Mikel Arteta gave the perfect response when asked about Manchester United legend Paul Scholes criticising his team's style. Speaking at his press conference on Monday, Arteta was asked about concerns over his tactics and how entertaining the style of football has been this season. Arsenal have had their critics, though Arteta mainly insisted that he only hears good things from people he's spoken to around Europe.
Just want to say thank you to the players, backroom staff to give me that present. Proud to do it here in Manchester with my City. "Now rest and come back with the energy. "I think my period at Barcelona B is the foundation for many things. To realise myself that I was able to do it and learn a lot.
I'm very certain that based on the philosophy that we want, the playing style, we will see something different compared to what we've seen in the past 12 years, the 41-year-old said during his introductory press conference on Tuesday. We've been a high-intensity, energetic team, but I think we could add a lot more in terms of the playing style, bringing in players with high footballing IQs. You want guys who could perform and with excitement in the attack, and we want to play fun football that allows us to succeed, win, and develop players.
Florian Wirtz's 116million transfer from Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool was an early sign of intent from the Premier League champions this summer, as the German arrived as part of a 400million spending spree that also saw the likes of Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike signed up to bolster the club's attacking ranks. Arne Slot's side kicked off the 2025/26 campaign with five Premier League wins on the bounce,
I think they do play a very similar style of football," Gordon told a press conference ahead of England's friendly with Wales. "In terms of they want to almost be like the quarterback, they want to come in and create, they don't just want to finish the chances like a typical striker would do.
"Why did we fire Mourinho? I'll say it for the first time, it was a painful dismissal," Koc told Fanatik. "Parting ways with someone who is above all a friend was tough. Being eliminated by Benfica wasn't a problem, but the way we were eliminated was unacceptable. This made me feel like last year's football would continue. We parted ways because we believed this squad would be playing better football at this point."
Days before the start of the 2025 season, Naomi Osaka made an ominous remark about her future in tennis. "I don't think I'm the type of player that would hang around," Osaka said, if her ranking didn't improve. "I'd rather spend time with my daughter if I'm not where I think I should be and where I feel like I can be."
