Mikel Arteta spoke to the media in Los Angeles on Monday following Arsenal’s training session at the LA Rams practice facility. The Arsenal manager touched on the pre-season and more. Read below, as relayed by Arsenal.com.
on the mood in the camp this pre-season:
“It’s been very positive since day one. We started at Marbella for two weeks and then we had a week off. When the players arrived back at the Sobha Realty Training Centre they were at it straight away. It’s not a surprise because they’re a joy of a team to work with – even today, straight away with jet lag and high temperatures, they train at the same intensity.”
on how we integrate international players back into the squad:
“There is a very well-thought-out plan of integration, but we cannot expect them to go from sunbeds to training at 100 miles per hour. They need to be able to get up to speed. When they come back we will be working closely with them to follow the rhythm of the rest of the boys.
“I do not think so. Let’s see what condition they come back in. All of the messages I have got from them, they are really excited to come back and have a great season again. I do not expect anything else.
“When your mind is telling you to come back, then I think you need to follow your mind. They need some rest, they had a week as well before they started the Euros. We will manage them, but if they are willing that means that they want to, so let’s do it.”
on how important our three games in the US will be:
“They’re really good because we’re going to play on three different surfaces, three different stadiums, and different weather conditions. The travelling is different and different opposition, so great it’s preparation for us.”
on what he is looking to see from the group in the US:
“That we keep up the standards that we require at every level. Physically, there are huge improvements to make and team cohesion is the same. Also, evolving in our culture, and earning the right to win games and playing better each time. The opposition are going be really tough and the goal is to win the games.”
The Gunners squad for the USA tour consists of 26 players:
Goalkeepers: Karl Hein, Tommy Setford, Lucas Nygaard, Alexei Rojas
Defenders: Ben White, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Jurrien Timber, Josh Nichols, Jakub Kiwior, Ayden Heaven, Omar Rekik
Midfielders: Thomas Partey, Jorginho, Michal Rosiak, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Martin Odegaard, Emile Smith Rowe, Fabio Vieira, Ethan Nwaneri, Salah–Eddine Oulad M’Hand, Jimi Gower
Forwards: Leandro Trossard, Reiss Nelson, Charles Sagoe Jr, Gabriel Jesus, Eddie Nketiah
Arsenal take on Bournemouth at LA Galaxy’s Dignity Health Sports Park on Wednesday, July 24 (7.30 pm local time), followed by matches against Manchester United at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles the following Saturday (5 pm local) and Liverpool at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Wednesday, August 1 (7.30 pm local).
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