00:00Jesus, obviously now three appearances off the bench.
00:02This is not Palace, this is Jesus.
00:04Okay, go on.
00:05Three appearances off the bench now.
00:06Is he ready to start, do you think?
00:08Yes, he is.
00:08And you can tell that, you can see now,
00:11not only on games every day in training,
00:13how much he wants it.
00:15So he's going to deserve a chance soon.
00:17Have you been surprised at how sharp he's looked
00:19considering how long he's been out?
00:20Are you surprised at how sharp he's looked since he's come back?
00:22No, because I watched him when he was seven months already on the pitch
00:26and the way he was moving
00:27and how much he wants it.
00:29I think he wrote a beautiful letter there.
00:32They explain what football means to him
00:35and how it affects his life.
00:37And I think it was something beautiful.
00:40Sam?
00:41How much can he shift the dynamic?
00:44Obviously, he's a very different player to Victor, for example,
00:46and Mikel Moreno.
00:47How much can he shift it and maybe unlock a few players
00:50that haven't quite hit their top form?
00:52Yeah, well, I think that's probably the biggest quality of Gabi,
00:55bringing people together, connecting with people
00:58and generating a lot of uncertainty in the opponent
01:01when you see him today,
01:02the amount of spaces that he was involved in.
01:05That's his biggest quality.
01:06So we need to exploit that.
01:09Tom, let's go.
01:11It's a quick turnaround for what is a really important game
01:13against Crystal Palace on Tuesday.
01:16They've played a lot of games.
01:17Well, they've played Thursday, they've played today.
01:19How do you think that's going to affect
01:20how both teams go into that game on Tuesday?
01:22We are used to it.
01:24I think it's the only week that we had a week to prepare.
01:27It was this week.
01:28The rest, I think, until February, at least,
01:32is going to be like this.
01:33So we are used to it.
01:34Face it.
01:35We have a beautiful opportunity to go into the semifinal
01:38of a competition.
01:39So we'll be ready.
01:41Sorry for another one on Gabriel Jesus really quickly,
01:44but if he does play against Crystal Palace,
01:46it will be his 100th Arsenal appearance.
01:49So I was just wondering if you could kind of talk about
01:52the Gabi that came to Arsenal back in 2022
01:55and the one that you see now.
01:59Well, it's been a really intense journey, I would say.
02:03I think when he joined us, I think he lifted the belief,
02:07the spirit and the energy of the club and the team.
02:09I think he gave something very different to what we already had
02:13and it was really impressive.
02:14And then he had some very bad injuries that hasn't allowed him
02:17to have the consistency that we need from a very important player.
02:21But he's back.
02:23I think his fighting spirit, his desire to always prepare the best way,
02:27is unbelievable.
02:28And the team has got it now and we need to use it.
02:30With so many fixtures you have this season,
02:34how important is the Carabao Cup competition to you?
02:36Because when you look at the fixtures ahead,
02:37when will you guys get a break?
02:40Now the most important one is the Carabao Cup against the Palace
02:43because it's the next game that we have.
02:45Take it game by game.
02:47Winning and performing every game helps you for the next one.
02:50So now full focus on that.
02:52Okay, guys. Thanks very much.
02:53Thank you, guys. Thank you.
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