Arteta: Liverpool is the top favorite to win the championship, and Arsenal wants to take their crown

Hupu, August 29th, Arsenal coach Arteta attended the pre-match press conference against Liverpool in the third round of the Premier League. He also talked about several topics and situations of the team. On the plus side, Eze spent a good week of training and wasn't he adapting well? Yes, he impressed us. I've been paying attention to his performance a lot. I've talked about him with a lot of people. He is really outstanding. He has a very special energy and a special aura around him. He really wants to play for us and we want to see more about what he shows on the court. But make sure he has the freedom to show his abilities, which is why we brought him here.

If Odgao is absent, can Eze take over his position? We have many choices in this position, which is a good thing we have this season. So, as I said, let's see how things were going that day. Obviously, I won't give you any clues right now.

In fact, Eze increases your unpredictable ability in the game, and I think that's one of the reasons you let him come here. Of course, we have a lot of players who can play in different positions now and when we need them they can fill the gap. It will be very necessary to look at our injuries at the beginning of the season. So I'm glad to be able to do this.

The rumor about Inpikaère

You know the answer. I can't talk about players who don't belong to our team.

OK, can I ask you a question about supercomputer

OK, of course.

Supercom told me that this is the first time in eight years the first two teams of the previous season had met early in the season. This is the earliest in eight years. Would you prefer that such a showdown will take place later this season?

That's how it is. We have to be ready for the game. They are champions. There is a reason they are champions because they deserve it. They were the better team last year and the most stable team. They want to find ways to win in many different ways. We want to beat this team this year. We need to go to Anfield with this spirit and belief.

Let's talk about Eze's situation

First of all, his energy is really good. I think you will be very comfortable when you are by his side. He smiled brightly. He will ask you some tactical and game-changing questions. His performance was very impressive.

I know it's the beginning of the season and you talked about the criteria Arsenal needed to win every game. How close is it to Arsenal’s key gap in the past few seasons, how much does tomorrow feel like a season-deciding game?

Obviously, this is a very important game. We want to continue to build the momentum we are in now, go to those stadiums, and fight against such opponents is what we want. Come from those important games and win in a very convincing way. This is the goal.

Of course, you drew against Liverpool both at home and away last season. I'm sure you know the stats of the last time Arsenal won at Anfield because when you were a part of the team, I think it was 2012. What do you think needs to change to try to win this time?

is better, more efficient than we did in these games last season, and keeping up with many of the things we have previously had. Just go there and believe we can go to Anfield to win.

Do you feel this way?

Yes.

You accumulated 27 injuries last season. Seven players have been absent this season, which must be bad news. Does this allow you to analyze the reasons? What else can Arsenal do to try to alleviate this situation?

First, we have to analyze what we do in training and competition. This is for sure. I think we were in this situation last season. So, yes, we've thought about everything about injuries. We continuously monitor and improve the physical fitness of our players. But unfortunately, the season is so long that we will definitely suffer from injuries. Maybe some of these are very unexpected injuries, so we need to deal with them better.

Is Liverpool considered a favorite for this year's league championship?

Well, I think the most popular one is always the team that won the championship the year before. That's it. Others must come and take their crown away. I think that's what we're going to try to do. We have won the first two Premier League games. There is no better start than this. We hope to continue the momentum.