Arteta on why younger players need time to adapt and it is always a gamble
Arteta on why younger players need time to adapt and it is always a gamble
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00:00 There have been a few examples where very expensive young players are struggling at
00:13 clubs. Is that a reminder to all? Do you have a whole crop of young talent? Is it a reminder
00:19 to them that you never take anything for granted and when things are going well you have to
00:25 keep pushing on?
00:27 Yes, and we are all human beings. One plus one is not always two. You have to bring them
00:37 from different countries and cultures and styles of play. They have to adapt and they
00:42 have to fit within a system and they have to fit within a different environment. That
00:47 sometimes takes time and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. But obviously I
00:53 feel extremely responsible especially when we are demanding to buy players for huge amounts
01:00 to make sure that we've done the work to make it happen. But sometimes it doesn't and it's
01:07 part of that. At the end it's a bet. When you're buying a player it's a bet and that
01:12 bet can go wrong because at the end it's a human player. A player can get injured. Look
01:17 what happened with Jurien. We are extremely happy but for a different reason we don't
01:22 have a player on the field. We pay a lot of money, he's a player that's going to be really
01:26 important. So he's not working at the moment because he cannot fulfil his job. But sometimes
01:33 it's that reason, sometimes it's the reason that he's not fitting, he's not playing well
01:36 enough, the coach makes so many mistakes that he doesn't get the best out of him. A lot
01:40 of times this is the problem as well. So it's a bit of a difficult one.
01:45 Is it there when you're having a good dressing room, because obviously people on the outside
01:49 make comments about prices and displays and living up and when they play for their international
01:55 teams or whatever. Is it about having a dressing room, what goes on inside and they look after
02:00 each other as opposed to listening to what's going on outside?
02:05 That's the idea. But they can manage the expectations and it's very difficult sometimes with the
02:12 coach when you want to put rules. Rules is fine but you don't want to direct certain
02:19 behaviours because of the rules. It's more about expectations that you have and do they
02:24 fulfil those expectations and does the team make sure that those expectations are met
02:29 because this is what we expect from each other. That's probably what you're saying and it's
02:33 much more powerful I think.
02:34 You're the one playing on a Sunday and the others are playing on a Saturday. Is that
02:46 something the Premier League still needs to look at? I know it's been a long-running discussion
02:50 for decades about how they look after the teams in Europe. Would you expect if you're
02:56 playing on a Sunday this time, maybe next time it's not you playing on a Sunday? Is
03:01 that the way to do it if someone has to play on a Sunday?
03:04 They know what the deal is, the time we want for recovery but to prepare games as well
03:09 with the travel that is involved, with the importance of that competition. What we can
03:13 ask them is to try to help us. That's all we can do I think.
03:26 Do you think he's under-appreciated by the media and fans in general?
03:34 I don't know. I have a really high and strong opinion on what he's done, what he is as a
03:40 coach, what he is able to transmit, what he has created, whatever he's been. I think what
03:45 he did at Burnley was remarkable. Did he win a trophy? No. But I think he's much bigger
03:50 than a trophy what he did. But unfortunately, probably the highlight of the coaches that
03:59 pay attention is just when you do that. I think I value a lot what he did, what he did
04:03 for Everton last year in a really difficult place, how he did it as well. I think he's
04:08 a great coach.
04:09 You mentioned that this style of play isn't just about using physicality. What is it with
04:15 Sean Stalder that impresses you?
04:17 First of all, the organisation, the intentions, the purpose, how they do it, how they get
04:22 to those areas. What is all behind it is very well thought and worked. And he does it and
04:30 even you know that he's going to do it, it's still very difficult to stop it. That's a
04:35 big quality.
04:36 Okay guys, thanks very much.
04:38 Thank you.