Post-Leicester quotes round-up: Arteta, Cooper, Martinelli, Trossard, Keown
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Arsenal made a palaver of their win over Leicester, dominating the match from start to finish and all but killing it off by half time, before making life very difficult in the second half, conceding twice, and leaving it to the death to get the job done.
Here’s what the managers, players, pundits and stattos made of the action…
Mikel Arteta on his side’s attitude in tough circumstances…
I'm really happy, really pleased with the performance, the attitude of the team and the way we played and dominated the game. I'm especially happy with the way the team reacted when it got very difficult, with a really unexpected two goals conceded which put the game at stake. We – the crowd included – showed unbelievable emotional control, a lot of belief and clarity into what we are continuously doing and a lot of courage at the end to find a way to win it.
Source:Arsenal.com
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Steve Cooper on Leicester’s late defeat…
Tough one to take to be fair. Proud of the second half performance particularly. If it’s a team that’s not together, they can really go under after the first-half but it was great to score as early as we did in the second half and then go to 2-2. You know you are going to suffer here at time against a really good time like Arsenal at the Emirates but I felt like we were coping really well. To have that deflection for the third goal is just a bit of where our luck is but then the fourth goal is against the run of play.
Source:BBC Match of the Day
Arsenal (4.37) 4-2 (0.27) Leicester
— The xG Philosophy (@xGPhilosophy) September 28, 2024
Gabriel Martinelli on the win…
Really happy with the performance. I think we deserved the win. We suffered a bit. We won the game, that's the most important thing. It is always nice to score goals. We have to focus on ourselves and be ready for the next game.
Source:PremierLeague.com
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Leandro Trossard on leaving it late…
Overall, I think we played a very good game to go 2-0 up at half-time and then the goals we conceded today, they were a bit too easy. It shows how you need to push for the other goals – we had some great chances, and their goalkeeper made some great saves as well but it's nice to get those two goals at the end to get the win.
Source:Arsenal.com
Arsenal 4-2 Leicester City FT
Arsenal survive a huge scare to win it with two second-half injury-time goals!
The stats make it look like a pretty one-sided game… #ARSLEIpic.twitter.com/8amiUkodMb
— Opta Analyst (@OptaAnalyst) September 28, 2024
Arteta on whether Riccardo Calafiori was lucky to avoid a red card…
I haven’t seen the action, but I got really worried because he gave the foul. I haven’t seen the replay.
Source:Post-game press conference
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Arteta on the impact of substitute Nwaneri…
I brought on Ethan and the guy, at 17-years-old, his first action is to go past two, three people and take a shot. I just love it. If you want to be here and play at that level, you need to have that courage. I really value that from the team today.
Source:Post-game press conference
For me the fact we are finding players gives me more confidence for the season.
Injury and suspension creates opportunities.
Ok it's changes how we play but we are finding people who can genuinely help.
No more fake depth.
Real quality that looks so focussed
— Clive (@clivepafc) September 28, 2024
Gabriel Martinelli on netting his first goal of the season…
It’s always nice to score goals and even more for us that plays up front so really happy with the goal and the assist [on Trossard’s goal] as well.
Source:Dazn
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Don Hutchinson (yeah, slim pickings today) on Arsenal’s winner…
They find a way to find a free player at the far post. They’ve had the overload at the far post.
Source:PremierLeague.com
Chances created:
𝟖 – 𝐁𝐮𝐤𝐚𝐲𝐨 𝐒𝐚𝐤𝐚 𝐯𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫
8 – Luis Díaz this PL season
8 – Savinho this PL season
6 – Bruno Fernandes this PL season[@statmusefc] pic.twitter.com/ySemFwjXZE
— DailyAFC (@DailyAFC) September 28, 2024
Martin Keown on Arsenal’s title chances…
They could [win it] but they’ve got Man City in the room with them so they have to respect them, and I think there is a healthy respect between the two managers which is the only thing keeping a lid on those two clubs right now, but it’s like a tug of war. When you’re playing your match or watching their game and they lose a little and that rope starts to come your way, Arsenal will have thought before the match today, we’ve got a good tug on this rope, we’ve got an opportunity. Then suddenly, it’s 2-2, the rope is going the other way and you’ve got to be brave in that moment. They found a solution and found a way to win to keep the momentum going.
Source:BBC Final Score
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Arteta on Saka’s consistently dangerous corners…
That's not an extra, that's a gamechanger. When he's there in front of goal and he puts the ball in the back of the net, that's a game changer. That's what he needs to do consistently at this level and the others have to do other stuff, I think we generated 17 corners today, we should have scored from others, we need every possible tool to be a threat all the time.
Source:Post-game press conference
Gabriel Martinelli when Riccardo Calafiori has started behind him:
– 2 games
– 1 goal
– 2 assists pic.twitter.com/LCVIUuUJfG— DailyAFC (@DailyAFC) September 28, 2024
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