Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on the fact that Chelsea could be considered a must-win game and the progress Enzo Maresca has made since taking over
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00:00From the outside it looks like a pivotal game with regard to the time choice. I know it's
00:07early and you'll probably say everyone's just got to stay calm, but is it reaching
00:11that must-win status because of the teams that you're going to be competing against
00:15for this time?
00:16Well, especially because we have missed certain points in the last few weeks. Obviously the
00:22margins have got smaller and smaller. It doesn't mean that the margin doesn't exist no more.
00:26But more perfection is going to demand for the future. So, for sure, we want to win.
00:31We have to prepare and we have prepared the game to win it. That's the only thing that
00:34is in our heads.
00:35What have you made of Chelsea's progress, in particular the job that Enzo Maresca has
00:42done? Because from the outside a lot of people were saying it looks like a mess at Chelsea
00:47and yet they're now finding themselves in the top four.
00:51Well really impressed about what he's done, but really impressed really what they've done
00:54over a year. Because with Maurizio as well, the last six months I think they were extraordinary.
00:59You could see the squad, the quality they have, the amount of players that they have
01:05and Enzo has given his touch and you can see clearly what he wants to do. I think he's
01:10been really brave from day one to consistently follow what he wanted to do. I know how he
01:15thinks, I know a lot of people that know him well and I'm very happy with him that he's
01:19making a lot of progress there.