LONDON, England — Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta don talk say dem win the last two Premier League titles if na points matter. Him make this statement as Liverpool secure this season’s championship with fewer points than Arsenal get for di past two seasons.
Arteta, with a grin, draw attention to say Liverpool don win di title dis season with 82 points, while Arsenal finish with 89 points last season and 84 di season before. “Winning trophies dey about being in di right moment in di right place,” Arteta talk.
Despite their current position, where Arsenal dey 15 points behind Liverpool and only three points ahead of Manchester City, Arteta still dey hopeful. “Hopefully we go dey in di right place in Paris to earn di final for Champions League,” he added. Arsenal get chance to overturn a 1-0 deficit against Paris St-Germain on Wednesday.
Arteta remind say dem no win any major silverware since dem lift di FA Cup in 2020, wan try reach di Champions League final first time since 2009. Inter Milan dey wait for di winner between Arsenal and PSG.
Dis week, Arteta also confess say e dey feel “painful” watching Liverpool celebrate their title win after dem beat opponents for di final round. “Yes, big time,” he say as he congratulate dem for consistency and success.
Arteta lauded Liverpool, say dem na better team for di season. “Dem get di right ingredients to win. They fully deserve di title.” He admit plenty challenges dey for Arsenal as dem struggle with injuries, wit six first-team players still dey sidelined.
He express concern over di high number of injuries affecting his squad, stating, “I shocked when I walk into di dressing room and see all di players seated together; it was like a starting lineup, and we no fit use dem for long.”
Despite Odegaard‘s dip in form, where him only score five goals dis season and struggled against PSG, he still manage to provide assists for di Gunners recently, showing say he still dey capable if given di right support. Striker situation also dey pressing for Arteta, especially since Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus don dey injured, limiting di options to support Odegaard.
“We need to understand di pressure we dey put on Odegaard. He na exceptional player but if we no get di right team support, e go hard for am,” Watts, a Gunners expert, talk.
As Arsenal prepare for their critical game against PSG, Arteta go need his squad to rally together and find di strength to turn di tie around, especially with di prospect of a final showdown against Inter Milan looming.
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