Mikel Arteta speaks to the media ahead of Arsenal's Premier League match against Everton. The Spaniard gave updates on the fitness of Martin Odegaard and Leandro Trossard, as well as answering whether he wants Tottenham to stay up.
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00:00 - Intro.
00:07 - Injury concerns?: No.
00:14 - Odegaard and Trossard: we'll speak to the doctors.
00:34 - Havertz penalty: every result shifts momentum. The fact we managed to draw the game was a lift.
01:16 - Hurzeler comments: personal. It says a lot about him as a person and I appreciate it. He's going a really good job at Brighton.
01:56 - David Moyes: spoken a few times. Not only him but his staff, I have huge memories, he changed my career. A lot of incredible things shared.
02:51 - Dressing room, siege mentality?: you have to go in there and feel the mood and energy. How much we value our position and wanting to be there at the end of the season.
03:27 - think about Quadruple: no really. Three different competitions in three days. We arrive in any game in the best possible way.
04:22 - Tottenham struggles, want the to stay up? : it's one of the most beautiful games we have. It elevates emotions after winning.
05:09 - Moyes longevity: it's incredible. It's why he's one of greatest premier league managers. To maintain that with different clubs is very rare. He's been through great moments and hard moments.
06:03 - playing to win?: playing football to give you what you need. I saw in the champions league. Barcelona one of the beautiful teams, saw Newcastle come with intensity, credit to Newcastle.
07:19 - six games won by four or more goals in prem: this is the reality of our league right now.
07:40 - better spectacle?: you need to have unpredictability. Those numbers are the best examples of that.
08:16 - Learning from each other. Putting the best information in a laptop and trying to replicate it.
09:24 - Would you ever try predict the sport?: Yes. Tell us? No.
09:40 - Taking advantage: every opponent is the same. The situation we'll try to defend, attack to replicate scenarios and match it.
10:19 - speaking to national teams: we have good communication. We'll wait and see.
10:44 - Most nervous you'll be: it's a period we don't like a lot. It's part of the calendar and we have to accept it.
11:27 - Inswinging corners breaking league?: we don't want the long throws. Have a four second timer, changing something it'll be a different league.
12:12 - Saka output: what he's doing at his age do this club. When you look at his trend it's incredible.
12:53 - Cup final starting eleven: no. We've come from five games in short periods of time. Two three games away is difficult.
13:31 - six of last 10 at home: we had four away from home, that's the calendar, at home we've been strong.
14:10 - Maintain gap to city: every game you have is important.
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March 13, 2026
