Arteta! He FINALLY learn that no one can play 70 games
QUOTE IN 2022
“Look at the top players in the world, they play 70 matches, [playing] every three days and make the difference and win the game,” he said. “[If] you want to be at the top, you have to be able to do that. If we start to put something different in the minds of our young players, I think we are making a huge mistake. Then it’s one yes, one no, now I don’t play, on astroturf I don’t play, I don’t want that.
“There is not a fitness coach in the world who is going to tell me that they cannot do it because I’ve seen it. Seventy-two games, score 50 goals. The players don’t score 50 goals if they play 38 games in the season, it’s impossible.”
QUOTE IN 2025
"The players have to play 70 or 74 games throughout the season. It's never been done," he added.
"When the intensity was that high, they are not going to be able to sustain that. So you need more players, the standards have raised, we need better players and there's no secret."