“You want them to be successful because it’s a team that deserves to be at the top. They need to win the title to validate the work they have been doing, we all know that, but it’s nice to see a fresh, young team with hunger competing against a team that have been here for years.
“I often say that when you see Arteta and Arsenal play, it’s a copy and paste from what we see with Pep (Guardiola) and Man City. It’s not an insult, for me being compared with a coach like Pep is really strong.
“Arteta helped Pep understand English football; what it’s like playing away from home, what to expect from each team and so on. He was also the coach that was closest to the players and probably had conversations with the players that the manager didn’t have.
“People say that his [Arteta’s] enthusiasm or celebrating on the touchline is too much and this can affect his players. Yes, it does, it can make them too excited and not be able to control their emotions, but, at the same time, it’s this energy that he can transmit to his players that makes them the team they are. People will doubt and question the way he behaves until he wins the Premier League.”
“Gabriel Jesus, for me, is a very good striker, but he is not in the category of top strikers. It’s very difficult to compete with strikers who are scoring 60 goals a season.
“Arsenal are the team that create the most chances in the league. If they keep reproducing these performances, eventually they will get to a phase of the season where they start scoring goals, and you’re seeing this now.
“If Arsenal could bring in a striker who adds quality and 15 to 20 goals a season, they will become the new Manchester City. City used to play without a No 9 two years ago and they were still scoring goals, but when they bought (Erling) Haaland they just added that little bit more.”
“You can be a little bit expressive; you have players like this. But I always thought when watching him [Aaron Ramsdale] that it somehow wasn’t real. It was just a little bit too much. Jens Lehmann was crazy, but he never went over the top. I felt that when you’re just trying to wind up fans and coming out of the game winning 3-0 and it’s all smiles, anyone can smile when you’re winning. It’s different when you’re going through a difficult period of low performances, and you start to question your ability.
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