00:04I think it's part of the narrative, but I understand that, I hope it's been the same
00:27when we had a lot of players injured in the past, the same emphasis, because then it's
00:34a fair comment, so it's fine, let's see who is available and not tomorrow, and maybe
00:40we have to change the narrative.
00:42And in terms of responding to the last match, for you yourself, how long do you stew over
00:51something like that?
00:51Do you try to move on as quickly as possible or do you try to learn a lesson from that?
00:59Well, use the first part, if it's like a ball of poison that you have in your tummy, take
01:07that as quickly as possible out with clarity, how can I use that to make myself better,
01:13to make the team better?
01:14And there is a part that I think has to be there and I think this is not going to
01:18go in
01:18the next 30 years, because when you have the opportunity to win a final in Wembley, you
01:23have to get it done.
01:24So that has to stay there and that's part of who you're going to be in the next few weeks,
01:29in the next few months, in the next few years and learn from that and make sure that that
01:33fire is still in that belly, remembering what happened.
01:37Hi, Mikel. I know you were listening to tell us who he's going to start in goal.
01:42I really did.
01:44But guess who. But Kepa obviously made quite a big mistake in the cup final. How's his
01:51move being on the back of that and do you feel like whether or not it is going to be
01:54him? Do you
01:55feel like he is ready to play if it is?
01:56Yeah, he's ready. I'm never going to judge a player or make a decision of a player because
02:02he's made an error. Attitude, behaviour, yes, 100 per cent. An error is part of football
02:07and anybody can do it. The same as Kepa took you to that final because of the penalties.
02:12Same player.
02:14Has he needed a shoulder to lean on or anything about that during this break because he stood
02:19on the other mistake?
02:20I don't know if he needed it, but he had it just in case. But from all of them, his
02:25teammates
02:25first, then myself, all the staff and hopefully all our supporters. I don't think he needs it
02:31because he's got so much experience and he's been through all kinds of different scenarios
02:35in his career, so he's more than ready to play.
02:38Hi, Mikel.
02:40The other thing Thomas Tupel says during the international papers that Declan Rice has kind
02:44of been playing, his managing initiative has got him at about 70 per cent of full fitness.
02:50Can you just give a look at how much Declan has had to push through the season and how ready
02:54he now is for the run and a little bit of a break?
02:57Yeah, he's been phenomenal because that's been great for a while and the fact that he's
03:03been able to perform and consistently commit to the team in that manner talks about how
03:09much he wants to play for us and how much he wants to win and that's great to see.
03:36Yes, everything is in conversation. I think we need to commit to the moment and the moment
03:43here is Arsenal and the moment they are the national team is the national team. Something
03:47that happens in between, you cannot be thinking about that because your duty, your obligation
03:52is to perform wherever you are in that moment and that's what we expect from all the players.
03:59Okay, guys. Thank you.
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