Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on losing FA Cup tie to 10 man Manchester United on penalties
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00:00Incredible how you don't win the game. That's basically to sum up the dominance, the superiority
00:14in relation to your position and everything that we did to try to win the game and that's
00:21it. We didn't deserve, we didn't get what we deserved clearly but there is an element
00:27that is about putting the ball in the back of the net, they did it once and with the
00:30amount of situations, chances, penalties that we had we didn't. We go home extremely sad
00:37but I cannot be proud of my players on the team, individually, collectively, what they
00:42produced on Wednesday against Newcastle, against two top teams. It's incredible but we haven't
00:49got rewarded and that's the downside too.
00:52What do you say to him to get him back into the state of mind that he's shown in his
01:02best moments?
01:03To him and to all of them that I love them, that we all love them individually and as
01:07a team that I enjoy. What this team produces every three days is incredible regardless
01:11of what happens. I'm not going to lose sight of that because of our results or for two
01:17because we didn't deserve those results. What can we do better? Let's try to do it. It's
01:22very difficult to cheat, it's an emotional part, it's something related to confidence
01:26as well but it's very difficult to ask something else to our players.
01:31At full-time, Man Utd tweeted the word justice in reference to the Martyn penalty that was
01:40missed. What are your thoughts on that penalty?
01:45I comment about my players and my team not having a position.
01:48There was a clip of you guys appearing to headbutt Kai Havertz, have you seen it?
01:53No, I haven't seen it.
01:57As you say when you dominate a game like that you create so many chances, it will intensify
02:02the calls for Arsenal to have an out-and-out striker, that they lack an out-and-out striker.
02:06Is that an area that you need to look at this month?
02:09No, but we miss from various ways, from different players and I understand that but I cannot
02:17love our players more and I'm very much focused on the ones we have to perform at the highest
02:23level, that's it. The rest is not in our hands, it's in my hands.
02:29Was there any early word on Gabriel Jesus?
02:35Big worry, that's my feeling. He had to come off on a stretcher with a lot of pain, touching
02:43his knee is not looking good.
02:46Is it the same knee as the one from the World Cup?
02:48No, I think it's the other one. The worrying factor is the feeling that he had when he
02:54had to come off and the pain that he was in.
03:00This team has been together now for two or three years, they're at a really high level,
03:03is there a danger when these number of trophies you've been competing for them but you can't
03:08get over the line, how do you stop that becoming a psychological problem for the players that
03:13it gets in their head that they haven't yet got over the line?
03:16That's the outcome, but obviously relying on not performing like this and waiting for
03:22one shot to go on target and score a goal, I don't want to bet on that. I bet on that
03:26team to try to win big trophies, I don't know. But playing like this, there are very few
03:32teams in the world that can play at that level.
03:35Miquel, after a week when you've knocked out of one competition, cut competition and
03:39you've got a mountain to climb in another, do you feel a bit of pressure now about Wednesday
03:44night's North London derby?
03:46Sorry, sorry?
03:47Do you feel under extra pressure to win the North London derby on Wednesday night after
03:52the week you've had?
03:53No, regardless of whether we've won the last two games, it's excitement and looking forward
03:58to play the biggest game of the season for our supporters and what it means to us.
04:04I suppose just following on from that, Miquel, are you worried that it's been quite a damaging
04:08week for Arsenal given the other day and now here you've lost two big, big matches?
04:13I understand the point, but it's I think a remarkable week to understand what we did
04:18again today after what happened three days ago and what we did to two of the best teams
04:23in the moment right now. So this is what I take. The result, I understand that and is
04:28extremely disappointed, but I cannot put my focus on that. I think it would be very,
04:33very, very unfair.
04:38Martin Odegaard obviously had a main role to play today, missed the penalty in overtime,
04:43however, he came back in sport in the penalty shootout. What did you make of those two moments?
04:49The first one that it happens, you know, when you want to take responsibility and leadership
04:53in a team, it can happen. He missed it. What I loved is that when I asked him, OK, who
04:57wants to take it, he was the first one in the sheet because I want to take it. And that's
05:01the players that we want. You know, you're going to have difficult moments. It's how
05:05you respond to them. And he's the captain and he's the leader. And I love that he's
05:11on that today again.
05:12And finally, Tom from Football London.
05:13Hi, Miquel. You were asked after the game about how the fans were leaving before the
05:18end of the game. During the penalty shootout, there was quite an exodus at the moment, but
05:21Havertz actually missed his penalty. You looked like you were turning around to supporters
05:25and asking for more. Is it painful to see them leaving in those moments?
05:29No, no, I did it before because obviously after the draw he was there. So the moment
05:34that I did is just to make sure that we create an atmosphere that is needed.
05:39Has Havertz just changed? Has he gone to hospital?
05:42No, he's gone home. Probably tomorrow. Yeah. Thank you.