Jurrien Timber LATEST Mikel Arteta Atletico v Arsenal

Mikel Arteta’s update on defender Jurrien Timber ahead of Arsenal’s Champions League semi-final, first leg against Atletico Madrid. Arteta was also asked about the possibility of signing forward Julian Alvarez from Atletico this summer.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Intro

00:01 - Kai out, Eze ready.

00:28 - Timber (Saka) and Calafiori?: Both in squad.

00:45 - Massive win over Newcastle. Huge confidence. Massive confidence being in the semi-final again.

01:18 - Atletico: Tough match. They have every right to be here. We have shown in any ground we are capable.

01:53 - Timber: He’s not in squad. Bukayo is.

02:20 - Amazing opportunity: That’s the energy I’m feeling. We have earned it through, passion and quality.

03:04 - What do you need to do at Atletico, cool heads?: Every opponents and context there are differences that need to be highlighted. There are moments we need to manage to be successful.

03:48 - Any psychological advantage?: There are positive messages. Tomorrow’s game will be a completely different one. We know what to do.

04:26 - Simeone comments on Alvarez: I don’t talk about any player that isn’t ours.

04:50 - Weather warning and pitch condition: We adapt to any context. We’ll adapt to the conditions to be ourselves.

05:16 - Do you belong at this stage?: I don’t take it for granted. What we’ve achieved in such a short time is remarkable.

05:50 - Burnley game rescheduled: Last home game and you want to play on the weekend. Date was set, it’s been changed and it’s not ideal. We have to adapt to that.

06:35 - Timber how is he?: We don’t know. He’s doing stuff on the pitch, not ready for next step.

07:00 - Chance created: That we need to do better. We want to improve in every department.

07:37 - We’ve prepared this game to win it. Let’s see what the game throws.

08:22 - Similarities to Simeone: He’s transformed the club in the last 15 years. I’ve had great admiration for these types of people, he’s a role model.

09:05 - why are Arsenal better than Atletico?: I’m only thinking about my team. It’s going to be a beautiful game to impose our play styles.

09:57 - Storms: We don’t know what will happen tomorrow. We will adapt to it. The team are ready to adapt.

10:52 - First leg advantages: We want to play a good game to go into the second leg.

11:12 - Player most concerned about: The energy they create, how experienced they are. Different things could happen.

12:07 - Stay away from Barcelona situation: We know we’re capable of identifying and we’ll create chances for ourselves.

12:45 - Atletico adaption: They do a lot of things well.