Mikel Arteta special: Arsenal's transfer plans, why they can’t copy Liverpool’s route to the top and how his project is shaping up
The Sky Sports Football Podcast
Sky Sports
4 • 718 Ratings
🗓️ 29 April 2022
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Ahead the Gunners’ crucial Premier League clash with West Ham - which is live on Sky Sports on Sunday - the Arsenal boss discusses how his side have adapted after injuries to Kieran Tierney and Thomas Partey, the club’s summer transfer plans, why they cannot copy Liverpool’s route to the top and how his Arsenal project is developing. Are they ahead of schedule?
Arteta also talks the recent return of club legends Dennis Bergkamp and Thierry Henry to the Emirates Stadium and the race for the top four.
In Part 2, Nick is then joined by Sky Sports senior football journalist Oliver Yew to discuss the interview and all things Arsenal ahead of a crucial few weeks for the club as they bid to return to the Champions League.
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| 0:34.1 | Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Essential Football podcast. I'm SkySport Senior Football Journalist Oliver You and this week we have a very special interview to bring you. Sky Sports Football Features writer Nick Wright made his way to Arsenal's training ground at London Colney to speak to Gunner's boss Mikhaileta, ahead of their crucial trip across London to face |
| 0:55.1 | West Ham in a game which you can see live on Sky Sports from 4pm on Super Sunday. |
| 1:01.5 | There was a time when it was unimaginable that Arsenal wouldn't be in the Champions |
| 1:04.9 | League. Under Arsumvenger, they qualified for the tournament for 19 consecutive seasons. |
| 1:10.2 | However, they haven't featured in the |
| 1:12.0 | Champions League since the 2016-17 season. There was a little wobble in recent weeks with three |
| 1:18.2 | straight defeats to Crystal Palace, Brighton and Southampton, but now, after back-to-back wins |
| 1:23.8 | against Chelsea and Manchester United, they now find themselves two points clear of |
| 1:28.3 | North London rival Spurs in fourth and in pole position to qualify for next season's |
| 1:33.4 | Champions League. In part two of today's podcast, I'll be joined by Nick as we discuss his |
| 1:38.7 | interview with our Teta and all things Arsenal. But now, without further delay, let's hear |
| 1:43.9 | from the Arsenal boss |
| 1:44.9 | as he discusses his young squad, their chase for the Champions League, |
| 1:48.9 | the progress of his Arsenal project, and much, much more. |
| 1:52.8 | Here's Nick Wright with Mikhail Arteta. |
| 1:57.3 | Good afternoon, Mikhail. Thank you for joining us. |
| 2:00.2 | I just wanted to start by asking you how big a challenge it's been over the last couple of weeks |
| 2:04.6 | to adapt your team without Thomas Parting, Kieran Tini, to key players, of course. |
| 2:09.6 | How do you feel you've had to change your approach? |
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