Mikel Arteta explains why everybody loves Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka and acknowledges the importance of having players who can easily relate to fans. League leaders Arsenal face Brentford at the Emirates tomorrow night.
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00:00 - Intro.
00:04 - Kayode's long throw: A massive weapon.
00:14 - Best since Delap?: Yes, and especially with the wind. It's something that's increasing.
00:53 - How to defend it: I was usually outside the box! It's a chaotic situation so difficult to predict.
01:17 - Rice long throw: everything has to evolve. I have no idea how good he was a year ago. I know how good Declan was at set pieces 3 years ago to now.
02:07 - Rice the Lighthouse: someone who brings a focal point for everyone to head. He has that aura and character to be that person.
02:50 - Players to have relatability: Something are to respect players, some are to be admired. Declan has both. It's like Bukayo, to have a feeling like that even if you don't support them.
03:48 - 2-0 to loss to Brentford: preparation was a nightmare, we lost 7-9 players with covid. I look back now and know we've learned a lot.
04:24 - Multi club model: I don't know where we are. Exploring it's always good to see if we can take some advantage. That's up to the club.
05:02 - Advantage to have another club for youth players?: With the regulation we have in the premier league. Let's see what can happen.
05:41 - Amorim on stealing set piece tricks: it's doing that, not copying and pasting but I imagine every manager tries to do that. I'm sure we all do it.
06:20 - Corners: you see certain patterns where you think that looks familiar. It's part of evolution.
06:52 - Keith Andrews: I think what he's doing is special, in such a short period of time it's remarkable what he's done.
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By HaytersTV
December 2, 2025