LONDON, – Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta congratulated North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur for successful the Europa League on Wednesday, however insisted that whether or not a crew have received a trophy shouldn’t decide if a season has been profitable.
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Arteta’s aspect, presently second within the Premier League behind champions Liverpool, will end with none silverware this time period however Spurs, who’ve had a dismal home marketing campaign and sit seventeenth, have ended the season on a excessive with a European trophy.
“They are champions and when you get to that you have to do a lot of things right. I think they’re going through a season with a lot of obstacles and difficulties. And they have, at the end… a beautiful moment,” Arteta stated.
However requested at a press convention on Thursday which of the 2 groups have had a greater season, Arteta averted a direct comparability between Tottenham and his personal aspect.
“I don’t like to compare with other teams. I need to analyse my team, that’s my job,” stated the Spaniard, who led Arsenal to the Champions League semi-finals the place they had been eradicated by Paris St Germain earlier this month.
Arteta stated a crew shouldn’t be judged solely on their trophy rely in a season, citing the instance of his personal aspect, who’ve by no means received the Champions League and haven’t lifted the Premier League trophy since 2003-04.
“Where is the joy then? Because then if I have to analyse ourselves … we have failed the last 20 years in the Premier League and we have failed in all our history in the Champions League,” Arteta stated.
“Who are we then? Where is our brand, where is our club… where is our value, our way of playing? Where are the moments that we lived together with our people?”
Arteta stated Arsenal, who’ve conceded solely 33 league objectives to date this season, seven fewer than Liverpool, had been motivated to complete with the most effective defensive file within the prime flight as they finish their marketing campaign at relegated Southampton on Sunday.
“We want to have as many points as possible. We still want to achieve the best defensive record … finish the season on a high,” he added. St. Mary’s Stadium England Southampton Arsenal