Mikel Arteta has urged Arsenal to take their chances against Burnley. monday night football We are one step closer to completing the project by acquiring major silverware.
A win over the relegated Clarets at the Emirates Stadium would take Arsenal five points clear at the top of the Premier League. That means that if Manchester City doesn’t beat Bournemouth, Arsenal will be champions. sky sports On Tuesday.
The Gunners are aiming to end their 22-year wait for Premier League glory following a third successive runner-up finish and Arteta says he is buoyed by the pain of that narrow miss.
“The trajectory we have had over the last few years, especially in terms of consistency, points and wins over the last four years, we would have already won a few big trophies,” the Arsenal manager said. sky sports.
“This only happens in this league, but it makes you better. So we still have to take steps to get the business done and that is the opportunity we have in the next three days.”
Arteta added that there had been a concerted effort to get Arsenal to this point since his appointment in 2019.
“There are obviously so many people contributing every day to create and build what we see as the best path and the best way to do it,” he said.
“And every day you have to earn money, adapt, create and change. And when the owners show the ambition they have, when our supporters show the ambition they have, when the team, the players and all the staff show the ambition they have, eventually it will come.
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“The standard here in the Premier League is incredible so a lot of things have to be adjusted but we are closer now.”
Arsenal’s manager, who goes into Monday’s game looking for a solution at right-back after Ben White joined Jurien Timber through injury, uses the words “resilience, ambition and adaptability” to sum up his side’s campaign so far.
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“I think part of challenging for big trophies, especially in this country, is being adaptable and finding ways to remain competitive and resilient within the circumstances,” he added.
“The team has shown that over the last 10 months. We have three games left. The only game that matters now is Burnley and given the situation we are in and certain injuries, how can we go out and be at our best?”
“I’m trying to bring my thoughts to the present, live in the moment and focus on what’s really important today to continue the journey in the right direction and prepare for Burnley.”
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Manchester City are two points behind Arsenal but level on goal difference with a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace. This could yet play a part in the final destination of the trophy.
“The only thing we have to do is earn the right to be better than the opposition,” Arteta said.
“That will lead to giving us great odds of winning the game and the rest may come.
“But we have to do that. When I watched them play Aston Villa a few days ago I could tell it was going to be a tough game.”
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Jamie Carragher praised Martin Odegaard’s leadership and ‘world-class ability’ as he scored Arsenal’s winning goal against West Ham.
Arteta was praised for the second-half changes that helped Arsenal beat West Ham after his first-half decision to move Declan Rice to right-back to offset the injured White, and said he would continue to follow his instincts in his selection decisions.
“To make that decision, you have to have everything on the table first,” he added. There are a lot of pieces.
“Then the decisions you make are during certain periods of the game because a player may not be able to play 90 minutes so you might have to make a substitute for the already scheduled 60 minutes and then you have to do it again.
“I think the key is to analyze every situation and then follow your intuition.”
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