00:00A massive weapon, that's it. We all know that, yeah.
00:07It seems like it might be the best long throw since Rory to Lap, but you must have played it.
00:13Unfortunately, yes. And we suffered that with Wint as well,
00:18which he made that throw and the profile of the players, but yeah, certainly have that weapon,
00:24like Stoke had what other teams are trying to build as well, because obviously the difficulty,
00:29because of the organisation of the teams, to score goals and to produce big chances.
00:34It is decreasing and yeah, they have that opportunity every time the ball goes out of play.
00:40When you're in the box and that's coming in, what's it like?
00:43Because obviously the trajectory is very different to a free kick or a corner
00:47and it seems to create a lot of chaos. What's it like being in there?
00:50What do you tell the players how to deal with it?
00:52Normally I was more outside the box because of my size,
00:54so I was lucky that I didn't have to compete for the first ball.
00:58But that's the word, probably. It is a very chaotic situation
01:02and it's very difficult to predict what's going to happen.
01:06I mean this with absolute respect to Declan Rice.
01:09We all admire very much. He's done a few long throws this season.
01:13He's not quite as good as Coyote.
01:15Who is, you know? I don't know. Everything has to evolve. I don't know how good he was a year ago,
01:24or two years ago, or three years ago. I know how good Declan was taking set-pieces
01:29three years ago and four years ago, and I know how good he is now. So it doesn't happen overnight.
01:35Things have to be trained, evolved and tweaked, and the player has to believe as well, which is key.
01:42So he could become your...?
01:44He can become anything that he wants. When you look at him, Declan can do almost everything that you're required to do.
01:50Let's see it develop as a throw-in. Tom?
01:54Hi, Mikel. For those of us who aren't here every week, can you just explain what you mean by a lighthouse?
01:59Sorry?
02:00Can you explain what you mean by a lighthouse? What does that mean?
02:04Like someone that brings a focal point, clarity and direction to everybody, you know?
02:13So you just look at him and you know where you have to head. And I think he's got that presence,
02:19he's got that aura, and he's got that character to be that person and have that role in the team.
02:27You talk about his aura and his character. He's obviously clearly someone who's very likeable
02:31that connects with fans, hence why he won this award. Is that important to you,
02:36to have players who really have that kind of relatability to support us? Because he seems to be,
02:41not just with Arsenal, but with England as well, is the kind of player that people really seem to like
02:47and really seem to relate to.
02:48Yeah, because something I think is to respect a player and something else is to admire the person
02:54and the player. And I think Declan has got both of them. And that's very difficult,
02:59especially in this society, to achieve because there is a lot of opinions and there is a lot of rivalry
03:08between other clubs, but it's like Bukayo. In general, to have that feeling towards a player,
03:14even if you are not a supporter, to be able to get people to feel that way about you,
03:20I think it's a big thing.
03:22And just lastly, back to Sam's point about long throws, I think it's obviously a trend at the moment,
03:27really in vogue this season, but you came up against it when you played Brentford,
03:33I think back in 2020.
03:35Yeah.
03:36It was obviously a difficult game, but that long throwback there, you must be well aware
03:41about all the way back from that game. What do you remember of that match?
03:46The preparation of that match was an absolute nightmare, because it was the first game of the season
03:51and for 12-13 days I think we lost seven or nine players with Covid.
03:56And we were really struggling with it. So, yeah.
04:00But now I look back and I said, yeah, we learn a lot, we suffer a lot,
04:05and that makes you better, hopefully. And I think we became better.
04:10OK, last couple of times.
04:12Because this time last year you were talking about the multi-club model,
04:16and you were saying that you'd like a club to explore it. Is that still your view?
04:21And where are we with that?
04:23I don't know exactly where we are. Exploring, I think it's always good to see
04:28if we can take any advantage and it can be something that can optimise our operation
04:35and what we're going to become in the future, but that's up to the club to decide whether it's the right thing or not.
04:39But the club has signed in young players and other clubs, like Chelsea,
04:43have signed young players, like Estaba, who have gone somewhere to park them.
04:47And you've also got young English players who could park somewhere.
04:50Is there not an advantage to have that type of thing where you can park players
04:54and develop them how you want to develop them in your system?
04:58Yes, in that sense, yes. And with the regulation that we have actually in the Premier League as well.
05:02But, OK, at the moment we have that resource, we have many others, not that one.
05:07So, let's see if in the future it's something that we can have.
05:11OK, finally to Ed over here.
05:13Hi Miguel.
05:14Hi.
05:15Ruben Amarin said after the game against Palace the other day that they've been stealing a few set-piece techniques from other teams
05:23and that they're now matching you at the top of the table in terms of goals scored.
05:28I take it that's not something that you guys do, you always come up with your own original ideas.
05:33And are you having to change these ideas because a lot of the teams are working out what your opponent is starting to be?
05:40I think we all are doing that.
05:43It's not about copying and pasting because at the end your individuals have to be able to do that.
05:48But I imagine every manager tries to learn from other teams and other tactics and do that.
05:53Whether we tell it openly or not about set-pieces or about your high-press or about your restarts
05:58or about the final third or certain unit combinations that you had or the way you manage the game or whatever,
06:05I'm sure we all do it.
06:07Do you think you should take it as a compliment that some teams are starting to do the goal you conceded against Chelsea,
06:14similar sort of move to what you've been doing and a lot of teams are delivering courts like that?
06:18Yeah, you see certain patterns suddenly in other teams, whether it's set-pieces and in many other phases of play,
06:24that sounds familiar.
06:26But yeah, I mean, recognising it yes or no, I pick this from that or this defending throw,
06:33this positioning that I really like instead of winning with that play, with that play from a different team.
06:38I mean, that's part of the evolution of any manager in every team, I think.
06:42And you're coming up against a key manager who was a set-piece coach now.
06:45Is the manager expecting something special from them?
06:49Well, I think what he's doing is special.
06:52I think what he's managed to do in that very short period of time,
06:57obviously the legacy that Frank led at that football club, I think it's remarkable what he's done.
07:03Okay, guys. Thank you.
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