Gunners head coach, Mikel Arteta, has described Arsenal’s 5-0 triumph over Chelsea in the Premier League 2023/24 match at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday 23 April, 2024 as “a big performance”.
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| Arsenal Spanish manager, Mikel Arteta, celebrates after his side defeated Chelsea 5-0 in the Premier League 2023/24 match at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday 23 April, 2024. Photo: @Arsenal |
It was a very sweet cruise for the hosts as they humiliated their visitors without mercy on Tuesday night.
Arteta added, “we were really good against a really good team that was in great form.”
Martin Ødegaard, was awarded the Player Of The Match (POTM) following his amazing performance against the Blues – the Norway International recorded two assists, for Kai Haverts and Ben White.
According to arsenal.com, in his post-Chelsea reaction, Arteta said:
on the performance tonight:
Yeah, a big performance, collectively and individually I thought we were really good against a really good team that was in great form, and they were going to ask us a lot of questions, and we responded really well. From the start of the game I think we were really determined, really flowing, playing with a lot of courage and making things happen. Yeah, really happy with the result, it’s a big day for our supporters as well so really happy with that.
on how Rice, Odegaard and Partey played together:
Yeah we have the squad available apart from Jurrien [Timber] hopefully he’s going to be very soon back with us, we have to utilise the players, the quality that we have. We thought it was a really good game for Thomas [Partey] to come back, he looks like he is in rhythm, he trained really well the last few days, the way that they set-up, the players that they have in and the way they attack especially, we believe it was the right call to make. He stepped up and had a great performance and was really important for the team.
on what he likes about that midfield trio:
Everything, but as well when they play Declan, Kai, and Martin or play with Emile as well or Jorgi for sure, he has played some big games and we’ve won some big, big games with him as well, depends on the game and the state, the opponent as well, it’s great because everybody feels important as well, that’s something really, really important now.
on sympathy towards Pochettino’s situation at Chelsea:
All the sympathy in the world with everything that he’s been through, everything that he’s doing, he knows that. I’ve been on the other side as well and nothing. He’s doing a great job, if you look at this team and analyse six, seven games of them, they deserve to win every match they play big games, big teams and they deserve to beat all of them. Hopefully things will turn around and be as he deserves.
on the supporters getting fully behind the team:
That’s what we’re here for. I think that they have to feel that this team is capable of representing the club in the best possible way. I think they feel it, they see the effort, they see the quality and our job is to make sure that they have fun, enjoy and together we can win things.
