Mikel Artet, Getty Images September 28 2025, 17:39

The head coach of London Arsenal Mikel Artet spoke on the eve of the match of the sixth round of the APL from Newcastle United. His words are cited by the official website of “Gunners”.

“I know that we want to be the best team in the Premier League, and the contribution of every player to each phase is critical. We begin to defend ourselves in half the opponent field, and players do a huge amount of work, pressing the opponent, including his goalkeeper. So protection is something collective, and we have a collective role,

I am proud that we missed only two matches of seven, especially given that one of the heads was from a penalty stroke that could not be done. In another episode, there is something to work on, but in general, I think we were stable. We have to keep this level.

It is necessary to dominate when playing against Newcastle. Now we have to be ready because they work very quickly, there will be a truly intense match. We will prepare for this, we also know it, but if we play effectively, we will have the best chance of winning.

Comparison of this team with what was the time of my career of the football player? I think the circumstances were different because we moved to Emirates, the club had other needs, so it is difficult to compare. What I can say again is that I am extremely happy that players feel such a commitment to the club and so they want to continue working with us because we want the same, we want to work with them, because they have made a great contribution.

On St. James Park is always an incredibly wonderful atmosphere. I think this is one of England’s best stadiums. As a player, as a fan, like a coach, you always want to plunge into this atmosphere. This energy is on the stands, great support. This is the only team in the city, I think it makes it special. A wonderful match awaits us, “Artet said.

The match between Newcastle and Arsenal will take place today at 6:30 pm Kyiv time.