The debate on which half of northern London has enjoyed a better season is furious, but the chief of Arsenal, Mikel Arteta, was not humorous to interact with the subject, since he gave a response to Terser for his thoughts.
The Gunners will end second in the Premier League for the third consecutive season, while they also made the semifinals of the Champions League for the first time in 16 years and arrived at the last four of the Cup Carabao just in case.
On the contrary, the Tottenham Hotspur has suffered a league campaign of the League, on 17 of days 17, which would be its end of low flight since 1977 and only saved from a descent waste by the three recently promoted Atheh Depate returns to the championship.
However, the Spurs ended their 17-year-old trophy drought by winning the Europa League, sealing the victory with a 1-0 win over Manchester United in a low quality final in Bilbao. He vindicated the statement of Chief Ange Postecoglou that he always wins a trophy in his second year in a club and gave Tottenham fans to boast of the rights of their bitter rivals in northern London.
When asked at a press conference on Thursday which of the two teams has had a better season, Arteta dodged a direct comparison, responding curiosity: “I do not like to compare with other teams. I need to analyze my team, that is my job.”
Having seen his team eliminated in the last four of the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain earlier this month, the Spanish recognized the hard work that Tottenham put a European title.
“They are champions (Europa League) and when you get to that you have to do many things well,” said Arteta. “I think they are going through a season with many obstacles and difficulties. And in the end they have a beautiful moment.”
In the last seasons, Arsenal has become challengers of consistent titles, but they have not been winning the League. His last trophy was the FA 2020 Cup, while they never won the Champions League and have not been champions of the Premier League since the 2003-04 season.
However, Arteta insists that trophies should not be the only criteria to judge one side and that other factors must enter into consultation.
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“Where is the joy then? Because I have to analyze then, we have failed the last 20 years in the first minier League and we have failed throughout our history in the Champions League,” he explained.
“Who are we then? Where is our brand, where is our club, where is our value, our way of playing? Where are the moments we live together with our people?
“A concern [not winning a trophy]? Well, externally yes. I mean, you’re just going to evaluate that, then use those two words and that’s all.
“But then, I think, make decisions at the base of that. So the next season you don’t do that, you’re out. If you do that, you are forever. I don’t know what it is, because last night it is very good and salty, because tea. He judged only if they win it.
Arsenal has had the most bad defense in the Premier League this season, containing only 33 goals in 37 games, seven less than the Liverpool champions.
The Gunners end their campaign against Southampton in the background of the table, who avoided the unwanted Derby record of the slightest number of points in a campaign of the Premier League of Accruify 12, and Arteta says in Measure Motivated.
He added: “We want to have as many points as possible. We still have to achieve the best defensive record and finish the season in a maximum.”
