Arteta urges team to seize what they can control

The Gunners Arsenal will face the Hammers West Ham at the Emirates Stadium in the 26th round of the 2024/25 Premier League. Arteta said that the team must grasp everything they can control and that the team knows what it needs to pay to win the championship.

With Merino's double goal, Arsenal beat Leicester 2-0 away in the last round of the league. After three consecutive wins, Arsenal is currently ranked second in the standings with 53 points, 8 points behind the leader Liverpool, who played one round earlier.

Arsenal manager Arteta said at a press conference, "I see opportunities to continue winning and move towards the goal I want to achieve at the end of the season, which is to win the championship. This is the only thing we need to focus on. We must do our job well, and tomorrow's game against West Ham will be a tough battle. If we can win this game, then we will focus on the games of our championship rivals. There are 13 rounds left in the league, and everything is possible."

"I don't like talking about 'what ifs' in football, we have to focus on doing what we have to do. If the result goes our way, that's great, but the most important thing is to make sure we take advantage of everything we can control."

Arteta continued, "We have experienced different situations. Sometimes we have been in the leading position, sometimes we have fallen behind at this stage, but then we caught up. But no matter what, our ambition, hope, fighting spirit and energy have always been the same, because the meaning of the championship is too great."

"The competition for the championship is very fierce, and details can determine success or failure. In the past few seasons, our performance data was enough to win the Premier League in other seasons, but in the end we still failed. This is enough to show how difficult the competition is. But because we have had such experience, we know more about what it takes to win the championship."

In addition, Arteta added, "Manchester City has maintained this dominance for six or seven consecutive years, which is indeed unusual. But to be fair, Liverpool has also shown extremely high stability and outstanding performance in these years. However, this is a long journey and we must remain competitive."