"When asked about dealing with that pressure in his press conference on Friday, Arteta simply called for calm over what will ultimately be a long season with plenty of ups and downs. Discussing the feeling of being top at the moment, Arteta reminded reporters that the narrative felt like a defeat away to Newcastle United recently would have been the end of the title race, only for things to change very quickly."
"And one week later, you are where you are. So, honestly, let's focus on what you can control, focus on our performance and achieving what we want to achieve. And the rest? It's 30 games so many things are going to happen, and emotionally we cannot be dragged in to these things because we have much more important things to do."
Arsenal occupy the top of the Premier League table and aim to secure their first title after three successive second-place finishes. Mikel Arteta instructed players to remain calm and avoid letting emotions dictate responses to pressure and momentum swings. He cited the Newcastle result and its rapidly changing narrative as evidence of how quickly fortunes shift and emphasized focusing on controllable factors, namely performance and objectives. Arteta warned that the remaining 30 league games will include many unforeseen events and that emotional distractions could derail priorities. Strong competition from Liverpool and Manchester City will test Arsenal's challenge despite a promising start.
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