Arteta talks about unlocking Gyokeres' potential

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta talks about unlocking Gyokeres' potential  12/12/2025  Sobha Realty Training Ground, London, UK

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00:00Very strong and both players probably like to play a little bit shifted to the left side

00:14and interchanging that position, something that we haven't had yet.

00:18We want to put an extra body closer to the box in central positions,

00:22something that we can work on so make sure that we keep them fit and we will have many options there.

00:29And if you add also Michel Marino and Kyrie comes back, that's quite a sort of strong option.

00:37Would you say that's probably the strongest set of options in the Premier League for players in one team?

00:45We will put them one on top of each other.

00:47In terms of, do you think you've got the best options of central strikers in any of the clubs in the league?

00:55I don't know, I don't like to compare.

00:56I think we have a very, very strong personnel in that position.

01:00It's how we fit them in together.

01:02Probably it's very, very difficult at the same time depending on the context of the game.

01:06But very happy with the players that we have.

01:08And hopefully, so far we haven't had him in six months of the competition.

01:11We haven't had two of those for anything.

01:14Victor, not even a part of that as well.

01:17So hopefully we are in that position.

01:19Gary?

01:20Can I just pick up what Arthur said and asked Ethan.

01:22And, you see, Mars had an amazing asset last year and played in a completely different position.

01:27Left back and shifted and got in the England squad.

01:30So he'll play tomorrow.

01:31How do you keep him, how do you sort of explain to him about the games that he might play?

01:37This season, he's also not played as much.

01:39Do you have to sit down with him and talk to him about that?

01:42And how do you keep him sort of ready for the games, and particularly I know that in sports, for example?

01:47Hmm, probably looking at where he is, 18 years old, 50 appearances for the club.

01:55So, I want to see how many examples there are in English football with that number at that age.

02:01That's a reality.

02:02That's not if, if, if, that's a reality.

02:05So if somebody would have told him, any of us, two years ago, that number with the squad that we have,

02:11probably will go, hmm, it doesn't sound very realistic.

02:13Does it become harder, though, in this season, particularly with the World Cup,

02:17you know, people like him, or Gabi Jesus, who are going to want to get into the World Cup

02:22and think, well, if I don't play as much in my club, I might forget my national team.

02:26Does it become, this season, become hard for a manager?

02:29That's a really bad approach, in my opinion.

02:32The approach has to be what we have to be, to be in the team as much as possible,

02:36and the rest will be a consequence.

02:38And if somebody's going to prioritize something for the World Cup, I think we have a big problem there.

02:43OK, last couple.

02:44Exciting from Dariman.

02:45Hi, Mika.

02:46With the Vitor Jokoras, during the summer is obviously a long window, you end up getting Vitor.

02:52What did you kind of expect from his signing when you bought him?

02:57What inspired you so far?

03:02Well, two things.

03:02First of all, a lot of excitement, as it happened, because we were bringing a proven goal scorer

03:09that had probably the best stats in Europe.

03:11And the second one, a player that comes to a different league, the most demanding league in the world,

03:17what happens if he doesn't score for five or six goals?

03:20That was my only question.

03:21How are you going to react if you don't score in five or six goals?

03:24Can you cope with that?

03:25And then what's going to happen in the next hundred games?

03:28And that's what you have to see.

03:29Again, the sample is very small.

03:31So let him alone, let him do what he does best, be behind him,

03:37and I'm sure things will turn up in the right way.

03:39You just said there about the goal scorer.

03:41Obviously, he's tight as well and he's been disputed,

03:44but I know it's a small sample size, but thus far he hasn't made the goals.

03:49Why do you think that isn't?

03:51How do you see things changing from here to the end of the season?

03:56Well, working, understanding what he needs more,

03:59understanding the things he needs to tweak in this league, in our team,

04:03to be more prolific and to be in a more dangerous position,

04:06the other night he had two big chances as well,

04:10and put them as much as possible in that position,

04:12and he will do for sure what he wants because he wants it so badly as well.

04:16OK, I can't regret that.

04:17And more than Michael, yeah, so Gabriel Aziz has come back

04:20and he was very impressive in that half-hour cameo.

04:23How is his return effect to the dressing room,

04:26and how good does it feel to have an almost draft

04:28and bring something different to your team?

04:31Well, the dressing room, obviously,

04:33he's somebody that infects with energy.

04:36He's a smile on his face.

04:38He's somebody that connects with people really, really well,

04:41and he brings a different edge to the team

04:43because we know that Gabby is a player that can create chaos

04:46in any moment or in the manner that he plays.

04:49I don't know, I never comment on what other people think is what they think.

05:07OK. Thanks, guys. Thanks very much.

05:16Thank you, guys.

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