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[tense music]

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[crowd cheering]

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When you do what you do
because you love what you do,

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that is called passion.

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[crowd shouting]

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Only passion,

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determination and passion,

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and show these people how much you care

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and go out there and play forward

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and attack them and play with courage
and belief

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and fucking win this game.

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[crowd cheering]

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[narrator] Arsenal Football Club,

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in the heart of North London.

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It's one of the biggest
football clubs in the world.

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[commentator] Thierry Henry! Superb goal!

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[narrator] A history of style.

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[commentator] Pires, magnificent.

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[narrator] And extraordinary success.

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They were champions,

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Invincibles.

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[commentator] An entire Premier League
season unbeaten.

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[narrator] But recently
things have not been so good.

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[commentator] And for the first time
in more than 20 years,

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there will be no European football
for this great club.

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[narrator] The fans are restless.

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Used to always be
in the Champions League.

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All the time, without fail.

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And now we can't even make Europa.

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[narrator] They have
the Premier League's youngest manager.

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[Mikel Arteta] As a manager,
you're going to be under pressure,

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you're going to be questioned,

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but I'm ready for a fight.

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[narrator] And youngest squad.

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For the first time in their history,

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Arsenal have allowed cameras
behind the scenes.

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[Mikel Arteta] Hey hey hey!

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[cheers]

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I don't speak often,
when I speak it's from the heart, innit.

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[narrator] In what will prove to be
a pivotal season for the club.

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[cheers]

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With the drama unfolding on...

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[commentator] And a red card.

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[narrator] ...and off the pitch.

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When I lose a duel I'm upset.

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Because that's the fucking standard.

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We have decided as a club
that he's no longer our captain.

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[narrator] With one question
hovering over the club...

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Is Mikel Arteta the man to take Arsenal
and their fans back to the big time?

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We have a challenge, guys.

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It's a beautiful challenge,
let's go for it.

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[tense music]

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[crowd cheering]

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["Skywood" by Nadia Rose]

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♪ Guess who's back ♪
♪ But you never left ♪

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♪ Yes I did, I rose from the dead ♪

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♪ And now I'm here
to kill them with flows ♪

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♪ And some punch lines
that'll go over your head ♪

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[narrator] It's a new beginning
at Arsenal.

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♪ That's what?
That skwod ♪

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The start of a season that will see
the fans return to the stadium.

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London Colney is Arsenal's training ground
where the preparations begin.

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[honk]

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Hey Cedric!

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Sambi's parked in your spot.

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Why are you looking at me?

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[Alexandre Lacazette] Hey!

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[Alexandre] Whoo!

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All dressed in gold.

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Oh! There you are.

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You're like, golden!

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What a golden boy!

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[upbeat music]

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[narrator] Arsenal
have several established stars.

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Including club captain
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

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But their squad is mainly made up
of players under 25.

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In fact, Arsenal have the youngest squad
in the Premier League.

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One of their most exciting young players

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is 19-year-old Bukayo Saka.

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From the moment Arsenal scouted me,
there was only one choice.

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The scouts approached my parents

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and they gave them a card
with the Arsenal badge on.

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I remember getting into the car
and my dad showing me.

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I just took the card and I kept it
for a few days with me.

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As a kid, you play for fun.

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When the teams that you're watching on TV
are calling for you,

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it's special.

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I was really excited and I wanted
to get started straight away.

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[shouts]

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[cheers]

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[in Spanish] Vamos!

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[narrator] Bukayo played for England in
the final of the European Championships.

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He was chosen to take the last kick
in the penalty shootout.

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[commentator] So, Bukayo Saka now.

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[narrator] It was the biggest moment
in English football in over 50 years.

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[male fan] Please, Saka, I believe in you,
you've been so good this tournament.

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Come on, mate.

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[commentator] The 19-year-old
has to score this.

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Oh, he's saved it! Donnarumma saves.

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England miss three consecutive penalties
in the shootout.

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It's poor Bukayo Saka
who misses the crucial one.

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[melancholic music]

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[narrator] After his miss,

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Bukayo was a target of a wave
of racial abuse.

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His performance in the tournament

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and the way he handled the attention
made him a household name.

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Oh my gosh.

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[Thierry Henry] If you step

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to take that penalty,
you're a hero for me.

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Obviously, you score,
it's better, understand me well,

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but for me, what he's doing right now,
and how humble he is...

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And it's great
because he's from the academy

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and he's Arsenal through and through.

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But people do not realise the pressure

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of being the one
that's going to make it.

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And got to be that
when you step on the field,

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you have to be that, but then...

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people do not care
about how you feel as a human being

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and this is where it becomes difficult.

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You know, before, I could just do
normal things, you know.

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I can't really do them anymore.

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[lady] The plate is warm, yeah?

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Thank you. Dan, perfect yeah.
Thank you.

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At home if I cook my egg,
it's well done so...

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You don't cook, though.

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What do you mean, I don't cook?
Flo, what did I tell you I did yesterday?

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Apparently he went to Waitrose
to grab a meal deal.

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[laughs]

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Apparently...

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On my life, bro, I swear.

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The whole staff waited outside
for me, bro.

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What?

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Bro, I walked in, I think they must
have recognised me.

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Did you have your hood down?

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Bro, I had my hood on
and my mask like here.

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They still recognised you?

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When I was leaving, bro...

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The whole like... Eight staff
were waiting outside at the entrance.

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Like clapping or something?

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No, they were just...
As soon as I came out...

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"Oh, can I have a picture?"

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Bro, I had my hood on and my mask.
I don't know what more I can do.

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[Folarin Balogun] That's hard.

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When I was a kid,
I didn't really think about this side.

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I just thought about the football side.

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I didn't really know about
off the pitch stuff,

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the media and stuff like that.

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But I don't think I would change it

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because I'm still living the dream
that I've always dreamt.

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[narrator] This young squad is lead
by the Premier League's youngest manager,

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39 year old,
former Arsenal captain, Mikel Arteta.

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Morning, Kelly!

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[narrator] Arteta is under pressure.

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Since he became manager,
Arsenal have been inconsistent

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and this season, things need to change.

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The expectations of this club
are to win every single game.

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We want to be in Europe, yes,

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then we will have to win trophies,
that's a yes.

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You are a winger
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where is the centre-back?

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There, yeah?

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My main objective is for the fans
to believe in the team.

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That's been lost a little bit
in the last few years.

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[upbeat music]

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Football is about trying to give
positive emotions to people.

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[shouts]

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And if we are able to do that,
hopefully beautiful things will happen.

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[player] Three! Two!

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[cheers]

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[Mark Gonnella] What I was thinking is,
if you kind of do a little "hello,

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good to see you all back,
here we go again."

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[narrator] In the media, questions hang
over Mikel and his ability as a manager.

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[Gonnella] Morning everybody.

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[Mikel Arteta] Good morning. Nice to
see you all again for a new season.

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[journalist] It's your 3rd season,
isn't it? Two 8th place finishes.

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Do you get the sense
this is now your time to deliver?

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Our goal is to get
the best version consistently

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that's going to bring us closer
to winning football matches.

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That's what I want from the team.

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On Friday, win against Brentford,

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and we've put so much work
and effort in the last few weeks

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to get the best possible preparation

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and now you want to see the outcome,
so... ready for the kick-off.

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[journalist] Thanks, Mikel.
Good luck tomorrow.

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Thank you.

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[hubbub]

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[uplifting music]

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[narrator] Arsenal's first match
is against newly promoted Brentford.

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It's a game they're expected to win,

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but Covid has affected their build up
to the game.

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And things have just got worse.

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[commentator] If you've not heard
the news,

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both Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
and Alex Lacazette

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are not involved tonight
because they're ill.

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[commentator] Of course, the pre-match
homage to Black Lives Matter

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will continue for this season ahead.

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Good to see and of course,
young Bukayo Saka on the bench there.

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[audience cheers]

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And off we go!

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[music continues]

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[narrator] Arsenal start well
and are dominating their opponents.

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[cheers]

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But just 20 minutes in...

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[cheers]

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Brentford score.

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[cheers]

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Arsenal fight on...

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[suspenseful music]

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And after 60 minutes,
Mikel brings on Bukayo Saka.

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[applause]

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[commentator] That's not just
the Arsenal fans,

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that is all of the Brentford fans
applauding Bukayo Saka onto the pitch

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after he missed that penalty.

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[narrator] But he can't change
Arsenal's fortunes.

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[commentator] Saka towards
the left-hand side

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where he's pulled across there...
Granit Xhaka...

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A low shot, but wide of the post.

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[suspenseful music continues]

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Sorensen with the long throw this time

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which bounces right across
the penalty area and it's in.

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[screams and shouts]

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It's a second goal for Brentford!

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[narrator] Mikel's hopes
of giving Arsenal fans

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a positive start to the new season
are over.

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[commentator] Arsenal fans are being
waved away, they're leaving the ground.

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[narrator] For the fans, a defeat
against Brentford is unacceptable.

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The fallout begins.

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Fucking embarrassing.

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We are bottom of the league.

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[whistle]

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[commentator] They've won! They've beaten
Arsenal by two goals to nil!

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The pressure is on these now,
there's gonna be no excuses,

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the look of the next two games
Chelsea, Manchester City,

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and I think that is why I feel
the pressure's right on Mikel Arteta.

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Rightly or wrongly, that's where we are.

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Morning.

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[Arteta] As a manager
you're going to be under pressure.

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You're going to be questioned,
you're gonna have to deal with issues.

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It's part of my job.

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And I really want
to fight for this club.

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I want to fight for our players,
our fans,

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and they feel the same way
and we can do it together.

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[crowd chant] We want Kroenke out!
I said we want Kroenke out!

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We want Kroenke out!
I said we want Kroenke out!

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We want Kroenke out!
I said we want Kroenke out!

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[narrator] Relations between
the fans and the club

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reached a new low in April 2021.

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The fans objected to the club agreeing

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to join the proposed breakaway
European Super League.

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The majority of the anger was directed
at the owners of the club,

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the Kroenke family.

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How can a football club
have an owner that doesn't care?

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I don't understand that.

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They wanted to take us out and put us
in a super league, like come on, man.

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[narrator] Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
was founded by Stan Kroenke.

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It's the largest privately owned
sports empire in the world.

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The company is reportedly worth
around 10 billion dollars.

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And when it comes to Arsenal,

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Stan's son Josh
is one of the four club directors.

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[interviewer] What's the most challenging
thing about running a football club?

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Where should I start?

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[upbeat music]

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[Josh Kroenke] My family really just
took control of the club in 2018.

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There was always gonna be
a bit of a transition period

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where maybe you don't get everything
correct the first time around.

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There will be bumps

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and you just have to be strong enough
to withstand them.

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[crowd chant] We want Kroenke out!
I said we want Kroenke out!

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We want Kroenke out!
I said we want Kroenke out!

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[Josh Kroenke] It was a very tough period.

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I knew we had upset a lot of people
and it stings.

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I understand that we have a long way to go
to build back the trust with our fanbase

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but it's already started
behind the scenes.

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[narrator] Josh has flown into London
to meet technical director Edu Gaspar

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and CEO Vinai Venkatesham.

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Along with the Arsenal board,

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Josh has approved a plan to upgrade
the first team squad.

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So, we still, of course,
as you're going to see here...

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We still thinks
there's a lot of things to do

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and when you see, like,
that kind of situation,

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that's what I wanna do
until the end of the transfer window,

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try to clean and rebalance that position.

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As you see,
Martin is in the building already,

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which is a very important position

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because before you just have
Smith-Rowe in that position

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and now we have a true number ten.

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Martin gives us a lot of flexibility.

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We've also done what we wanted to do
about the age profile of the squad.

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If you look at the players
we've brought in, all 21, 22, 23, 24.

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[narrator] Josh and the Arsenal board have
bankrolled a 30 million pounds transfer

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for Norwegian wunderkid
Martin Odegaard.

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[Bukayo Saka] Are you happy?

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Happy to be back, bro?

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I heard about the wages you were getting,
so I thought fucking hell.

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[narrator] And deals for several other
young players have been secured.

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21 year old Albert Sambi Lokonga,
15 million pounds.

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21 year old Nuno Tavares,
7 million pounds.

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But the most expensive
new signing is 23 year old Ben White

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bought for 50 million pounds.

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Mate, I've got some little kids
absolutely giving me stacks,

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they were mugging me right off.

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Were they?

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They were like "50 million, you're shit."

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[laughs]

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[narrator] Arsenal are now the highest
spenders in this summer transfer window

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and are still looking for more players.

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[upbeat music]

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[Kroenke] The grand plan
should be coming a little more obvious

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after this transfer window.

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You have some pace there.
You're still ready to play.

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I think that you see us out there
really looking for young talent

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that can grow with the group.

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-How are you?
-I'm good, Josh.

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-You good?
-Yeah.

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It's been a tough week.

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I said the first defeat
in the Premier League,

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you know what is coming.

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The tsunami's coming already
on day one.

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The clouds are dark.

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[Bukayo] Hey!

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-How are you?
-I'm good, how are you?

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I meant what I said
in that text message.

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Shake that shit off,
you've got a bright future man.

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It's going to be fun.

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He gets a clap now.
In every stadium, he gets a clap.

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[suspenseful music]

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[narrator] After 18 months away from
the Emirates Stadium, the fans are back.

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It's going to be a tough match against
European Champions League holders,

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Chelsea.

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[journalist] You've got Chelsea
this weekend, then Man City.

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This is not looking the easiest start
you could have had to this season.

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[Arteta] I know that people have
the intentions to bury us,

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to try to criticise us.
We are not interested in that.

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[journalist] Who are you
talking about there? Ex-players?

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The Rwandan president
was very critical of your game last week.

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He said Arsenal
must not accept mediocracy.

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[journalist] Arsenal's spent more money
than any other Premier League club.

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[journalist 2] Has this been your biggest
challenge since becoming Arsenal boss?

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[journalist 3] The players aren't feeling
any pressure, neither are you?

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If you don't feel pressure in football,
in any elite sport,

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I think you picked the wrong profession.

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-[Gonnella] Thanks everyone.
-[Arteta] Thank you.

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[Gonnella] Well done.
All pretty straight.

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[Arteta] They were intense, today.

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[Gonnella] Yeah.

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[Gonnella] And you saw the Ramsdale stuff
kind of came out.

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[radio] Talk Sport, sports update.

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Arsenal have announced the signing
of goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale

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on a long-term deal
from Sheffield United.

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[narrator] After weeks of negotiation,

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Arsenal have secured
a 30 million pound deal

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for 23 year old English goalkeeper
Aaron Ramsdale.

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[upbeat music]

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-You on your own?
-Yeah.

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[narrator] He just needs to pass
his medical

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with club doctor Gary O'Driscoll.

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[O'Driscoll] Have a seat.

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[door closing]

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So, look, congratulations.

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-Thank you very much.
-Taken a bit of time.

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We're thrilled to have you,
congratulations.

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Thank you.

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So, have you done medicals before?

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Yeah.

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You are a goalkeeper,
right or left-handed?

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Er, right.

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-And footed?
-Right.

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-Are you married or partner or kids?
-Partner.

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-You've got a partner.
-Yeah.

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By the end of today,
I'll give you my number

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and any issues that you've got

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or your partner's got
or whatever, family,

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any issue at all and you just give me
a call, we'll sort that out.

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So, no injuries at the moment?

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-No.
-When were you last injured?

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What which stopped me from playing?

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Yeah. Can you...
Good if you can't remember, that's great.

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-Arm, elbow?
-No.

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-Wrists?
-No.

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-Fingers, hands, no breaks?
-Broken thumb.

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-Any issues since then?
-No, it was a Bennett's fracture.

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That's it, no other injuries?

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Have you ever had surgery, have you ever
had any operation at all? Groin? Hernias?

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When I was like 10, I broke my arm.

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Remember how you did that?

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Better not to ask?

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I fell off a skateboard
trying to go down a slide...

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[laughs]

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-Good lad!
-I watched my big brother do it.

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A great goalkeeper in the making there.
Like it.

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[Aaron] I played outfield kicking about
in the fields with my dad and my brothers,

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and my dad just said,
"Where do you wanna play?"

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and I said in goal, and he just turned
round and said "Are you mad?"

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I just shrugged my shoulders.

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I think it was just the thrill
of diving around in the mud,

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making saves,
just being sort of dopey

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and a joker and stuff like that.

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[O'Driscoll] Do you know
any of the other lads here?

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[Aaron] Erm, Bukayo, Emile,

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Reiss.

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All through England?

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00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:44,760
-Yeah, and I know Rob a little bit.
-Great.

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When I was at Bolton.

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-You were at Bolton as well?
-As a kid, yeah.

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-No way.
-Yeah.

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When I was in the academy at Bolton,

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obviously getting a couple of contracts

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sort of from 12 to 16,
you realise that you do have a talent

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because you're in the academy
for a reason,

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but I don't think it was until
when I turned probably 17, 18,

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I started having a better time
at Sheffield United

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and I was really part of that squad,
and that's probably when I thought,

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"I've got a chance."

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And six months later
I was in Bournemouth.

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[female journalist] The season before
he was at Bournemouth, they got relegated.

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I think it's a lot of money.

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[male journalist] I don't quite get
the Ramsdale one, if I'm honest.

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[journalist] They are Banter FC right now.

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[Aaron] I made a decision to turn
all my comments off

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on Instagram and Twitter.

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I don't need to listen to it.

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I think the only person's opinion
I need to listen to is the manager's,

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he picks the team.

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I need to listen to my teammates'
opinions and my family,

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who have been there through
thick and thin, who have seen my journey.

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[cheers]

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People are jealous, people are fickle,
people think they can do better.

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It's a cop-out in my opinion,

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you're hiding behind a keyboard,
just an easy way out for them.

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[upbeat music]

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And if you start reading it,
it's bad for you,

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and obviously bad for your mental state.

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Judge me at the end and we'll see
what the reception's like then.

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[fans screaming and chanting]

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Arsenal! Arsenal!
Arsenal! Arsenal!

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Arsenal! Arsenal!

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[upbeat music]

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[narrator] The second league match
of the season is against Chelsea.

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Arsenal have captain Aubameyang back.

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He's on the subs bench
after recovering from Covid,

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but 50 million pound defender Ben White
is now out with the virus.

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Mikel needs his team to perform
in front of their home fans.

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Otherwise, the crowd
could turn against them.

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[commentator] You do wonder
how long the home support

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will back the team
if things don't improve.

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Because if the Arsenal fans
had been in the ground last season,

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they would have let the players
and the manager know their feelings.

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00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:16,840
Being an Arsenal fan right now sucks.

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00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:19,600
Let's be honest, it ain't...

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There's nothing to really cheer about.

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So many lows, especially since
we used to have so many highs.

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We used to always be
in the Champions League.

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It's tragic.

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[interviewer] Why do you stick
with them then?

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00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:34,120
Because you have to.

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00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:38,280
I can't just...
be a Chelsea fan now, ugh, like...

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Or a Tottenham... No, I couldn't even.

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[coach] Let's go!
Let's fucking do it, come on!

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[applause]

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[man] Get together, come on.

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00:23:51,840 --> 00:23:55,200
Ok, this week, guys,
I think we've all been hurt.

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We've all been hurt because
so many people has hurt our pride.

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00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:03,120
And I saw you after the game
and how much you care

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and it hurts me.

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00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:06,200
It hurts me for you, for all the staff,

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00:24:06,360 --> 00:24:09,280
and all the people that cares for us
at the football club.

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00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:11,920
Not for me, the criticism are nothing.

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00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:15,400
For you guys,
because I know how hard you fucking try.

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00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:19,680
But today, we have a possibility
to make a point here.

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And it's when everybody's against you,
you are stronger here, guys.

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[tense music]

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[commentator] Arsenal must pick up
the pace in their home opener

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as the Gunners welcome European
Champions Chelsea to Emirates Stadium.

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00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:37,240
Romelu Lukaku is thrust straight
into the limelight

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00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:40,280
following his near 100 million move
from Inter.

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[cheers]

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00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:46,520
Gets there for a start. Just listen
to this as Premier League football

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returns to the Emirates Stadium.

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[narrator] Despite the roar
from the home fans,

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Arsenal are immediately under pressure
and Chelsea land a first blow.

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[commentator] Here is James,
right hand side, inside the penalty area,

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low ball in, chance for Lukaku taken.

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00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:04,320
[cheers]

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00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:07,160
Their big money signing
comes good very early on here

485
00:25:07,360 --> 00:25:08,840
and it was a simple tap in.

486
00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:10,600
[tense music]

487
00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:25,920
Marcos Alonso, good work from Havertz,
this is Romelu Lukaku

488
00:25:26,120 --> 00:25:28,720
and now it's with Mount towards James.

489
00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:29,680
[cheers]

490
00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:33,240
Who puts it into the back
of the net with real panache!

491
00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:37,520
[narrator] 2-0 down and the energy within
the stadium is low.

492
00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:40,640
[tense music continues]

493
00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:43,600
[crowd boo]

494
00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:47,040
[commentator] Half-time here
at the Emirates Stadium,

495
00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:50,280
and one or two boos
from the Arsenal supporters.

496
00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:00,600
[Granit Xhaka] 2, not 1. 2!

497
00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:02,840
Romelu was so high,

498
00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:04,720
we are going back.

499
00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:06,880
Try to stay in front of him,
let him in offside.

500
00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:08,160
How can we solve that?

501
00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:10,920
We call the winger to go to Mason

502
00:26:11,120 --> 00:26:12,520
and you are in front of Lukaku.

503
00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:14,200
It's the only chance we have.

504
00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:19,480
Guys, Lukaku... Lukaku is dictating
the height of our line.

505
00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:22,480
If Lukaku is here,
we are here and the ball is there.

506
00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:24,960
We have to dictate
where we want the ball,

507
00:26:25,120 --> 00:26:25,920
and we have to play him offside

508
00:26:26,120 --> 00:26:30,160
every time the ball is under pressure
so he has to be squeezing with us.

509
00:26:30,360 --> 00:26:33,360
We have some chances, we are arriving,
we have courage, we need a goal.

510
00:26:33,560 --> 00:26:36,000
We need a goal to give us hope
and give us energy.

511
00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:39,200
But whatever happens, I don't want one
fucking player complaining,

512
00:26:39,360 --> 00:26:42,360
one fucking player walking.
Is it clear? Let's go.

513
00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:44,600
-[clapping]
-[players] Let's go!

514
00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:48,240
[bell rings]

515
00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:51,280
[commentator] And we're underway
for the second half here.

516
00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:52,640
[narrator] As the second half begins,

517
00:26:52,800 --> 00:26:56,120
Arsenal need to find a way
to get the crowd going.

518
00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:00,760
[commentator] This is Saka
invited to shoot.

519
00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:05,040
He does just that and tipped
over by Mendy, terrific hit.

520
00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:07,440
Taken deep towards the back post,
knocked back in

521
00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:10,560
and the header does go in...
No, it's wide of the target, Rob Holding.

522
00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:13,720
[cheers]

523
00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:17,000
Martinelli, a twist and a turn,

524
00:27:17,160 --> 00:27:19,840
tries to slip it through towards
Aubameyang who looks offside.

525
00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:22,840
Here is Auba, straight down
the throw of Mendy.

526
00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:26,520
[suspenseful music]

527
00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:27,920
Reece James.

528
00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:30,840
Mason Mount.

529
00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:32,880
In towards Lukaku again!

530
00:27:33,040 --> 00:27:35,960
Terrific save from Bernd Leno
onto the woodwork.

531
00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:40,320
The fact of the matter is, it's not
a good day at the office for Arsenal.

532
00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:46,480
[whistle]

533
00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:51,760
That is full time, Mikel Arteta
has got some work to do here.

534
00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:56,480
[narrator] Back-to-back defeats
and the critics are louder than ever.

535
00:27:57,280 --> 00:28:00,160
[fan] Yeah, we've got all this nice
stadium but at the end of the day,

536
00:28:00,360 --> 00:28:04,320
there just doesn't seem to be a fire
like in the bellies of The Invincibles.

537
00:28:04,520 --> 00:28:07,120
[tense music]

538
00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:14,480
[fan] Get the manager out!
Get Arteta out now, right now.

539
00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:16,600
Fans, we're all feeling devastated, mate.

540
00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:18,960
We want Arteta out now,
gone, gone, gone.

541
00:28:19,120 --> 00:28:20,120
He needs to go.

542
00:28:20,280 --> 00:28:22,400
-Two games, zero points.
-I think we should give him time.

543
00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:26,400
-No, what time do you want?
-What time?

544
00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:28,440
-I think we should give him some time.
-No! What time?

545
00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:32,160
The squad... Wait!
The squad hasn't come together yet.

546
00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:33,760
I think we should give him some time,
he's a young manager,

547
00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:35,440
he deserves our support.

548
00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:37,280
Don't beat on him just
because he lost a few games.

549
00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:43,120
[narrator] Some fans wait after the game
to shout abuse at the Arsenal manager.

550
00:28:43,320 --> 00:28:46,160
[fan] Arteta, was that good enough?

551
00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:47,480
[hubbub]

552
00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:50,840
[Venkatesham] We've got a young team
so we're gonna get some difficult moments.

553
00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:53,400
You've seen
what it's like in football and in sport.

554
00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:55,840
When you're winning,
everybody's always together,

555
00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:58,120
winning hides everything.

556
00:28:58,680 --> 00:29:01,560
[Josh Kroenke] After a defeat like that,
you're always gonna feel it.

557
00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:02,640
When things are going poorly,

558
00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:05,360
that's when the fingers will come up
to the director's box

559
00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:07,000
because people
are looking for change.

560
00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:10,360
For better or for worse,
that's the way it works across

561
00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:11,600
all professional sports.

562
00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:19,320
[intriguing music]

563
00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:27,960
[Arteta] We have to go
through different moments,

564
00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:31,360
some very difficult, some when people
are trying to stab you.

565
00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:33,160
Criticism is coming...

566
00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:37,960
and you have to stand up

567
00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:40,920
and fight for yourself
and believe in what you do.

568
00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:46,640
We're under a lot of pressure
and criticism,

569
00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:49,120
but as a club we need to stand up

570
00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:51,520
to show the togetherness
that we have here,

571
00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:53,440
and go again.

572
00:29:53,920 --> 00:29:55,360
[tense music]

573
00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:03,520
[narrator] The games don't get any easier.

574
00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:07,440
Next up, it's the Premier League
champions Manchester City.

575
00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:11,680
And for Mikel,
it's a trip back to the club

576
00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:14,960
where he was assistant manager
under Pep Guardiola.

577
00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:19,960
[commentator] Off we go then.

578
00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:22,640
[suspenseful music]

579
00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:30,840
Jesus...

580
00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:35,160
to Silva again,
buzzing around as he often does.

581
00:30:37,560 --> 00:30:39,000
Jesus with the delivery,
it's a good one,

582
00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:40,560
in toward the back post!

583
00:30:40,720 --> 00:30:42,800
And City take the lead.

584
00:30:42,960 --> 00:30:45,000
[cheers]

585
00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:48,200
[tense music]

586
00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:53,520
Cancelo.

587
00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:54,960
Gundogan again.

588
00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:57,280
Now Silva to deliver.

589
00:30:58,160 --> 00:30:59,160
A different type of delivery,

590
00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:02,880
but it's gone all the way through
and Manchester City

591
00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:04,880
double their advantage.

592
00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:09,240
You get the feeling this could be a very
long afternoon for the Arsenal fans.

593
00:31:09,440 --> 00:31:12,120
[suspenseful music]

594
00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:25,200
[crowd shouts]

595
00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:29,840
[commentator] A crunching challenge
from Xhaka on Cancelo.

596
00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:34,280
[crowd whistles]

597
00:31:36,400 --> 00:31:38,760
[scream and shout]

598
00:31:38,920 --> 00:31:41,320
And it's a red card for Granit Xhaka.

599
00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:46,680
Arsenal's afternoon
goes from bad to worse.

600
00:31:47,280 --> 00:31:49,160
Enough is enough it seems

601
00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:53,240
for some of the Arsenal fans
as they head for the exits.

602
00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:01,480
[fan] We just wanna compete
and show a little bit of fight.

603
00:32:01,680 --> 00:32:04,320
And out there they're not showing enough.

604
00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:05,920
You can still hear us singing.

605
00:32:06,080 --> 00:32:08,840
You can't hear the City fans,
you hear "Saka" and "Emile Smith-Rowe".

606
00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:12,600
The passion we've got we don't feel
is being reciprocated on the pitch.

607
00:32:17,920 --> 00:32:20,480
[commentator] Bring Jack Grealish
into play on the left-hand side.

608
00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:23,960
Grealish one on one up against Chambers,
still Grealish, into the middle.

609
00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:27,000
[crowd shouts]

610
00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:31,040
Man City, 3-0.

611
00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:34,520
[fan] Days like this, it just makes
you wonder about it all really.

612
00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:37,920
Arteta's gotta go. Everything's got
to change from top to bottom.

613
00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:39,520
The club is just rotten now.

614
00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:40,800
[commentator] And Rodri.

615
00:32:41,880 --> 00:32:43,600
Manages to pass it in.

616
00:32:44,080 --> 00:32:45,520
[cheers]

617
00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:50,520
[fan] First game of the season, rubbish.

618
00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:52,520
Second game of the season, rubbish.

619
00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:56,840
We haven't scored a goal, we haven't even
threatened to score a goal.

620
00:32:57,000 --> 00:33:00,120
It's terrible. It's the worst Arsenal team
I've ever seen in my life, ever.

621
00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:02,360
[melancholic music]

622
00:33:09,280 --> 00:33:10,360
[whistle]

623
00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:14,160
[commentator] Martin Atkinson
brings the game to a close.

624
00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:19,080
[fan] It's dire, it's embarrassing.

625
00:33:19,280 --> 00:33:20,880
[fan 2] I don't think I trust the process.

626
00:33:21,040 --> 00:33:22,680
I don't think the other fans
trust the process.

627
00:33:22,840 --> 00:33:25,680
I don't even think the players
trust the process.

628
00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:30,320
[fan 3] I'm sorry, his time is up,
he has to go.

629
00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:34,920
[fan 4] He doesn't know his starting 11,
he's just practically inept.

630
00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:37,720
[fan 5] He's gonna be the first manager
to get the sack, I promise you.

631
00:33:37,920 --> 00:33:39,800
[journalist] Is he the man
to take you to the next level?

632
00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:41,440
[fan] You'd have to say no.

633
00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:47,200
[narrator] After three games the table
does not make happy reading for Arsenal.

634
00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:50,040
They sit bottom,
and to make matters worse,

635
00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:53,840
their North London rivals Tottenham
are top of the league.

636
00:33:56,640 --> 00:33:59,000
[Arteta] We are bottom of the league.

637
00:33:59,160 --> 00:34:01,640
Zero goals, conceded nine,

638
00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:03,400
zero points.

639
00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:07,720
And we are getting hammered by everybody.

640
00:34:09,320 --> 00:34:12,880
It's the biggest challenge
that I've faced since I joined the club.

641
00:34:16,280 --> 00:34:20,159
In difficult moments,
you question yourself, you have fears,

642
00:34:21,199 --> 00:34:23,400
difficult things happen in your mind.

643
00:34:23,560 --> 00:34:25,760
"Can I turn it around?

644
00:34:26,080 --> 00:34:27,800
Do I have the energy today

645
00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:31,480
to go back tomorrow
and transmit what I have to transmit?

646
00:34:31,639 --> 00:34:32,679
How we're going to do it?

647
00:34:34,760 --> 00:34:37,639
Are people going to believe
in what we are doing?"

648
00:34:38,679 --> 00:34:41,280
You need the right people
around you to support you

649
00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:44,920
and sometimes to help you lift
when you're under difficulty.

650
00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:48,639
[Kroenke] How are you?

651
00:34:48,840 --> 00:34:49,880
Yes, good.

652
00:34:51,159 --> 00:34:53,840
We need some stability,
we don't need any of this.

653
00:34:54,040 --> 00:34:56,480
I was annoyed that
there were so many people trying

654
00:34:56,639 --> 00:34:58,640
to fracture the group, you know.

655
00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:01,920
Yeah, I have experienced that a lot.

656
00:35:02,840 --> 00:35:05,440
The only guys you can trust
are the ones in the room with you.

657
00:35:07,800 --> 00:35:09,000
That's all I know.

658
00:35:09,160 --> 00:35:10,880
That word is very...

659
00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:12,520
rare to find.

660
00:35:12,960 --> 00:35:13,880
Ay?

661
00:35:14,200 --> 00:35:16,520
Very much. Very much.

662
00:35:17,080 --> 00:35:19,880
But onward we go.

663
00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:21,560
Yeah.

664
00:35:21,840 --> 00:35:24,840
Part of my job is to be aware
of certain narratives that are out there.

665
00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:28,000
That doesn't mean I believe them
or actually pay attention to them,

666
00:35:28,160 --> 00:35:29,560
but I must be aware of what's being said.

667
00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:33,520
But I think that our main motto
is tune out the noise,

668
00:35:33,640 --> 00:35:35,520
keep our heads down
and have each other's backs.

669
00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:40,840
At times, everybody needs to have
an arm around their shoulder.

670
00:35:43,840 --> 00:35:46,160
[narrator] Just before
the transfer window closes,

671
00:35:46,400 --> 00:35:48,440
Arsenal make one more signing.

672
00:35:48,640 --> 00:35:52,440
We can start on right-backs,
so Tomiyasu's just finalised the deal

673
00:35:52,600 --> 00:35:54,400
with the player's agent.

674
00:35:54,560 --> 00:35:56,320
[Richard Garlick] It's literally just
signing the paperwork now

675
00:35:56,520 --> 00:35:58,560
and them confirming
they're happy with the medical.

676
00:35:58,680 --> 00:35:59,920
So that's all in hand.

677
00:36:00,120 --> 00:36:01,120
Feels like we're in good shape.

678
00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:04,480
[narrator] Takehiro Tomiyasu,

679
00:36:04,640 --> 00:36:06,280
a Japanese international right-back,

680
00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:09,280
is signed from Bologna
for 17,5 million pound.

681
00:36:11,680 --> 00:36:15,960
In all, Arsenal have spent
156 million pound this summer.

682
00:36:16,160 --> 00:36:18,120
[upbeat music]

683
00:36:19,800 --> 00:36:21,920
After three defeats in a row,

684
00:36:22,120 --> 00:36:24,760
Mikel's thinking
about making some changes.

685
00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:29,480
Bernd Leno has been Arsenal's number one
keeper for three years,

686
00:36:29,640 --> 00:36:33,520
but now, new signing Aaron Ramsdale
is in contention.

687
00:36:34,840 --> 00:36:39,200
I know my position at the moment in time
and you have to... to get to the top,

688
00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:41,160
you have to try
and beat the people at the top.

689
00:36:42,640 --> 00:36:44,320
You have to be selfish at times

690
00:36:44,480 --> 00:36:47,200
because when you're a number one,
you get the criticism

691
00:36:47,400 --> 00:36:49,960
but you also get all the glamour
and the praise

692
00:36:50,120 --> 00:36:52,800
and you get the relief
of playing matches.

693
00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:54,560
I think that's what's pushing me on
at the moment.

694
00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:56,600
I know Norwich is a massive game,

695
00:36:56,760 --> 00:37:00,280
and my goal is to get into the team,

696
00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:04,640
to help the team improve
on tough times we're having.

697
00:37:05,680 --> 00:37:07,160
[coach] That's all right.

698
00:37:08,320 --> 00:37:09,840
Oh!

699
00:37:10,360 --> 00:37:12,840
[narrator] This is Arsenal's
worst ever start in the Premier League.

700
00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:17,280
Everyone at Colney knows
another defeat is unthinkable.

701
00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:21,200
They haven't lost their first four league
games in almost 100 years.

702
00:37:21,400 --> 00:37:23,560
[Arteta] Focus on first of all,
let them play,

703
00:37:23,680 --> 00:37:26,640
for example, again start
without giving them much instruction,

704
00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:30,760
just to get the press beaten,
and running to the half way line.

705
00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:33,040
How we do that
and let them play for 5 minutes.

706
00:37:33,160 --> 00:37:36,160
[Steve Round] He's dealt
with pressure all his life.

707
00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:37,760
From when he was a young boy

708
00:37:37,920 --> 00:37:39,480
right the way through to playing
at the highest level

709
00:37:39,640 --> 00:37:41,360
and now coaching and managing
at the highest level,

710
00:37:41,520 --> 00:37:44,640
so I don't think he knows
a world without it.

711
00:37:44,880 --> 00:37:47,120
And then we will go to the four points
that we discussed,

712
00:37:47,280 --> 00:37:49,880
defending, about
the aggression on the press.

713
00:37:50,080 --> 00:37:52,960
[Steve Round] The very best people
in their roles at that level

714
00:37:53,120 --> 00:37:55,600
actually embrace it and need it.

715
00:37:55,760 --> 00:37:57,040
He's very focused

716
00:37:57,200 --> 00:38:00,320
and concentrated
on what needs to be done.

717
00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:02,440
That's it, OK? Thank you.

718
00:38:04,120 --> 00:38:05,960
[upbeat music]

719
00:38:12,320 --> 00:38:16,080
Let's not hide from the fact
that this is Arsenal.

720
00:38:17,040 --> 00:38:19,120
You have to make top four.

721
00:38:20,560 --> 00:38:23,640
Surely pride has to kick in
because I get annoyed sometimes

722
00:38:23,840 --> 00:38:25,200
when people have a go at the manager,

723
00:38:25,400 --> 00:38:27,640
saying "Oh, he can't handle it."

724
00:38:27,840 --> 00:38:30,160
No, they. They cannot handle it.

725
00:38:34,520 --> 00:38:37,360
After you lose two games in a row,
it's bad.

726
00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:40,120
After you lose three,
that's when it gets really, really bad.

727
00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:43,000
When you have zero points on the board
at the beginning of the season,

728
00:38:43,160 --> 00:38:44,640
it's just relegation form, literally.

729
00:38:46,880 --> 00:38:51,160
[fan] I'm 22 and I haven't seen my club
win a Premier League

730
00:38:51,400 --> 00:38:53,480
and my dad, my uncles,
they've seen it all,

731
00:38:53,640 --> 00:38:55,400
and they always tell me,
"This is not the Arsenal,

732
00:38:55,560 --> 00:38:56,560
I'm not used to seeing this."

733
00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:02,480
Morning.

734
00:39:03,160 --> 00:39:05,960
[narrator] Mikel is a modern manager
with progressive ideas.

735
00:39:06,600 --> 00:39:08,360
Along with the coaching team,

736
00:39:08,520 --> 00:39:12,160
he focuses on how to bring the best
out of the players.

737
00:39:12,400 --> 00:39:13,640
[Arteta] We talked in the office
and we saw the images

738
00:39:13,800 --> 00:39:15,920
about what we want to work on.

739
00:39:16,080 --> 00:39:19,200
The number one thing,
clean sheet, no goals,

740
00:39:19,400 --> 00:39:24,000
and do your role and your task
as well as you can, yeah? Let's go.

741
00:39:24,160 --> 00:39:25,840
[upbeat music]

742
00:39:30,560 --> 00:39:33,680
Ben, you have a level of aggression
in some actions that you do,

743
00:39:34,440 --> 00:39:36,000
attacking and defending, Ben

744
00:39:36,160 --> 00:39:37,480
and before I didn't see,

745
00:39:37,640 --> 00:39:39,640
and you have to get out of that system

746
00:39:39,800 --> 00:39:42,040
to become the leader in the back.

747
00:39:42,200 --> 00:39:46,160
We have a young team and I don't know
if they're going to handle that pressure.

748
00:39:46,360 --> 00:39:49,480
So, I need to try to release pressure
from them.

749
00:39:49,640 --> 00:39:51,800
Again, bravo. Yes, Ainsley.

750
00:39:52,640 --> 00:39:56,160
And they have to,
at least from our side in our bubble,

751
00:39:56,360 --> 00:39:59,680
feel that we trust them,
that we have confidence in them,

752
00:39:59,880 --> 00:40:03,200
and that whatever happens,
we're going to defend them.

753
00:40:03,400 --> 00:40:05,920
And that's the approach
that I try to take.

754
00:40:06,360 --> 00:40:07,680
Why did you go then?

755
00:40:07,880 --> 00:40:08,880
I didn't, I waited a bit.

756
00:40:09,040 --> 00:40:12,080
OK, when you waited and you went,
what happened?

757
00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:14,920
He wasn't still there.
So you have to speak to him.

758
00:40:15,080 --> 00:40:17,800
[Bukayo] From the moment he came in
I knew he was gonna be a top manager.

759
00:40:17,960 --> 00:40:19,760
Tactically he's so good,

760
00:40:19,960 --> 00:40:22,760
the details he gives us and stuff
just helps us so much.

761
00:40:22,960 --> 00:40:25,280
If there is no order,
it's not creativity,

762
00:40:25,480 --> 00:40:26,360
it's just chaos,

763
00:40:26,560 --> 00:40:29,200
if you have to organise this chaos
into something,

764
00:40:29,440 --> 00:40:30,960
then it becomes really, really tricky.

765
00:40:31,120 --> 00:40:32,400
[Granit] Mikel is very, very special.

766
00:40:32,560 --> 00:40:34,680
I had already a lot of coaches,

767
00:40:34,920 --> 00:40:37,000
but he's a "freak",

768
00:40:37,640 --> 00:40:39,040
but in a positive way.

769
00:40:39,160 --> 00:40:41,760
Because he sees details.

770
00:40:42,680 --> 00:40:44,480
I didn't have a coach like that.

771
00:40:46,160 --> 00:40:49,160
[Martin Odegaard] Way he connects
the team and environment

772
00:40:49,360 --> 00:40:51,640
he creates here, it's brilliant.

773
00:40:52,760 --> 00:40:55,360
And we need to get a win
and get the team back

774
00:40:55,560 --> 00:40:57,160
to where it belongs.

775
00:40:57,400 --> 00:40:59,280
[upbeat music]

776
00:41:01,120 --> 00:41:02,480
[groans]

777
00:41:03,120 --> 00:41:04,320
[coach] 3-5-5, nice, Aub.

778
00:41:05,880 --> 00:41:09,400
[Arteta] I feel lucky because I feel
that the players,

779
00:41:10,120 --> 00:41:12,920
they are really convinced
of what we are trying to do.

780
00:41:15,280 --> 00:41:17,560
[cheers]

781
00:41:30,280 --> 00:41:32,040
[Alexandre] Guys, we start
to win tomorrow.

782
00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:35,600
You know if we lose and we don't score,

783
00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:38,680
we're going to be
the worst start of Arsenal...

784
00:41:38,880 --> 00:41:41,400
No, the worst start of the Premier League.
-In history?

785
00:41:42,040 --> 00:41:44,160
In the history of the Premier League.

786
00:41:44,320 --> 00:41:45,120
Wow.

787
00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:49,200
No, bro, we're gonna score,
we're gonna win.

788
00:41:51,160 --> 00:41:53,320
I think 3-0 or 3-1.

789
00:41:53,480 --> 00:41:54,520
[Alexandre] Why 3-1?

790
00:41:54,680 --> 00:41:57,920
-That means we always concede a goal.
-[Bukayo] I said 3-0 or 3-1.

791
00:41:58,080 --> 00:42:00,040
The coach say clean sheet.

792
00:42:00,200 --> 00:42:02,160
[tense music]

793
00:42:11,440 --> 00:42:14,440
[narrator] Many football pundits
believe that if Mikel loses this match,

794
00:42:14,600 --> 00:42:16,760
it will be his last at Arsenal.

795
00:42:18,080 --> 00:42:21,840
After three league games,
it's no goals and nine conceded.

796
00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:24,760
This is the definition of a must-win.

797
00:42:27,000 --> 00:42:29,560
I think this game
is absolutely crucial today,

798
00:42:29,760 --> 00:42:30,960
three points is a must.

799
00:42:31,120 --> 00:42:33,200
I think anything less than a clean sheet

800
00:42:33,440 --> 00:42:34,960
and a win, no.

801
00:42:35,160 --> 00:42:37,160
It's good that we've got
four players coming back,

802
00:42:37,320 --> 00:42:39,400
so we should be all guns blazing

803
00:42:39,560 --> 00:42:41,560
and let's just hope he picks
the right squad.

804
00:42:41,760 --> 00:42:43,920
[hubbub]

805
00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:47,520
-[mother] Hi, we have...
-[father] We've got car parking.

806
00:42:47,640 --> 00:42:49,800
[mother] For Aaron Ramsdale.

807
00:42:50,360 --> 00:42:52,960
We've been told just to say his name,
we've got a space.

808
00:42:53,160 --> 00:42:53,960
Thank you.

809
00:42:54,120 --> 00:42:56,960
[narrator] The Ramsdale family are
dedicated followers of their son, Aaron.

810
00:42:58,160 --> 00:43:00,320
Hi. Hello there.

811
00:43:01,040 --> 00:43:03,760
Other than covid, I think my mum and dad

812
00:43:03,920 --> 00:43:07,400
have missed two games probably
in three or four years.

813
00:43:08,800 --> 00:43:12,760
So to know I have them in the stands,
it's great for me.

814
00:43:13,400 --> 00:43:14,680
He's playing!

815
00:43:17,840 --> 00:43:19,520
Hey hey!

816
00:43:20,080 --> 00:43:22,640
Fuck me, he's fucking starting.

817
00:43:23,280 --> 00:43:25,120
[commentator] Well it's a debut
after just one training session

818
00:43:25,320 --> 00:43:28,760
for the 22-year-old Japan international
Takehiro Tomiyasu.

819
00:43:28,960 --> 00:43:33,040
But the big news is that Aaron Ramsdale
is preferred in goal to Bernd Leno

820
00:43:33,160 --> 00:43:37,120
and Ramsdale makes
his first league start for Arsenal.

821
00:43:37,280 --> 00:43:39,440
[father] He's just come out on the pitch.

822
00:43:40,520 --> 00:43:45,040
[whistling]

823
00:43:47,160 --> 00:43:50,000
[Aaron] I give a wave to my mum
each game, and it's just nice,

824
00:43:50,200 --> 00:43:55,040
you know, it's making them proud,
and it's just great to have their backing,

825
00:43:55,200 --> 00:43:58,360
because I know
if I've done well, they'll tell me,

826
00:43:58,520 --> 00:44:00,840
if I've done badly,
my dad definitely will tell me, so...

827
00:44:02,160 --> 00:44:04,640
He's on the front of the programme.

828
00:44:04,800 --> 00:44:06,640
[laughs]

829
00:44:07,040 --> 00:44:08,160
[interviewer] Do you think without

830
00:44:08,320 --> 00:44:10,040
their dedication or encouragement
you'd be here?

831
00:44:10,240 --> 00:44:11,280
No.

832
00:44:11,440 --> 00:44:12,560
No.

833
00:44:13,040 --> 00:44:16,320
There's no need to go
further than that,

834
00:44:16,480 --> 00:44:18,520
absolutely not. No.

835
00:44:18,680 --> 00:44:21,360
There'd be no way I'd be sat here
right now without them two.

836
00:44:24,680 --> 00:44:27,280
[mother] How does he feel?
That's what I think.

837
00:44:27,480 --> 00:44:29,000
How does he feel?

838
00:44:29,160 --> 00:44:31,920
I mean, I know he's buzzing but good God.

839
00:44:32,080 --> 00:44:33,920
[indistinct announcement over loudspeaker]

840
00:44:36,560 --> 00:44:38,160
Excited now.

841
00:44:44,280 --> 00:44:46,320
[narrator] It's been a long,
emotional week for Mikel

842
00:44:47,000 --> 00:44:50,520
and now he's ready to tell his team
exactly how he feels.

843
00:44:54,840 --> 00:44:56,520
Good afternoon, guys.

844
00:44:57,240 --> 00:45:00,920
Today I want to share with you
a personal emotion

845
00:45:01,120 --> 00:45:03,200
and the reason why I'm here.

846
00:45:08,160 --> 00:45:10,040
In many industries,

847
00:45:10,920 --> 00:45:13,480
there are high performance teams.

848
00:45:14,960 --> 00:45:17,360
And these high performance teams
are called like this

849
00:45:17,520 --> 00:45:19,600
because they all have something in common,

850
00:45:19,760 --> 00:45:21,480
because they get results.

851
00:45:22,280 --> 00:45:25,840
When I was born,
I was born with a big heart disease.

852
00:45:26,000 --> 00:45:28,160
And for two years,
they have to try to save my life

853
00:45:28,360 --> 00:45:32,680
till I have the opportunity
to have the first open surgery in Spain.

854
00:45:34,960 --> 00:45:37,560
So, a high performance team,
not a football team or a basketball team,

855
00:45:37,720 --> 00:45:39,440
for example, it can be...

856
00:45:40,360 --> 00:45:41,520
an emergency team.

857
00:45:41,680 --> 00:45:44,160
That's the ones that work,
for example, in hospitals.

858
00:45:44,360 --> 00:45:45,680
So, these teams

859
00:45:47,320 --> 00:45:50,400
have to be surrounded
by people who are very special.

860
00:45:50,560 --> 00:45:52,840
They're willing to work 24/7.

861
00:45:53,440 --> 00:45:55,200
They do it only for one reason,

862
00:45:55,360 --> 00:45:57,080
because they love what they do.
Nothing else.

863
00:45:57,280 --> 00:45:59,800
That's their drive
and that's their purpose.

864
00:45:59,960 --> 00:46:01,640
I'm going to share something with you.

865
00:46:01,800 --> 00:46:03,040
This is me.

866
00:46:03,240 --> 00:46:05,080
This is my emotional status.

867
00:46:05,440 --> 00:46:08,520
In the last fourteen days, one to ten.

868
00:46:12,400 --> 00:46:15,560
Post Man City, I was here.

869
00:46:17,480 --> 00:46:19,120
Dead, I was here.

870
00:46:20,920 --> 00:46:22,600
I have fear.

871
00:46:23,200 --> 00:46:24,200
I have insecurities.

872
00:46:25,560 --> 00:46:28,560
I have the media that is killing me.

873
00:46:30,520 --> 00:46:34,240
Suddenly, I have all the positives.

874
00:46:34,920 --> 00:46:37,800
I have an incredible family,
a wife, three kids.

875
00:46:37,960 --> 00:46:39,280
Another one:

876
00:46:39,480 --> 00:46:40,800
the club,

877
00:46:40,960 --> 00:46:43,720
always supporting me,
from the top, the owner, everybody.

878
00:46:44,240 --> 00:46:46,120
The biggest gap here,

879
00:46:46,560 --> 00:46:49,680
the moment that I go from here to there
like this...

880
00:46:52,000 --> 00:46:53,480
is you guys.

881
00:46:53,640 --> 00:46:56,080
Because this week,
I have found the purpose,

882
00:46:56,800 --> 00:46:59,240
why I want to be a coach,
why I'm in this industry,

883
00:46:59,440 --> 00:47:01,120
why I have to be with these people.

884
00:47:01,280 --> 00:47:03,560
So, for this, guys, what I have to say

885
00:47:03,760 --> 00:47:05,440
only, from my side,

886
00:47:06,280 --> 00:47:09,160
is thank you so much to all of you

887
00:47:09,320 --> 00:47:11,600
because you made,
in a difficult moment,

888
00:47:11,760 --> 00:47:15,360
the best week of my football career.

889
00:47:16,800 --> 00:47:19,200
Believe in yourselves, I do.
You are really good.

890
00:47:19,360 --> 00:47:23,280
The last thing I want to do as a coach,
is blame any of you in difficult moments.

891
00:47:23,440 --> 00:47:25,840
My responsibility, I take the shit.

892
00:47:26,040 --> 00:47:27,200
Let's go.

893
00:47:31,440 --> 00:47:33,480
[epic music]

894
00:47:35,040 --> 00:47:36,840
[bell rings]

895
00:47:42,000 --> 00:47:43,560
[cheers]

896
00:47:43,720 --> 00:47:45,840
[commentator] Both Arsenal and Norwich
will want to forget

897
00:47:46,000 --> 00:47:48,480
about the first three games
in the Premier League season,

898
00:47:48,680 --> 00:47:51,880
and try to lift the spirits
of a frustrated fan base.

899
00:47:52,440 --> 00:47:55,880
[announcer] Arsenal starting in goal:
goalkeeper, Aaron Ramsdale!

900
00:47:56,800 --> 00:47:59,280
[cheers]

901
00:47:59,880 --> 00:48:01,240
Come on!

902
00:48:02,320 --> 00:48:04,240
[music continues]

903
00:48:04,440 --> 00:48:05,960
[commentator] And Arsenal
get this match underway,

904
00:48:06,120 --> 00:48:07,560
a big roar goes up
around the stadium.

905
00:48:19,120 --> 00:48:20,080
Tomiyasu coming up after him.

906
00:48:21,880 --> 00:48:23,360
Tzolis.

907
00:48:24,680 --> 00:48:25,600
Early ball in.

908
00:48:25,800 --> 00:48:27,760
[mother] Save it, Aaron! Save it, Aaron!

909
00:48:28,520 --> 00:48:30,440
[commentator] Pulls it right across,
nobody there.

910
00:48:33,240 --> 00:48:34,680
Max Aarons.

911
00:48:35,240 --> 00:48:36,040
Tries a shot.

912
00:48:36,240 --> 00:48:37,560
[mother] Save it, Aaron!

913
00:48:37,720 --> 00:48:38,880
[commentator] It's a good save.

914
00:48:40,120 --> 00:48:41,480
[father] Fucking hell.

915
00:48:41,680 --> 00:48:43,200
[commentator] Back from Williams,
Dowell plays one in,

916
00:48:43,360 --> 00:48:45,520
takes a deflection right through to Pukki.

917
00:48:45,680 --> 00:48:47,560
Ramsdale did well, read it well.

918
00:48:47,760 --> 00:48:48,960
Well done, Aaron.

919
00:48:50,760 --> 00:48:51,640
[mother] Not across your box.

920
00:48:51,840 --> 00:48:52,920
Fucking hell, Aaron!

921
00:48:55,400 --> 00:48:56,880
[commentator] Arsenal are being
penned back a little bit.

922
00:48:57,080 --> 00:48:59,760
Oh, Ramsdale is cool.

923
00:48:59,960 --> 00:49:01,720
[cheers]

924
00:49:02,760 --> 00:49:05,640
Fucking nothing to do
with my fucking heart...

925
00:49:06,680 --> 00:49:08,520
[commentator] Here come the Canaries
immediately with Tzolis.

926
00:49:08,680 --> 00:49:11,400
A long shot from distance well off-target.

927
00:49:12,480 --> 00:49:14,800
Maitland-Niles looking for Aubameyang.

928
00:49:17,720 --> 00:49:20,000
So can Arsenal get some players
into that box?

929
00:49:20,160 --> 00:49:21,600
Aubameyang...

930
00:49:22,400 --> 00:49:23,600
Might drop it to Saka.

931
00:49:23,760 --> 00:49:25,040
Takes a deflection, must be... no!

932
00:49:28,000 --> 00:49:29,040
Fucking hell.

933
00:49:29,240 --> 00:49:31,200
[tense music]

934
00:49:38,840 --> 00:49:39,960
[commentator] Hanley trying
to win it back.

935
00:49:40,160 --> 00:49:41,400
Saka's got away from him.

936
00:49:41,920 --> 00:49:43,080
Chance for Arsenal now.

937
00:49:50,360 --> 00:49:53,200
It must be in. Hit the post again.
It must be.

938
00:49:53,360 --> 00:49:56,160
Aubameyang has bottled it in!

939
00:49:56,320 --> 00:49:58,040
[cheers]

940
00:50:01,160 --> 00:50:04,240
Looks like Arsenal have finally
got their season up and running.

941
00:50:04,440 --> 00:50:06,560
[upbeat music]

942
00:50:11,240 --> 00:50:14,520
Here comes Smith-Rowe, he's away,
this could finish the job.

943
00:50:14,680 --> 00:50:16,040
Save by Krul.

944
00:50:21,880 --> 00:50:23,240
[whistle]

945
00:50:23,440 --> 00:50:24,920
There goes the final whistle.

946
00:50:25,080 --> 00:50:28,320
Relief all round here for Mikel Arteta
and his coaching staff.

947
00:50:29,160 --> 00:50:31,960
Yes, get in!

948
00:50:32,720 --> 00:50:34,480
Fucking get in!

949
00:50:37,120 --> 00:50:38,360
[commentator] And the all-important
three points

950
00:50:38,520 --> 00:50:40,480
are off the bottom thankfully
of the Premier League table

951
00:50:40,640 --> 00:50:42,800
and hopefully now,
its onwards and upwards.

952
00:50:48,120 --> 00:50:49,520
[Arteta] Emotionally,
a difficult game to play.

953
00:50:49,680 --> 00:50:50,880
Obviously after three defeats,

954
00:50:51,040 --> 00:50:53,000
coming here,
you're sitting bottom of the table,

955
00:50:53,200 --> 00:50:55,000
and everything to prove,

956
00:50:55,160 --> 00:50:57,720
but I think the boys played
with a tremendous character,

957
00:50:57,880 --> 00:50:58,680
great attitude.

958
00:50:58,840 --> 00:51:00,920
Right from the beginning,
you could see what we wanted to do.

959
00:51:01,640 --> 00:51:03,120
[Arteta] It was a really difficult game
to play

960
00:51:03,320 --> 00:51:04,680
because I know emotionally
how you were feeling,

961
00:51:04,840 --> 00:51:07,200
I know the pressure is building
around the crowd.

962
00:51:07,360 --> 00:51:10,520
I thought you were terrific, guys.
Your attitude was fucking spot on.

963
00:51:10,720 --> 00:51:12,520
Thank you so much. Well done.

964
00:51:12,680 --> 00:51:14,520
[applause]

965
00:51:19,920 --> 00:51:21,360
[journalist] You've spoken
ever since you come in about

966
00:51:21,520 --> 00:51:23,920
getting that connection
between the players and the fans.

967
00:51:24,080 --> 00:51:25,160
[Arteta] Yes.

968
00:51:25,360 --> 00:51:27,680
I'm extremely grateful because
I know that it's a difficult moment,

969
00:51:27,880 --> 00:51:32,320
but I just saw a crowd
that wanted to inspire the team.

970
00:51:34,520 --> 00:51:35,960
I wouldn't say he won over some fans,

971
00:51:36,120 --> 00:51:37,800
but I would say he definitely bought
some time.

972
00:51:37,960 --> 00:51:41,640
Now the games that we've got,
they are all must-wins.

973
00:51:42,920 --> 00:51:46,720
[fan] I think he's got to get a positive
result at the North London derby,

974
00:51:46,880 --> 00:51:48,080
then a lot more fans

975
00:51:48,280 --> 00:51:51,360
will feel a bit more relaxed but
there's still a lot of pressure on him.

976
00:51:57,480 --> 00:51:59,640
Imagine scoring
in the North London derby, bro.

977
00:52:00,760 --> 00:52:02,800
I've scored in a few derbies
here at home,

978
00:52:02,960 --> 00:52:04,600
so I know what's the feeling.

979
00:52:05,400 --> 00:52:06,640
[fan] Derby Day means everything.

980
00:52:06,800 --> 00:52:08,560
You're taught
to hate Tottenham from birth.

981
00:52:09,440 --> 00:52:10,560
[Arteta] I just picture myself
the whole week

982
00:52:10,760 --> 00:52:13,040
in a position where we are winning
that game.

983
00:52:13,960 --> 00:52:15,440
This is as big as it gets.

984
00:52:15,640 --> 00:52:17,080
[cheers]

985
00:52:17,240 --> 00:52:19,520
[commentator] Oh, it's hit the bar.
Saved by Ramsdale.

986
00:52:19,720 --> 00:52:20,880
[cheers]

987
00:52:21,080 --> 00:52:23,080
[upbeat music]