 you lose the ball and then, 25 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:09,360 you walk, run and finally sprint. 26 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:11,480 The other one is commitment. 27 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:13,080 Pressure! Pressure on the ball! 28 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:14,200 Ball goes here, 29 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:15,840 pressure and the ball goes here, 30 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:16,840 pressure on the ball. 31 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:18,040 And the other is passion. 32 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,760 I'm losing my voice again fucking shouting at you. 33 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:24,040 I don't have to do that, you are much better than that. 34 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:26,280 If one of those three don't exist, 35 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:29,240 you should not be anywhere near this football club. 36 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:32,240 And after that is a certain way of playing 37 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:36,360 and that way of playing, it's only for one reason: to win. 38 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:38,960 I want to see a fucking different team, guys. 39 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:40,840 You have 5 minutes! 40 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:42,320 5 minutes! 41 00:01:42,960 --> 00:01:46,640 Your body language, your care, your attention, everything. 42 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:47,760 5 minutes. 43 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:51,160 [hip-hop music] 44 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:04,040 When you love what you do, that is called passion. 45 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:06,880 We have to believe, we have to have energy. 46 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:08,000 [shouts] 47 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:10,000 Show these people how much you care. 48 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:11,120 [cheers] 49 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:12,120 Let's go for it. 50 00:02:12,920 --> 00:02:17,000 [crowd chanting] 51 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:20,760 [cheers] 52 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:23,880 [whistle] 53 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:26,560 [crowd cheering] 54 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:31,400 [commentator] Everton leave out a roar. 55 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:37,280 For Arsenal 3 defeats in 4 league matches now for Mikel Arteta. 56 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:40,160 Everton 2, Arsenal 1. 57 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:42,120 [commentator 2] That's the first time with Arsenal, 58 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:45,160 you sort of think they're going to turn the corner 59 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:48,320 and then they go and produce a performance like that. 60 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:50,400 [sighs] 61 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:52,480 It's hard to sum it up. 62 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:55,320 Generally, I think everyone gave 70%. 63 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:57,920 We need good forwards, we need good forwards, 64 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,120 and we need Aubameyang to start stepping up 65 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,360 to what he was doing two years ago as well. 66 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:07,200 [commentator] It was probably the worst performance of the season. 67 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,800 To throw Aubameyang on in the 85th minute, 68 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:13,600 it makes no sense, it's baffling. 69 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,480 [commentator 2] For me, he was trying to send the message to Aubameyang saying, 70 00:03:16,640 --> 00:03:18,800 "I'm in charge and we'll try to win the game without you." 71 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:21,120 But it completely backfired. 72 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:24,080 [melancholic music] 73 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:35,040 [narrator] After a bad run of results, 74 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:37,920 the mood within the Arsenal camp is low. 75 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:42,040 Mikel Arteta's decisions are under scrutiny. 76 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:48,920 [Mark Gonnella] Afternoon, everybody. 77 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:52,280 [journalist] I asked you last week about Aubameyang's form 78 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:53,800 and was it a concern to you? 79 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:56,920 You need him to really start scoring goals, don't you? 80 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:58,720 Is he lacking confidence? 81 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:03,520 Well, obviously when a player is not scoring, it's affecting his confidence, 82 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:06,160 affecting the mood and then probably the belief, 83 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:09,960 but don't accept the situation and feel sorry for yourself. 84 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:12,080 [journalist] Gary Neville suggested that there was a risk 85 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:14,920 of your relationship with Aubameyang turning a little sour 86 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:16,480 because you left him out. 87 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:17,440 I don't know. 88 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:20,840 I have a very good relationship with my players. 89 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,920 Because if there's one thing that I have to understand 90 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:27,000 is that I would always do the best for the club and for the team. 91 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:28,360 [Gonnella] Thanks, everybody. 92 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,080 Thank you. 93 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:35,760 [Arteta] You know what is happening? 94 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:37,000 [Gonnella] Yeah. 95 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:40,520 [Arteta] And I want you to be prepared, 96 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:42,720 for what's going to happen. 97 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:44,600 Because that will explode. 98 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:46,360 [Gonnella] Yeah. 99 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:49,320 [narrator] After the defeat at Everton, 100 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:52,240 club captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was given leave 101 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:55,000 for an agreed trip back to France. 102 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:56,800 [hubbub] 103 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:00,680 Today, he is late in reporting back. 104 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:05,200 [shouts] 105 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:06,160 [Arteta] Yes. 106 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:07,240 [whistle] 107 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:08,720 [Steve Round] We need to clear this up, Mikel. 108 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,000 Who defends the space? And who comes to the centre forward? 109 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:13,680 [Arteta] The centre forward is for Laca 110 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:16,320 Well done guys, well done. 111 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:24,320 I was extremely happy 112 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:26,880 when he decided to extend his contract. 113 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:30,440 We agreed and we set some objectives 114 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:32,360 that we have to achieve together. 115 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:36,680 And I made some compromises of what I was happy to do 116 00:05:36,840 --> 00:05:39,480 and what he could expect from me. 117 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:42,600 And I demand the same things to him. 118 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:46,640 And then whether we are consistent or not with what we decided 119 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:51,520 and what I wanted to install on day one. 120 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:53,800 If somebody... 121 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:58,280 doesn't do 122 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:00,600 or breaks some of the non-negotiables, 123 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:04,720 that's a really difficult point to get something back from it. 124 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:07,600 [tense music] 125 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:11,960 [narrator] Auba returns to Colney. 126 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,120 But the club have made a decision 127 00:06:14,280 --> 00:06:16,480 and are forcing him to train on his own. 128 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:18,880 [Sam Wilson] Okay mate, we're going to warm up here, 129 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:20,840 then we'll take it down the far end. 130 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,240 -Start with some technical work... -Okay. 131 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:25,240 And then we'll progress through 132 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:27,520 and we'll try and do some conditioning work, mainly with the ball, 133 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:29,880 with response to the ball. -Okay. 134 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:34,240 What has happened with Auba yesterday? 135 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:36,480 He went to Paris 136 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:38,760 and then came home. 137 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:41,680 Came home, the boss wanted him back like... 138 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:42,680 One day before? 139 00:06:42,840 --> 00:06:44,720 I think, yeah, one day before he came back, 140 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:47,840 the next day, and then was late for training. 141 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:49,480 [Wilson] And skip. 142 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:51,440 Push out to the top yellow. 143 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:53,880 [Rob] He had permission to go there, something about his mum. 144 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:55,400 He had to go see his mum. 145 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:57,960 And then, yeah, he didn't get back in time. 146 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:00,280 He didn't listen to him and do the correct thing. 147 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:02,680 The boss had balls. 148 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:04,760 Yeah, the boss had balls. 149 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:12,000 [engine roaring] 150 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:13,280 [in French] [man] Are you coming back? 151 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:14,760 I'm here, brother. 152 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:17,200 I'm training every day, but not with you guys. 153 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:18,160 Until? 154 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:19,920 -Until some day. -You need a timeframe. 155 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:23,000 Plus they asked me if, like, 156 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:27,120 I wanted to speak with them again. 157 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:30,480 Off you go, someone will pass on the message. You know me. 158 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:32,400 -All right, catch you later. -See you later. 159 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,360 [tense music] 160 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:45,800 [narrator] Matchday 161 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:48,640 and Mikel has to let the outside world know 162 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:51,240 the club's captain has been suspended. 163 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:55,560 Leaving out Aubameyang is a big call, 164 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:59,000 and one that Auba does not agree with. 165 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:01,560 [commentator] Let's go to the Emirates next, 166 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:05,120 where actually an absentee is the main story here. John Southall. 167 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:06,840 [John Southall] Yes, and not for the first time 168 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:08,800 you have to say that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 169 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:10,640 the centre of attention for all the wrong reasons, 170 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:14,720 has been left out due to a disciplinary breach. 171 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:17,160 [commentator] Arteta is trying to put his footprint 172 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:18,640 over the culture of the football club 173 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:21,640 and say "the fabric of this football club runs the way I say it runs." 174 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:23,960 [commentator 2] That's what I call a bold move. 175 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:27,680 [melancholic music] 176 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:31,960 [fan] The fact that he's not on the bench now, I don't think that's a good sign. 177 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:33,520 The two of them have to really sit down 178 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:35,520 and figure out what they want from this team. 179 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:41,360 [fan 2] On the one hand, you know, if he's broken rules, fair play. 180 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:44,600 But I think if we lose today, it's going to get harder and harder. 181 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:46,640 [coach] Come on! 182 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,040 -Come on, guys. -Boys, hurry! 183 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:53,000 Sit down guys, please. 184 00:08:55,840 --> 00:08:57,000 Guys... 185 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:01,320 What is more important, guys? 186 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:03,960 The journey... 187 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:09,280 Or the destination? Tell me. 188 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:13,720 Laca, what is more important for you, the journey or the destination? 189 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:14,840 Destination. 190 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:16,360 Destination. 191 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:20,360 You know what we have to really care about? 192 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:23,080 And the most beautiful thing is the company. 193 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:25,520 Neither the journey or that. 194 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:28,880 And I am so grateful guys to have you here, 195 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:31,640 all of you here, 196 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:33,440 because you have one special thing 197 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,480 that it has to be our core that you... 198 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:41,360 I don't know how as a group you have the capacity to transmit energy. 199 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:45,120 So when you go out there today, guys, you have to lift them up 200 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:48,400 because after two defeats, it's going to be necessary. 201 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:49,640 But you've done it. 202 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:52,640 Only passion, determination and passion 203 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:54,640 and show these people how much you care. 204 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:55,880 And transmit it again. 205 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:58,480 And go out there and play forward and attack them 206 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:01,480 and play with courage and belief and fucking win this game. 207 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:03,880 [cheers] 208 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:09,120 [narrator] With Aubameyang out, 209 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:13,640 his good friend, Alexandre Lacazette, is awarded the captain's armband. 210 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:17,120 [suspenseful music] 211 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:19,600 [whistle] 212 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:22,880 [commentator] It is crucial, isn't it, that Arsenal get three points today. 213 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:24,480 -[cheers] -Come on! 214 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:28,160 [commentator] Hooked into Tella. White should deal with it. 215 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:29,840 He's been dispossessed. 216 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,120 It's a bit uncomfortable for Arsenal there. 217 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:34,880 Southampton's press making it awkward. 218 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:36,760 [suspenseful music] 219 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:38,600 Tella's onto it. 220 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:41,320 Options either side, might go for a goal himself. 221 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:42,880 That's a let-off for Arsenal. 222 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:46,440 [commentator] Arteta's up on his feet now, 223 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:49,040 trying to inject a bit more energy to the game. 224 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:53,640 Right now Ramsdale is the Arsenal player with the most touches 225 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:55,480 and he's under pressure. Oh! 226 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:56,440 [crowd shouting] 227 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:59,160 [suspenseful music continues] 228 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:05,760 They're just about out from the back. 229 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:06,760 Saka... 230 00:11:08,560 --> 00:11:11,080 Tomiyasu has kept going forward. 231 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:14,640 Lacazette! Oh what a finish! 232 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:16,440 [crowd cheering] 233 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:19,400 That is simply wonderful from Arsenal. 234 00:11:19,560 --> 00:11:22,880 What a counter attack from beginning to end. 235 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:28,840 A really terrific goal! 236 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:33,520 [narrator] Arsenal scored their first shot on target 237 00:11:34,680 --> 00:11:35,720 and 6 minutes later... 238 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:37,520 [cheers] 239 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:41,880 ...they double their lead. 240 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:44,720 [commentator] Odegaard was simply determined to get to the ball 241 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:47,800 and he scores a rare headed goal. 242 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:49,160 [whistle] 243 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:51,360 And Arsenal in control at the break. 244 00:11:51,560 --> 00:11:55,280 Half time, Arsenal 2, Southampton nil. 245 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:03,440 Okay, guys, there are teams that jump for fun. 246 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:05,720 Fullback are going against our fullback. 247 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:08,160 To play good, we have to reset. 248 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:10,960 So when the ball is rolling, I have to be ready. 249 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:12,160 My movement has to be ready. 250 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:15,080 So when the ball is right, I'm set, I can play the ball. 251 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:17,800 I attract them and Gabi and Bukayo ready. 252 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:19,880 By ready means like this, 253 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:21,800 ready means no off-side, 254 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:24,960 looking at the line and say, put me fucking through. 255 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:26,200 We're quicker than them. 256 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:28,800 We are going to destroy them there. 257 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:31,480 [applause] 258 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:34,320 [tense music] 259 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:35,280 [whistle] 260 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:38,240 [commentator] The second half kicks off at Emirates Stadium. 261 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:41,000 Arsenal on top by 2 goals to nil. 262 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:43,560 Partey. 263 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:46,120 Saka who makes room for the shot. 264 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:47,720 So close. 265 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:51,640 [narrator] Arsenal control the game in the second half. 266 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:53,040 And add another goal. 267 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:58,880 [commentator] And it's 3 nil to Arsenal. 268 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:01,520 Gabriel adds his name to the score sheet, 269 00:13:01,680 --> 00:13:03,280 he finally has his goal. 270 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:04,760 [cheers] 271 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:08,880 [whistle] 272 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:11,480 [narrator] Relief for Mikel Arteta, 273 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:13,080 but no respite. 274 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,280 [journalist] Big game coming up against West Ham here. 275 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:21,480 Will your captain Aubameyang be available for that one? 276 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:24,240 Let's see, I want to talk about the game today. 277 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:26,040 [journalist] Can you not talk about what happened though with... 278 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:27,120 I can talk about the game. 279 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:28,680 And I want to focus on the game 280 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:31,720 because these boys deserve to be talking about the game. 281 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:33,480 [journalist] But it is a big issue, you have to accept that. 282 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:35,200 The fact that your captain didn't play today 283 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:36,760 and you disciplined him. 284 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:38,680 I said, how unfortunate. 285 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:42,160 It is a situation that applies to everybody. 286 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:45,000 [journalist] Can he stay as captain after this latest breach? 287 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:46,960 Let's talk about the game. Thank you so much. 288 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:49,000 [journalist] When will you talk about Aubameyang then? 289 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:51,600 I already have. I don't have anything else to say. 290 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:53,720 -[journalist] Okay, we'll let you go. -Thank you. 291 00:13:58,560 --> 00:14:00,360 [hubbub] 292 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:02,680 Guys, one second. 293 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:05,680 Within the first 15 minutes, when we suffer... 294 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:08,680 We had a difficult spell and we had to hang in there. 295 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:11,080 And then your reaction, your commitment and your energy 296 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:12,760 to play the game with passion. 297 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:16,200 You in play in certain moments, guys, to a top, top, top level. 298 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:18,080 Now we have to extend that throughout the minutes 299 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:21,760 because when you do that you are fucking difficult to play and to win against. 300 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:26,200 Stick together, humble and we go to the next one and we go. 301 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:27,680 [applause] 302 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:34,320 [narrator] The win moves Arsenal up into 6, 303 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:37,120 just 1 point behind fourth placed West Ham, 304 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:38,840 their next opponents. 305 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:43,640 Three goals and a clean sheet is a degree of vindication for Mikel 306 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:46,160 and the management of his squad. 307 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:48,000 [whistle] Good. 308 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:50,800 Guys! Now you are warm. 309 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:55,960 So every time somebody doesn't give the perfect ball, 310 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:57,160 we play the ball back. 311 00:14:57,320 --> 00:15:00,040 Everything has to be perfect. Ready? 312 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:01,000 Let's go. 313 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:03,320 [interviewer] What's Mikel like? 314 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:05,920 He's very intense and he is very demanding. 315 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:09,880 And I think you've got to rise that or if you don't you're moved on. 316 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:13,880 Tactically, it's crazy how good he is. 317 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:15,960 I've never seen the game like this before. 318 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:18,920 Here, you are in total control. 319 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:19,960 Good. 320 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:23,280 [Bukayo] I'm really happy with Mikel. He's definitely helped me. 321 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:26,400 Growing up watching Arsenal, I see them get a few red cards. 322 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:31,160 So I knew he was, you know, he can be very... sometimes. 323 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:35,080 Have more quality on the passes, guys! If not, we lose the ball. 324 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:37,720 I want the pressure. I want to feel the pressure. 325 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:39,640 That's why I'm a professional footballer. 326 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:41,000 [shouts] 327 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:43,280 I think that's what keeps everyone on their toes 328 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:45,680 is that he can be quite ruthless with that but that's important. 329 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:49,560 Pah, let's go. Let's pick it up now. Good passes. Yes. 330 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:50,640 Commit as well. 331 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:52,400 Keep doing the pass! 332 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:54,680 [upbeat music] 333 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:00,640 [narrator] How the Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang issue will be resolved 334 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:02,360 is still unclear. 335 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:05,960 But with 24 hours before their next match, 336 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:10,720 Mikel calls a team meeting to bring some clarity to the situation. 337 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:13,720 [intriguing music] 338 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:19,920 Okay. I have to announce you something. 339 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:21,240 Er... 340 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:26,160 Following the last disciplinary issue that we had with Auba 341 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:30,720 and the consequences that I decided to take not to involve him in the game, 342 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:33,920 I thought carefully, myself and the club. 343 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:35,080 What was the next step? 344 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:40,200 And we have decided as a club that he is no longer our captain. 345 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:42,000 So you should know that. 346 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:46,600 The other decision is that for now, 347 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:48,080 he's not involved in the squad. 348 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:53,480 I will make decisions further along the line. 349 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:56,680 We keep going as we are as a group right now, 350 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:58,720 and we have to set ourselves 351 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:01,360 even bigger aims and bigger standards. 352 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:05,760 The club and myself, we are not going to accept any behaviour like this. 353 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:11,480 And what we are building goes completely against any behaviour like that. 354 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:14,800 So we have to have any meaning to changing our culture 355 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:17,560 and making sure that we become a different club and team. 356 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:23,880 We have to stand to those words clearly in every actions with anybody. 357 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:27,880 And this is the message that I have to send you. 358 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:32,040 I don't like the timing, but I had to clear that up with you guys. 359 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:36,200 Now, please focus on the game tomorrow, okay? Thank you. 360 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:39,080 [Shad Forsythe] Guys, good morning. Preparation, all here in this gym 361 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:43,480 or outside at 5 past, 5 past 12 on pitch 5. Here we go! 362 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:45,640 [tense music] 363 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:51,560 [Gonnella] Hi everybody. We'll start, please, with Andy from "Premier League". 364 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:54,800 Just one place to start, of course, 365 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:56,080 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. 366 00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:59,080 I wonder if you could elaborate further on the statement released by the club. 367 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:01,320 I don't have much more to say. 368 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:04,560 I think it's a really clear statement from the club. 369 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:09,320 It's a decision that we have made following the incident, 370 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:12,800 the last incident that we have with the player. 371 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,280 And this is where we stand. 372 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:16,800 Is it a case of... 373 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:19,560 Obviously because you're a young manager, first job, 374 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:22,400 you're sort of looking to establish your authority? 375 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:24,400 Or is that not the case either? 376 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:26,760 I don't establish my authority 377 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:31,160 by being dictatorial or trying to be ruthless. 378 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:35,560 But is there a danger of this situation becoming a distraction? 379 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:38,640 I'm sorry, but I'm going to speak that for everybody that works for the club, 380 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:39,560 the first one myself. 381 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:41,960 And the day I don't do that I go through that door 382 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:43,280 and I do something else. 383 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:45,480 So it's as clear as that. 384 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:47,240 To be successful, 385 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:48,960 you are passionate about something 386 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:53,080 and you want to represent a club of this size with its history 387 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:55,560 and that's a minimum standard that you did. 388 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:58,080 I'm not going to ask them to put the ball in the top corner 389 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:00,080 every time they hit that ball. 390 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:03,320 But I will ask them to do the right things every single day for this club, 391 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:04,760 that's for sure, Mark. 392 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:05,760 Thanks, Mikel. 393 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:06,960 [Gonnella] Thanks, everybody. 394 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:07,920 Thank you. 395 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:11,280 [Gonnella] Well done. 396 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:13,040 Strong. It's good when you make a strong decision. 397 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:16,320 You stand behind it. 398 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:21,680 [Arteta] Thank you. See you. 399 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:23,320 [Gonnella] See you guys in minute. 400 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:26,720 [Arteta] They insisted quite a lot, yeah? 401 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:28,400 [Gonnella] We knew they would. 402 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:32,520 [Arteta] I don't think we give them any big highlights. 403 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:37,440 [Arteta] Mark was making a fair point 404 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:39,720 saying "Are you trying to show your authority?" 405 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:42,480 That's why I said "Listen, it's not about that" 406 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:44,080 especially in this case. 407 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:45,800 [Gonnella] And that's the problem, what you read. 408 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:49,560 The truth is, we clarify everything, but you can't do it. 409 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:55,200 That's why I have everything documented 410 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:57,000 with the dates, the times, 411 00:19:57,160 --> 00:20:00,080 the conversation, how it happened, why it happened... 412 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:01,960 because if one day, 413 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:03,720 if one day it's needed. 414 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:06,080 [Gonnella] Yeah, you've got it. There you go. 415 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:10,160 He's been late apart from all the issues many times. 416 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:12,400 The club has got a tradition. 417 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:14,800 When you get paid that much money... 418 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:18,280 [narrator] The decision to temporarily exclude Aubameyang 419 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:21,040 has obvious football ramifications, 420 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:23,960 but there are also legal issues to deal with. 421 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:25,800 Okay? 422 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:31,680 Very neat, I like that. Very neat. Very neat. 423 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:33,720 Tidy desk, tidy mind. 424 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:36,440 [narrator] Edu Gaspar is the technical director 425 00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:38,800 and he's joined by Richard Garlick, 426 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:40,560 director of football operations, 427 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:42,960 on a call to a club lawyer. 428 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:45,640 [phone ringing] 429 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:46,800 [woman] Hi. 430 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:52,080 We had a conversation with Mikel and Tim, 431 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:53,760 Edu, myself and Vinai 432 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:56,200 about the situation with Aubameyang. 433 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:58,160 Mikel understood 434 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:02,880 the concerns regarding him not training with the group. 435 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:05,880 [lawyer] What's the player's current situation? 436 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:07,320 We never know. 437 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:10,160 -[lawyer] All right. -It is tough to understand 438 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:16,160 because my communication is straight away with the agents. 439 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:19,560 [lawyer] I was saying to Vinai you're quite on a back foot. 440 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:22,040 You know, we can't continue down this route 441 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:26,080 of him being excluded from training until the end of the season. 442 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:27,960 I completely agree. 443 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:30,520 [lawyer] So was that only about 444 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:32,400 coming back late going to France, all that stuff, 445 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:34,040 or was there other stuff happening? 446 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:36,720 I mean, do we have a bank of evidence there 447 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:38,320 that justified 448 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:41,000 -that temporary sort of agreement? -Yeah. 449 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:46,400 Mikel's got a file. It's a catalogue of misdemeanours that he's had, 450 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:49,280 -which has culminated in this. -[lawyer] Right. 451 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:51,760 Yeah, it's not perfect. 452 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:54,160 No, I agree. 453 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:56,560 This is a short-term solution. 454 00:21:56,720 --> 00:22:00,320 And with this, a longer-term decision that needs to be made. 455 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:02,600 [lawyer] Yeah, I think we just need some prep for that decision. 456 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:04,720 Okay. Yeah, we all agree on that. 457 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:06,400 -Okay. Thanks. Bye. -[lawyer] All right. Bye. 458 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:11,240 All right, fine. 459 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:19,000 [interviewer] Is it easy to support Mikel in this decision? 460 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:22,080 No. 461 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:23,080 Of course it's not 462 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:25,040 because how many goals 463 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:28,040 Aubameyang scored for seasons for the club? 464 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:31,320 How much the fans like Aubameyang? 465 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:34,680 How much the players like him to be around? 466 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:39,080 Doesn't matter if it's the captain, if it's someone from the academy, 467 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:43,760 if it's a boy, you know, who is just starting the first team. 468 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:46,240 Everybody has to be treated the same. 469 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:50,400 And if you're not doing what we believe, 470 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:52,520 what is important for the club, 471 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:55,400 we have to act. We have to act. 472 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:58,360 And some decisions are strong and difficult to make. 473 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:00,080 But you have to make them. 474 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:03,080 [upbeat music] 475 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:10,000 [narrator] Edu Gaspar became Arsenal's technical director in July 2019. 476 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:13,720 One of Edu's key responsibilities is finding new players 477 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:16,000 to improve the first team squad. 478 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:19,520 [Gaspar] It's a big, big, big responsibility 479 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:22,920 to find a player, a process to find the right player. 480 00:23:23,120 --> 00:23:27,160 Talking to the finance, talk to legal, talk internally, talk to Mikel, 481 00:23:27,320 --> 00:23:29,160 talk to the board. 482 00:23:29,360 --> 00:23:33,320 You know, I started to be... how do you call...? Really tired. 483 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:35,040 I lose a little bit of hair. 484 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:38,760 So, yeah, this is me. 485 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:43,920 I like to really go for it. Yeah. 486 00:23:44,120 --> 00:23:45,320 [upbeat music] 487 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:47,520 [hubbub] 488 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:52,520 Ben, Gabi and Kieran all pink, please. 489 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:54,480 [Arteta] Gabi? 490 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:57,040 [in Spanish] When the ball gets there, go like the clappers. 491 00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:58,200 You have to get there 492 00:23:58,360 --> 00:24:00,240 and if the ball is there, and Granit has gone 493 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:02,760 on your back just that and straight away. 494 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:07,440 [narrator] As well as sourcing new players for the first team, 495 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:10,400 Edu has a strong working relationship with the current squad, 496 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:14,280 particularly fellow Brazilian Gabriel Martinelli, 497 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:17,360 who joined Arsenal aged just 18 years old. 498 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:20,720 I grew up in Guarulhos, 499 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:25,160 in a poor neighbourhood with my parents. 500 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:28,960 When I was young, I didn't have money. 501 00:24:29,120 --> 00:24:30,920 They always say "Don't spend a lot of money." 502 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:32,760 They're always on my foot, 503 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:35,800 like "Oh be careful, be careful." 504 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:37,840 But I don't care about the money. 505 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:40,200 I just want to play football. 506 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:42,960 My parents can take care of the money. 507 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:48,840 [in Brazilian] Hi Edu. 508 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:50,640 -How are things? -All right. 509 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:51,800 -All good? -All good. 510 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:53,240 -[Gabriel] Dad is here. -He is? 511 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:55,600 -He came, just like that. -Did he really? 512 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:57,760 He likes to be there in Brazil, in the sun, 513 00:24:57,920 --> 00:24:59,120 with his friends playing cards. 514 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:01,880 [Gaspar] But he needs to know that it's good for you to be here for a bit. 515 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:03,120 But cool. And your mother? 516 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:04,440 -She's good. She's in Brazil. -She is? 517 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:05,800 She bought a house there as well. 518 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:08,800 She needs to stay there to sort the house. 519 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:11,360 Do you need anything? Everything's good? Are you feeling well? All good? 520 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:12,320 [Gabriel] All good. 521 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:14,480 -I'm better already. -All right then. 522 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:16,680 -[Gaspar] Send hugs to the family. -All right I'll send. All right. 523 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:22,040 [narrator] When Martinelli first moved to the UK, 524 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:24,880 his parents came to help their young son settle in. 525 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:27,840 Yeah, to be fair it was quite tough 526 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:30,200 because in Brazil 527 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:32,240 I didn't learn English. 528 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:38,840 And my family was so important for me. 529 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:42,200 They always give me some good advice. 530 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:45,320 If you want to be a top player, 531 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:48,600 if you don't give everything today, you can't prove... 532 00:25:48,760 --> 00:25:51,880 Like you are here and if you're training at 90%, 533 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:53,200 you cannot reach, you know. 534 00:25:53,360 --> 00:25:57,600 But if you're training at 100%, you can go to another level. 535 00:25:57,800 --> 00:25:59,840 [upbeat music] 536 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:04,880 He's training well, Gabi. 537 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:06,800 So sharp. So fast. 538 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:09,120 So aggressive. 539 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:12,680 Edu, I love him. 540 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:14,480 Honestly, I love him. 541 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:18,440 He just, well, he just needs time, that's all. 542 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:22,320 And as a person, he's a top boy. 543 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:25,760 He is a great kid, trains everyday like it's his last day on Earth. 544 00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:26,960 He's just... 545 00:26:27,120 --> 00:26:29,160 He's a diamond, he really is. 546 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:33,560 The passion that we have in Brazil is amazing. 547 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:37,720 You know, how we live football in Brazil is something really special 548 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:41,800 because we say in Brazil, I learn a lot about that. 549 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:46,080 You go to the fields, I'm hungry and the other one is hungry 550 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:48,360 but they have just one plate to eat. 551 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:50,720 Who is going to eat, me or you? 552 00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:52,120 No, I'm going to eat. 553 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:53,800 [suspenseful music] 554 00:27:00,120 --> 00:27:03,080 [commentator] Controversy abounds at the Emirates Stadium. 555 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:05,880 [commentator 2] There is no Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang again. 556 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:08,160 [commentator 3] All the talk around Arsenal has been about Aubameyang 557 00:27:08,360 --> 00:27:10,680 being stripped of the captaincy. 558 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:13,160 [crowd chanting] Arsenal ! Arsenal ! 559 00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:14,600 [fan] Aubameyang is one of my favourite players, 560 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:17,200 whether an incident occurred or not. 561 00:27:17,360 --> 00:27:18,480 I don't know, 562 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:20,000 but it's so frustrating as an Arsenal fan 563 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:22,920 because you know that this team is capable of at least top 4. 564 00:27:23,120 --> 00:27:26,120 We haven't done it in so long, and you've just got to ask why. 565 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:29,280 And I think it's up to the manager really to get that solved. 566 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:31,280 [music continues] 567 00:27:37,120 --> 00:27:38,840 Come close, guys. Come together. 568 00:27:47,360 --> 00:27:48,160 Guys, 569 00:27:48,880 --> 00:27:51,920 first thing, you have to be ready for the physical battle out there. 570 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:53,440 They are going to be physical. 571 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:55,440 We have to be there right from the start. 572 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:57,880 And after that, you earn the right to play. 573 00:27:58,040 --> 00:27:59,600 And this is where we want to play our game. 574 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:02,200 I want to see a team that plays with the same passion 575 00:28:02,360 --> 00:28:04,800 than when we had that moment of difficulty the other day. 576 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:06,120 That you know when to lift it. 577 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:09,200 Your passion, your belief and your energy and you're together as a team. 578 00:28:09,360 --> 00:28:11,920 So from a difficult moment you overturn the situation 579 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:13,560 and you batter them in the second half. 580 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:15,720 So you have to do that and I want to see you enjoy it 581 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:18,240 and smile on the pitch and play football like you fucking do it. 582 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:20,800 [applause and cheers] 583 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:24,160 -[player] Come on, let's go! -[player] Let's go, let's go! 584 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:27,960 [commentator] It's a big night for Mikel Arteta. 585 00:28:28,120 --> 00:28:30,920 The Gunners won their last match without their captain, 586 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:34,120 but fourth-placed West Ham is a much bigger test. 587 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:36,960 The question is, can they do it without him again tonight? 588 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:38,560 [suspenseful music] 589 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:39,520 [whistle] 590 00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:41,480 [crowd chanting] 591 00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:46,280 The atmosphere inside the Emirates Stadium is much more buoyant 592 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:50,400 among the Arsenal fans than perhaps it has been in previous weeks. 593 00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:53,440 [suspenseful music continues] 594 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:57,560 [commentator] And Arsenal having now a burst into the penalty area 595 00:28:57,720 --> 00:28:59,680 on the far side from Tierney. 596 00:28:59,840 --> 00:29:02,000 And it's a free kick outside the area 597 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:05,160 and there are players from both sides squaring up to each other. 598 00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:10,360 Coufal comes forward now, but he's challenged by Martinelli. 599 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:13,760 [commentator] He's quick, isn't he, Martinelli. 600 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:15,520 He is sharp. 601 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:18,040 Saka looking to tease the left back 602 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:20,080 as all the fans around us get on their feet. 603 00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:23,640 Lacazette, now right foot shot, beaten away, Martinelli, no! 604 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:26,280 Brilliant save by Dawson! 605 00:29:26,440 --> 00:29:28,480 What a recovery challenge that was. 606 00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:35,520 [commentator] And somehow it remains 0-0. A tumultuous first half here. 607 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:39,000 [narrator] In the second half, Arsenal kick towards the North Bank. 608 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:43,280 And just 3 minutes in... 609 00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:47,640 [commentator] Martinelli now is in behind Lanzini, shoots and scores! 610 00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:51,600 Brilliant goal from Gabriel Martinelli! 611 00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:55,200 And the young Brazilian breaks the deadlock. 612 00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:59,880 It's an erring finish, low and hard past Fabianski. 613 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:02,520 [crowd cheering] 614 00:30:04,680 --> 00:30:06,040 [commentator] Smith-Rowe goes himself. 615 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:08,160 Oh wonderful goal! 616 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:09,480 [crowd cheering] 617 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:15,040 He ramped up the victory, 2-0 they lead West Ham. 618 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:19,600 A crucial victory. 619 00:30:20,520 --> 00:30:22,960 These young players, they excite you with their energy, 620 00:30:23,120 --> 00:30:24,800 their enthusiasm and their quality. 621 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:27,400 And that's why these fans come to watch. 622 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:29,480 [crowd chanting] 623 00:30:29,680 --> 00:30:31,360 [applause] 624 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:32,560 [player] Yes! 625 00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:36,680 Laca, you were fucking exceptional today. 626 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:37,680 [player] Laca, super! 627 00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:39,200 [Aaron] Hey, you're causing mayhem. 628 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:41,200 [indistinct shouts] 629 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:45,880 Different gravy today. You, different gravy. 630 00:30:47,520 --> 00:30:50,040 [hubbub] 631 00:30:52,080 --> 00:30:53,400 Guys, 632 00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:56,440 I asked you to play with full concentration 633 00:30:57,440 --> 00:30:58,840 and to be proactive. 634 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:00,560 And mama mia! I was looking at your faces, 635 00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:02,840 and you were there for every fucking ball. 636 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:04,880 All of you without exception. 637 00:31:05,040 --> 00:31:06,200 Guys, Lacazette, 638 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:08,280 the way you pat-pat-pat, you come here 639 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:10,920 and now you go in behind, I fucking love this, guys. 640 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:13,040 And then we lose the ball and Bukayo, how many wins? 641 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:14,520 How many tackles did you win today? 642 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:18,080 -How many? -Too many. 643 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:19,640 [player] Yes, B! 644 00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:22,560 And you know what? Fuck, the next game we go again. 645 00:31:22,720 --> 00:31:25,600 And we play the fucking same way, guys. 646 00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:27,520 I love the way you fucking performed today. 647 00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:30,520 I love what I see from the team, to play with that energy, with that courage, 648 00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:32,800 against that really, really difficult team to play against. 649 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:36,360 You don't invite them to do nothing in the game, lads. I'm proud of you. 650 00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:37,760 We have to keep going. 651 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:39,960 And I see faces, guys... 652 00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:42,960 the ones that don't play, with genuine smile, genuine, 653 00:31:43,120 --> 00:31:44,880 they feel happy for the team. 654 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:48,760 And when I see that, guys, good things will happen for you. Well done. 655 00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:50,320 [applause] 656 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:53,880 [upbeat music] 657 00:32:10,480 --> 00:32:13,680 You have to test. I need to do the 1st team players first. 658 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:16,720 [narrator] The win against West Ham 659 00:32:16,880 --> 00:32:20,120 takes Arsenal into fourth for the first time this season. 660 00:32:21,560 --> 00:32:24,280 But just as they are building momentum on the pitch, 661 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:27,480 a new Covid variant, Omicron, threatens their good run. 662 00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:33,680 [O'Driscoll] It's chaos in the car park, isn't it? You know. 663 00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:34,920 [horn] 664 00:32:35,080 --> 00:32:37,480 [narrator] It's club doctor Gary O'Driscoll's job 665 00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:40,040 to try to keep the players Covid free. 666 00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:42,680 He's not letting anybody out of their car 667 00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:45,160 until they have tested negative. 668 00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:47,120 [Granit] Me? I'm here since... 669 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:49,840 -[O'Driscoll] How do you feel? -Since 10.45. 670 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:51,720 45 minutes. 671 00:32:51,880 --> 00:32:54,640 -[horns tooting] -[O'Driscoll] You know, so... 672 00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:57,600 [laughs] 673 00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:00,680 What can I do? 674 00:33:00,840 --> 00:33:02,880 It's not my fault! 675 00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:05,240 [tooting continues] 676 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:07,280 [laughs] 677 00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:14,040 We were actually expecting there to be possibly a small circuit break, 678 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:16,880 maybe one of the games, Boxing Day or the 28th. 679 00:33:17,040 --> 00:33:21,280 But actually we're having a great run, we don't really want to stop. 680 00:33:21,440 --> 00:33:22,240 We want to keep going. 681 00:33:23,040 --> 00:33:25,520 [O'Driscoll] Thank you, Matt. Thanks, Ains. Well done guys. 682 00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:29,040 The players are chuffed, you know, and so is the manager. 683 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:32,040 The mood's great, we're playing well, 684 00:33:32,240 --> 00:33:34,360 there's a good buzz around the squad. 685 00:33:38,320 --> 00:33:44,000 [coach] ♪ It's the most wonderful time of the year ♪ 686 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:45,960 Jacko! 687 00:33:47,240 --> 00:33:48,400 [Bukayo] Roundy. 688 00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:50,640 -Merry Christmas. -Top man, B. 689 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:52,800 Good man. I take it all back. 690 00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:54,560 You're actually one of the good guys. 691 00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:57,200 [narrator] After getting the all clear from his Covid test, 692 00:33:57,720 --> 00:34:00,360 Bukayo Saka is spreading some Christmas cheer. 693 00:34:00,520 --> 00:34:03,080 Ho ho ho, merry Christmas. 694 00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:06,080 -I want a Santa hat, man. -I got a suit mate. 695 00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:07,840 [Bukayo] You got a suit! Give me the suit! 696 00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:09,880 [upbeat music] 697 00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:12,000 [laughs] 698 00:34:12,160 --> 00:34:13,560 You all right, bro? 699 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:18,600 [man] Santa's normally got a sack, not a Saka! 700 00:34:18,760 --> 00:34:20,960 [laughs] 701 00:34:22,200 --> 00:34:23,160 [Gabriel] For me? 702 00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:25,000 [Bukayo] No, it's for the staff, bro. 703 00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:27,440 Do you work for Arsenal staff? 704 00:34:27,600 --> 00:34:28,920 Or are you a player? 705 00:34:29,440 --> 00:34:30,880 What's you do? What's your job? 706 00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:32,480 Me? 707 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:34,920 What's your job? 708 00:34:35,080 --> 00:34:35,960 The booties. 709 00:34:36,120 --> 00:34:37,520 You do the boots! 710 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:40,760 [Bukayo] Merry Christmas! 711 00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:43,280 [man] Go spread some more joy, lad. 712 00:34:43,960 --> 00:34:45,840 [O'Driscoll] We're all clear. Unbelievable. 713 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:47,880 That's great work David, thank you. 714 00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:50,000 Let's hope it doesn't get cancelled now. 715 00:34:58,600 --> 00:35:02,200 [narrator] With Gary's help, Mikel has 20 players who are Covid-free. 716 00:35:04,480 --> 00:35:06,800 [shouts] 717 00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:10,960 And against the odds, their match against Leeds is on. 718 00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:14,640 [shouts] 719 00:35:19,640 --> 00:35:22,960 [commentator] Well Covid has put paid to the Premier League games this weekend. 720 00:35:23,120 --> 00:35:27,560 But there is one Premier League game left standing at Elland Road. 721 00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:31,000 We saw the Villa game got postponed on the way up. 722 00:35:31,160 --> 00:35:33,920 So we were thinking maybe our game might be postponed. 723 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:37,640 You're looking at your BBC app and what we're seeing is, like, 724 00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:40,040 every game has got a P, another P, another P. 725 00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:43,400 But yeah, we just put the foot down and kept going 726 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:45,360 and hoped for the best and we're here now. 727 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:47,200 [tense music] 728 00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:53,800 [Arteta] We are so lucky to be here. 729 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:56,040 We are the only game that is getting played today. 730 00:35:56,160 --> 00:35:58,960 Tomorrow, I don't know what is going to happen. I'm being honest. 731 00:35:59,120 --> 00:36:01,640 I don't know what it's doing tomorrow or on Monday. 732 00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:04,920 So today we have to leave everything on that fucking pitch. 733 00:36:05,120 --> 00:36:06,320 Right from the kick-off, 734 00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:08,640 I want to see the same team 735 00:36:08,840 --> 00:36:12,320 with the same capacity to dictate and impose yourself on the pitch, 736 00:36:12,480 --> 00:36:14,320 individually and collectively. 737 00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:16,360 Let's take again this opportunity, guys. 738 00:36:16,520 --> 00:36:18,280 You've made it, you've gone a long way, 739 00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:21,040 we come here, we win the match and we go. 740 00:36:21,200 --> 00:36:23,280 -Let's go, come on. -[shouts] 741 00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:26,160 [crowd cheering] 742 00:36:26,360 --> 00:36:27,880 [dramatic music] 743 00:36:28,080 --> 00:36:29,160 [whistle] 744 00:36:34,040 --> 00:36:35,760 [commentator] Lacazette, just outside the penalty area, 745 00:36:35,920 --> 00:36:39,080 trying to feed the supporting Odegaard, down he goes, 746 00:36:39,200 --> 00:36:41,000 it comes to Martinelli! 747 00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:43,560 Arsenal lead at Elland Road. 748 00:36:43,760 --> 00:36:45,640 [crowd cheering] 749 00:36:48,680 --> 00:36:51,320 [commentator] And it's Martinelli who curls it past Meslier, 750 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:52,680 gives him no chance. 751 00:36:54,640 --> 00:36:57,000 [commentator] And Martinelli is in here with another good chance. 752 00:36:57,160 --> 00:37:00,640 Martinelli 2-0. Beautifully taken. 753 00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:01,960 [crowd cheering] 754 00:37:02,120 --> 00:37:05,760 What a super finish with Martinelli, full of confidence at the moment. 755 00:37:07,520 --> 00:37:11,480 [commentator] Saka still inside the Leeds box finds space and scores. 756 00:37:12,160 --> 00:37:15,160 [narrator] Arsenal easily dominate the game. 757 00:37:16,680 --> 00:37:17,880 In the second half, 758 00:37:18,040 --> 00:37:22,000 Leeds get one back, but it proves only to be a consolation. 759 00:37:23,120 --> 00:37:25,320 [commentator] Smith-Rowe's in and Smith-Rowe scores. 760 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:30,680 [narrator] Arsenal secure their most emphatic league win of the season. 761 00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:32,680 [crowd cheering] 762 00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:35,800 [commentator] It's Arsenal who will go back down the M1 763 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:37,960 with smiles on their faces. 764 00:37:38,120 --> 00:37:40,920 [commentator] Martinelli, I thought, was absolutely top drawer today. 765 00:37:41,080 --> 00:37:42,880 [commentator] Do you watch him playing at the moment and think, 766 00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:45,680 how does Aubameyang get back into this team? 767 00:37:45,880 --> 00:37:48,840 [commentator] Well, he doesn't if Martinelli keeps playing the way he is. 768 00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:50,880 [crowd chanting] 769 00:37:55,160 --> 00:37:57,080 [commentator] And what a reaction they've had in the last two games, 770 00:37:57,200 --> 00:37:58,320 been absolutely outstanding, 771 00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:00,160 you know, they're scoring goals now. 772 00:38:00,360 --> 00:38:03,440 Arteta is turning it round and he's starting to prove to everybody 773 00:38:03,600 --> 00:38:05,400 he is the right man for Arsenal. 774 00:38:08,440 --> 00:38:10,120 [hubbub] 775 00:38:11,440 --> 00:38:12,960 Guys, really, 776 00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:14,480 I want to congratulate you, guys, 777 00:38:14,640 --> 00:38:16,960 for what you did in this pitch against this team. 778 00:38:17,360 --> 00:38:20,080 It was tremendous, it was a joy to play you, 779 00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:22,400 to watch you play in certain moments. 780 00:38:22,560 --> 00:38:26,320 Sorry if I'm on the bench and sometimes I get mad at you. 781 00:38:26,520 --> 00:38:29,080 But I'm going to keep doing that because I want to be the best 782 00:38:29,200 --> 00:38:30,160 and to be the best, 783 00:38:30,360 --> 00:38:34,080 we have to get a habit of doing the best possible things 784 00:38:34,200 --> 00:38:35,800 every single time within a full match. 785 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:39,000 And hopefully you agree with me but credit to you. 786 00:38:39,160 --> 00:38:40,400 3 games and 3 top games. 787 00:38:40,560 --> 00:38:41,960 [Aaron] Get the beers in! 788 00:38:42,640 --> 00:38:43,800 [Martin] You have beer? 789 00:38:44,160 --> 00:38:45,760 [laughter] 790 00:38:50,680 --> 00:38:52,120 [cheers] 791 00:38:52,280 --> 00:38:54,120 [upbeat music] 792 00:38:55,440 --> 00:38:58,760 [narrator] After Christmas, Arsenal continue their winning streak, 793 00:38:58,920 --> 00:39:00,800 scoring 5 goals against Norwich on Boxing Day. 794 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:03,040 [crowd cheering] 795 00:39:09,080 --> 00:39:10,120 They consolidate 4th place 796 00:39:10,280 --> 00:39:14,840 and are 6 points clear of their local rivals, Spurs. 797 00:39:20,400 --> 00:39:22,680 -What did you get the missus? -A car. 798 00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:24,120 A car? 799 00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:26,000 Santa needs a big sleigh for that one. 800 00:39:27,680 --> 00:39:29,560 [hubbub] 801 00:39:31,080 --> 00:39:32,800 [Stuivenberg] How are we doing? 802 00:39:36,400 --> 00:39:39,160 [narrator] After two days off, the first team return to Colney 803 00:39:39,640 --> 00:39:42,120 to prepare for their biggest test in months, 804 00:39:42,280 --> 00:39:46,480 a home match against Premier League champions Manchester City. 805 00:39:47,600 --> 00:39:48,400 [Stuivenberg] Okay... 806 00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:51,040 Guys... 807 00:39:51,160 --> 00:39:55,840 As you can see because I'm standing in front of you guys, 808 00:39:57,000 --> 00:39:58,960 the boss is not in. 809 00:39:59,120 --> 00:40:01,920 He's tested positive yesterday. 810 00:40:02,120 --> 00:40:03,480 [tense music] 811 00:40:04,040 --> 00:40:05,400 He will miss the game. 812 00:40:05,560 --> 00:40:08,880 He's not very happy with the situation, as you can imagine, 813 00:40:09,080 --> 00:40:12,880 but... yeah, a shit situation, as we know. 814 00:40:13,040 --> 00:40:15,440 But we have to deal with it. 815 00:40:16,040 --> 00:40:17,320 Er... 816 00:40:17,480 --> 00:40:20,080 For now, that means 817 00:40:20,200 --> 00:40:23,640 we have three days going into Man City 818 00:40:23,840 --> 00:40:27,600 and we want to use those days in the best way possible, of course, 819 00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:28,640 to prepare you guys. 820 00:40:28,840 --> 00:40:30,640 [shouts] 821 00:40:32,120 --> 00:40:33,600 Play, play, play. 822 00:40:37,440 --> 00:40:38,200 [whistle] 823 00:40:40,040 --> 00:40:43,280 [Stuivenberg] I am relying on you today, on the defending deep. Yeah? 824 00:40:43,440 --> 00:40:46,320 Laca, you show what is needed 825 00:40:46,480 --> 00:40:47,640 and the rest will follow. 826 00:40:47,840 --> 00:40:49,360 All right? 827 00:40:49,880 --> 00:40:51,560 A bit more pressure. Pressure. 828 00:40:55,800 --> 00:40:57,480 Gabi, what's wrong? 829 00:40:58,120 --> 00:40:59,800 Just... just kick. 830 00:41:00,520 --> 00:41:01,960 Relax, it's too forced. 831 00:41:02,400 --> 00:41:04,400 Focus on the simple things. 832 00:41:04,560 --> 00:41:08,160 If the control is good, the next action will be good with you. 833 00:41:08,320 --> 00:41:10,280 Okay? Control is everything. 834 00:41:11,160 --> 00:41:13,000 Simple things, do them well. 835 00:41:13,160 --> 00:41:15,320 [tense music] 836 00:41:17,520 --> 00:41:18,800 Good. 837 00:41:18,960 --> 00:41:20,160 Already. 838 00:41:21,520 --> 00:41:23,200 Mikel, you okay? 839 00:41:24,640 --> 00:41:27,640 Please try not to kill yourself with meetings. 840 00:41:28,520 --> 00:41:29,480 It's a massive game, 841 00:41:29,640 --> 00:41:31,680 but we need you back for Liverpool as well. 842 00:41:34,520 --> 00:41:35,920 You sure? Okay, I'll speak to you in a bit. 843 00:41:36,080 --> 00:41:37,280 We'll keep in touch. 844 00:41:37,960 --> 00:41:38,960 Cheers, bye bye. 845 00:41:40,840 --> 00:41:43,640 Any midfielder coming in, you have to pick him up. 846 00:41:44,040 --> 00:41:45,880 Find our references. 847 00:41:47,840 --> 00:41:50,680 [commentator] We heard that Mikel Arteta has tested positive for Covid-19 848 00:41:50,880 --> 00:41:53,040 and will miss the game against Manchester City, 849 00:41:53,160 --> 00:41:55,400 which is far from ideal. 850 00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:58,440 The preparation and the organisation and the game plan 851 00:41:58,600 --> 00:42:01,920 and just seeing the way the players are responding to the instructions, 852 00:42:02,080 --> 00:42:03,840 responding to the sessions... 853 00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:05,840 Who's executing this better than that person? 854 00:42:06,440 --> 00:42:07,800 And so on. 855 00:42:07,960 --> 00:42:09,680 You know, you're missing that. 856 00:42:10,160 --> 00:42:11,600 Move, move them, move them. 857 00:42:11,760 --> 00:42:13,800 Yes, move them again. 858 00:42:13,960 --> 00:42:14,920 In between. 859 00:42:15,120 --> 00:42:16,960 [suspenseful music] 860 00:42:20,880 --> 00:42:24,600 [commentator] What a mouth-watering match-up to welcome in a new year. 861 00:42:24,760 --> 00:42:27,440 Arsenal were thrashed 5-0 at the end of August, 862 00:42:27,600 --> 00:42:30,040 they found themselves filling a relegation place. 863 00:42:30,160 --> 00:42:33,200 Fast-forward and Mikel Arteta's rejuvenated men 864 00:42:33,440 --> 00:42:35,760 are being talked about as genuine contenders 865 00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:38,640 to end their Champions League exile. 866 00:42:40,760 --> 00:42:43,000 We have each other's backs. 867 00:42:43,160 --> 00:42:45,400 Trust each other. 868 00:42:45,600 --> 00:42:48,520 [Granit] Start well, be focused on the beginning guys, it's very important. 869 00:42:48,680 --> 00:42:52,040 [Stuivenberg] Ready to compete, win your battles. 870 00:42:52,200 --> 00:42:54,080 Guys, come on over. 871 00:42:54,960 --> 00:42:55,760 Come on. 872 00:42:55,920 --> 00:42:57,840 [hubbub] 873 00:42:58,200 --> 00:42:59,480 [Boukayo] Come on! 874 00:43:01,960 --> 00:43:04,440 Happy New Year to everybody, guys. 875 00:43:04,600 --> 00:43:05,520 Er... 876 00:43:05,640 --> 00:43:09,200 It has been a few days away from you guys 877 00:43:09,400 --> 00:43:11,360 and I don't want to get emotional, 878 00:43:11,560 --> 00:43:15,800 but it makes me realise how proud and how happy I am to share my life 879 00:43:15,960 --> 00:43:17,200 with you every day, guys. 880 00:43:17,440 --> 00:43:20,960 And I'm really sorry that I cannot be there today 881 00:43:21,120 --> 00:43:24,160 because we're going to go to fucking war today and I would like to be there, 882 00:43:24,320 --> 00:43:27,120 but I will be grabbing this screen 883 00:43:27,280 --> 00:43:29,920 and I will be pushing and forcing and doing everything I can 884 00:43:30,120 --> 00:43:32,200 to try to help you as much as possible. 885 00:43:32,400 --> 00:43:34,920 Just one thing guys, be yourselves. 886 00:43:35,080 --> 00:43:37,840 I want a game that you face-to-face. 887 00:43:38,040 --> 00:43:40,800 I want to see the players confronting them. 888 00:43:41,000 --> 00:43:43,040 When we were at the Emirates, remember what they do, 889 00:43:43,200 --> 00:43:45,040 3-0 down and with 10 players 890 00:43:45,200 --> 00:43:48,680 and they were putting Mahrez and Sterling on the pitch to humiliate you. 891 00:43:49,280 --> 00:43:50,880 Let's fucking go for it, guys! 892 00:43:51,400 --> 00:43:53,360 We are a completely different team 893 00:43:53,560 --> 00:43:56,160 and to go from the first minute, think forward, 894 00:43:56,320 --> 00:43:59,040 act forward and play forward 895 00:43:59,240 --> 00:44:01,080 every fucking all of you, guys. 896 00:44:01,240 --> 00:44:02,040 I am proud of you. 897 00:44:02,240 --> 00:44:03,840 Fucking go out there and win this fucking match. 898 00:44:04,040 --> 00:44:06,800 -[shouts] -[applause] 899 00:44:08,640 --> 00:44:10,320 [crowd cheering] 900 00:44:14,960 --> 00:44:16,160 [whistle] 901 00:44:16,840 --> 00:44:18,240 [commentator] Here we are off and running here. 902 00:44:19,000 --> 00:44:21,000 Manchester City beginning to dominate the ball. 903 00:44:21,160 --> 00:44:23,440 De Bruyne into Sterling though into the penalty area. 904 00:44:23,600 --> 00:44:25,240 Really well defended by Gabriel. 905 00:44:25,400 --> 00:44:26,880 [commentator 2] He's made his mind up, Gabriel. 906 00:44:27,040 --> 00:44:28,320 He's really going to be physical. 907 00:44:32,320 --> 00:44:34,160 Attacking down the opposite left-hand side this time. 908 00:44:34,320 --> 00:44:36,280 Brilliant attack from the sky by Martinelli. 909 00:44:36,440 --> 00:44:38,160 He's not got too much in support at the moment. 910 00:44:38,320 --> 00:44:39,920 Finds Lacazette on the edge of the area. 911 00:44:40,080 --> 00:44:42,160 It could be a chance for Odegaard, up against Ederson, 912 00:44:42,320 --> 00:44:43,880 he takes it wide. 913 00:44:44,040 --> 00:44:46,480 Well, Odegaard goes down looking for a penalty. 914 00:44:46,960 --> 00:44:48,440 No penalty. 915 00:44:48,640 --> 00:44:51,160 [commentator] This is the best I've seen Arsenal play for a long time. 916 00:44:51,840 --> 00:44:53,280 Tierney down the left. Lacazette. 917 00:44:54,240 --> 00:44:55,200 And Saka in the centre. 918 00:44:55,360 --> 00:44:56,240 Saka with a shot! 919 00:44:56,920 --> 00:44:58,280 Saka with a goal! 920 00:44:59,880 --> 00:45:02,200 Well, that wasn't in Manchester City's script 921 00:45:02,400 --> 00:45:04,720 to start the New Year. 922 00:45:05,680 --> 00:45:08,800 Arsenal 1, Manchester City nil. 923 00:45:09,360 --> 00:45:11,640 [commentator] I'll tell you what, I bet somebody's running up and down 924 00:45:11,800 --> 00:45:13,480 their living room at the moment. 925 00:45:13,680 --> 00:45:14,480 [whistle] 926 00:45:14,640 --> 00:45:17,960 And there goes the halftime whistle to a standing ovation. 927 00:45:18,160 --> 00:45:20,080 [commentator 2] I can't believe I'm gonna say this, but Man City are hanging on. 928 00:45:20,280 --> 00:45:21,840 [hubbub] 929 00:45:26,800 --> 00:45:27,880 [Arteta] Well done, guys. 930 00:45:28,040 --> 00:45:29,880 Without the ball, they are trying to overload us, 931 00:45:30,040 --> 00:45:31,560 everything in our left side. 932 00:45:31,720 --> 00:45:33,000 That's the game plan that they have. 933 00:45:33,160 --> 00:45:35,520 Gabi, you cannot stand here in front 934 00:45:35,720 --> 00:45:37,920 because the goalkeeper is able to play this ball 935 00:45:38,120 --> 00:45:39,720 and you need to be ready here 936 00:45:39,920 --> 00:45:40,880 and then we squeeze. 937 00:45:41,040 --> 00:45:43,840 If you get dragged out to any position that you are not comfortable, 938 00:45:44,000 --> 00:45:45,600 we have to put them down. 939 00:45:45,760 --> 00:45:48,160 You've been brilliant because everybody is defending forward 940 00:45:48,360 --> 00:45:49,400 and you look so convincing. 941 00:45:49,880 --> 00:45:50,880 We need to keep going. 942 00:45:51,040 --> 00:45:52,680 The second half is going to be tough. 943 00:45:52,880 --> 00:45:54,880 We have to maintain the game management. 944 00:45:55,080 --> 00:45:56,680 Guys, play with the same focus. 945 00:45:56,880 --> 00:45:58,160 [applause] 946 00:46:00,640 --> 00:46:02,200 [commentator] We are off and under way in the second half. 947 00:46:02,840 --> 00:46:06,200 Bernardo Silva trying to run at Granit Xhaka, he goes down. 948 00:46:06,400 --> 00:46:08,320 Well, Granit Xhaka is furious. 949 00:46:08,480 --> 00:46:10,120 He thinks that was a dive. 950 00:46:10,320 --> 00:46:12,680 Well, there is a VAR review here. 951 00:46:13,600 --> 00:46:15,920 And the referee gives a penalty! 952 00:46:16,400 --> 00:46:19,400 Riyad Mahrez against Aaron Ramsdale. 953 00:46:20,080 --> 00:46:22,400 Mahrez shoots into the corner, 954 00:46:22,560 --> 00:46:23,800 left-hand side, 955 00:46:24,000 --> 00:46:26,360 and the champions are back on level terms. 956 00:46:27,200 --> 00:46:29,680 -It's getting really fiery. -It's Gabriel. 957 00:46:30,240 --> 00:46:33,680 I think he's just booked Gabriel in the process there. 958 00:46:33,880 --> 00:46:35,320 [suspenseful music] 959 00:46:35,480 --> 00:46:37,800 And he's headed over the goalkeeper... 960 00:46:37,960 --> 00:46:39,960 Oh and Aké back on the line 961 00:46:40,120 --> 00:46:43,160 and then Martinelli blazes over. 962 00:46:43,320 --> 00:46:45,480 [commentator] Martinelli's only got to roll into an empty net. 963 00:46:46,600 --> 00:46:48,160 There's something happening everywhere. 964 00:46:48,360 --> 00:46:49,600 [crowd shouting] 965 00:46:49,760 --> 00:46:50,560 [whistle] 966 00:46:50,720 --> 00:46:52,040 Now it's a card coming out. 967 00:46:52,200 --> 00:46:54,600 [commentator] It's a second yellow and it's a red card. 968 00:46:54,760 --> 00:46:56,800 Arsenal are down to ten men. 969 00:46:57,960 --> 00:47:01,000 [commentator] I hope Mikel Arteta isn't near any coffee cups in his study. 970 00:47:01,200 --> 00:47:04,000 [tense music] 971 00:47:19,800 --> 00:47:22,520 Gabi, the game is on in the doc's office if you wanna watch it. 972 00:47:22,720 --> 00:47:23,520 The ref! 973 00:47:23,680 --> 00:47:25,920 I know, mate, I know. It's a joke. 974 00:47:26,080 --> 00:47:27,560 I know, mate. 975 00:47:37,120 --> 00:47:40,080 [crowd shouting] 976 00:47:40,240 --> 00:47:43,160 [commentator] Arsenal are defending, determined defending. 977 00:47:43,560 --> 00:47:46,040 [commentator] Aaron Ramsdale hasn't really been seriously tested 978 00:47:46,200 --> 00:47:49,560 since they went down to 10, as Thomas Partey dispossess Sterling. 979 00:47:51,080 --> 00:47:54,520 There will be 6 added minutes to hold on with 10 men. 980 00:47:55,600 --> 00:47:57,360 He chips it into the Arsenal area, 981 00:47:57,520 --> 00:47:59,400 Ben White got something on it, Laporte helps it goalward. 982 00:47:59,960 --> 00:48:03,200 And it's been steered in by Rodri 983 00:48:03,360 --> 00:48:06,840 in stoppage time at the end of the game. 984 00:48:07,160 --> 00:48:11,160 Manchester City have surely stolen the points. 985 00:48:12,160 --> 00:48:14,320 Arsenal 1, Manchester City 2. 986 00:48:14,520 --> 00:48:16,520 [whistle] 987 00:48:16,680 --> 00:48:20,800 [commentator] I can only imagine what's going on in Mikel Arteta's house. 988 00:48:20,960 --> 00:48:24,080 [crowd shouting] 989 00:48:26,720 --> 00:48:28,280 Don't worry, Gabi, bro. 990 00:48:28,480 --> 00:48:30,560 [hubbub] 991 00:48:31,120 --> 00:48:33,720 [Granit] Fucking people that are outside don't understand football. 992 00:48:33,880 --> 00:48:36,120 In slow motion, anything looks hard. 993 00:48:36,320 --> 00:48:39,840 He decides nobody foul and after the fucking VAR gives foul. 994 00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:41,000 Fucking rules, man! 995 00:48:43,120 --> 00:48:44,160 [Stuivenberg] Listen up, guys. 996 00:48:44,360 --> 00:48:46,000 Guys, I hear a lot of frustration, 997 00:48:46,200 --> 00:48:50,040 and I am completely aligned with you for what happened 998 00:48:50,200 --> 00:48:52,560 and the decisions that were given and everything. 999 00:48:52,760 --> 00:48:56,360 But from my side, guys, you only have words of praise. 1000 00:48:57,480 --> 00:49:00,520 To play the way you played against the best team in the world. 1001 00:49:00,680 --> 00:49:02,960 Without a doubt it was immense. 1002 00:49:03,160 --> 00:49:05,760 The result is not a consequence of the performance today. 1003 00:49:06,400 --> 00:49:10,280 And we have to be as well fair with ourselves that the line is so thin 1004 00:49:10,440 --> 00:49:13,400 and there were things in our control in very important moments 1005 00:49:13,600 --> 00:49:15,160 and we gave them away. 1006 00:49:15,320 --> 00:49:19,000 And I'm sorry but the moment you give something away to those teams, 1007 00:49:19,200 --> 00:49:20,000 you get punished. 1008 00:49:20,160 --> 00:49:21,640 But for the rest, 1009 00:49:21,840 --> 00:49:23,760 the way you played guys, the courage that you showed with the ball, 1010 00:49:23,920 --> 00:49:25,800 the aggression you showed without the ball... 1011 00:49:25,960 --> 00:49:29,520 Be positive because I haven't seen any team do it this season. 1012 00:49:30,200 --> 00:49:31,080 So well done. Okay. 1013 00:49:31,640 --> 00:49:33,400 [applause] 1014 00:49:45,800 --> 00:49:48,920 The whole game, we can't change it. 1015 00:49:49,080 --> 00:49:50,400 It's not possible. 1016 00:49:54,320 --> 00:49:56,200 [commentator] Well, the January transfer window is open, 1017 00:49:56,400 --> 00:49:59,120 the rumour mill is back up and running. 1018 00:50:00,960 --> 00:50:02,080 [commentator] Early ball in. 1019 00:50:03,400 --> 00:50:05,240 It's Lewis Grabban. 1020 00:50:06,160 --> 00:50:08,440 When I lose a duel, I am upset! 1021 00:50:08,640 --> 00:50:11,080 When I lose the small-sided games, I am upset! 1022 00:50:12,000 --> 00:50:13,680 Because that is a fucking standard, 1023 00:50:13,840 --> 00:50:15,960 because you come here and now you fucking lose. 1024 00:50:16,680 --> 00:50:19,480 Nowhere near guys, it's fucking shit. 1025 00:50:19,680 --> 00:50:21,000 You know he's in Barcelona? 1026 00:50:21,200 --> 00:50:22,840 -Who? -Auba. 1027 00:50:23,400 --> 00:50:24,240 Really? 1028 00:50:27,440 --> 00:50:29,160 [tense music]