Mikel Arteta praised Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard for his leadership as well as reminiscing on his previous north London derbies as a player.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro.
00:23 - Unity of players partners: It’s great to see. It’s needed because we have a lot of foreign players and they need support.
01:14 - Involvement in this cohesion?: We do certain things to try help connect.
01:44 - High defensive lines: It’s a question for them but puts demand on them. You have a choice to make. There’s pros and cons to everything.
02:17 - Encouragement from you?: There’s a limit because there’s an offside line. We want the ball as much as possible.
02:49 - Feeling of first Derby: It’s been a while but there’s so much history. It’s a big one and it’s needed.
03:31 - Did you learn about the history?: We had certain members of the staff who were passionate.
04:03 - Odegaard’s role: It depends on the game. We’ve demanded him to be closer to the opponents box, he keeps running and wants more.
04:27 - Driven by him or you?: At the end of the day something needs to inspire him. He needs to faith with the people around him.
04:57 - Believing in himself?: Probably. No one is against his talents.
05:29 - Chance to speak to Wenger?: I’ve spoken to him on certain topics.
05:51 - What have you taken from him?: It’s about finding a way to win the game.
06:25 - Impressive Odegaard’s leadership qualities: It’s not only about him, but that role has to be given with a blessing. The team is happy to give him that responsibility.
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