Arteta: Not satisfied with the team s achievements, but we are on the right path

May 19th According to Arsenal's official website, Arteta attended the press conference and talked about the team's situation after Arsenal's 1-0 victory over Newcastle.

Regarding ensuring the qualifying for the Champions League next season, this is what we want to achieve today. We have several goals: to finish second, get a Champions League place, and end the season in the right way and results at home, both goals have been achieved.

About the current goal

First of all, we have another game to play, we have to end the game in the right way, and it is very important to win in Southampton. Then we would go on vacation and have time to adjust and calm down. It's been a long season and we need to start thinking and reflect on whether all our plans are right. Start taking some action and get full of energy on the first day and ready to go again.

About the emotions in the final speech

This is very touching because I am really excited. We have a dream, which I said before, is to win an important trophy for our fans this season, because I think the team has been together in these three or four years. Although we have not achieved this goal, there are many factors and situations that we cannot control. There are so many amazing things that clubs, teams and players are doing, and the stability we show in the competition is invaluable and if we don’t see that, it will be very dangerous. It is very dangerous to just expect and not put in effort. We must remain disciplined and ambitious and do our work in the summer.

About this season

I will save this for the summer before doing it. I've summed it up in the locker room and it's clear to me. I'm with the team every day, I know what we've been through in the past nine and a half months, I know what we've done. I know very well that Premier League history and those teams in our 30% of the same situation, they have collapsed and we haven't. I take this very seriously because it shows that we have established a very sustainable and stable foundation, whether people want to see it or not.

Regarding the board's support in the summer window

Yes, but this is nothing new. I think they always support teams and clubs in the best way, and summer is no exception. We have to make a decision very smart, obviously we need players because the roster is very tight and we will lose four or five players who have their contracts expired or loan expired. So we need to be sharp and disciplined again to make sure we stay strong in the new season.

Regarding when the summer plan can be implemented, the time will be determined by many aspects and circumstances, which unfortunately cannot be controlled by us. But we have great people in charge of this and they will lead the work with the board and the owners. At the same time, make sure that existing players feel valued and cared for, and that they are willing to continue working with us in the right way, the whole environment is passionate. It's not just about achieving the goal, because we can't start the season in that way, and I hope to feel the atmosphere from day one, and I'll be very persistent in that.

Regarding being patient with this team, I don't know, we are now finishing second for the third consecutive season. There is only one team better than us in total points over the past three seasons, and that is Manchester City, they are one of the best teams in the history of the league, and we are next in second. Liverpool has trophys, we don't. We entered the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in 16 years, but we were not satisfied, unhappy, and felt that it was not good enough. Let's keep going, I think we're on the right track.