Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, said, the Gunners “had a few objectives, finishing second, finishing the Champions League spots and finishing the season in front of our people in the right manner with the right results”, adding, “two things have been achieved”.
Arteta’s statement is coming following his side’s lone goal triumph over Newcastle United, who are fighting really hard to secure their Uefa Champions League 2025/26 ticket.
Declan Rice fired Arsenal to three (3) points with his goal in the 55th minute in the top flight encounter at Emirates Stadium on Sunday 18 May, 2025.
According to arsenal.com, in his post-victory comments, Arteta said:
On securing Champions League football next season:
“That’s what we wanted to achieve today. We had a few objectives, finishing second, finishing the Champions League spots and finishing the season in front of our people in the right manner with the right results. Two things have been achieved.”
On the objectives now:
“First of all we have one more game to play and to finish it in the right way, and winning in Southampton is going to be really important again and then go on holidays, have time to reset and bring the temperature down a little bit. It’s been a long, long season and we need to start to think and reflect on everything that we have planned is the right one. Start to make some steps, some action and come back here fresh on day one, ready to go again.”
On the emotions in his speech at full-time:
“It was emotional because of the way I feel and it’s great. We had a dream, I said it out there, to deliver a big trophy this season for our people and because I think the team deserved it as well in the journey that we’ve been together in the last three or four years. We haven’t achieved that and there are a lot of factors and a lot of situations that we’ve been through for the last nine and a half months that are not happening but make sure that we’re still valid.”
On reflecting upon this campaign:
“I would leave that for the summer. I’ve done it in the dressing room and for me it’s very clear. But I’m there every day. I know what we’ve been through for nine and a half months. I know what we’ve done. I know very well the history of the Premier League and the teams that have been in 30% of the situations that we’ve been in. They have collapsed, completely collapsed, and we haven’t. I really value that because that shows that we have built something that is very, very sustainable and consistent, regardless of people who don’t like to see it.”
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