{"id":293141,"date":"2023-09-19T17:35:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T17:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=293141"},"modified":"2023-09-19T17:35:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T17:35:38","slug":"mikel-arteta-insists-he-has-arsenal-at-the-heart-of-every-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/mikel-arteta-insists-he-has-arsenal-at-the-heart-of-every-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Arteta insists he has Arsenal at the heart of every decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta insists he &#8216;makes every decision with the club&#8217;s best interests at heart&#8217;, as he speaks on his decision to drop Aaron Ramsdale for new signing David Raya<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mikel Arteta insists he makes every decision in the best interests of his team<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Arsenal boss faced questions over his decision to drop Aaron Ramsdale\u00a0<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast\u00a0&#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mikel Arteta has asserted that he makes every decision with Arsenal&#8217;s best interests at heart, ahead of their Champions League group stage clash against PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners boss also claimed his decision to drop Aaron Ramsdale for new signing David Raya was not something we have not seen before at the north London outfit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It came during a press conference on Tuesday where the Spanish manager fielded questions on his decision to bring alternate goalkeepers this weekend during their 1-0 victory against Everton at Goodison Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Leandro Trossard scored the solitary goal in the 69th minute of the clash, giving Arteta&#8217;s side their fourth league win of the season, with Raya maintaining a clean sheet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Questions have been raised on the decision to drop Ramsdale, with Piers Morgan insisting Arteta had &#8216;humiliated&#8217; the England shot-stopper by dropping him, while others have suggested that it was a tactical move to rest the 25-year-old ahead of this week&#8217;s Champions League opener.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/16\/75602371-0-image-a-55_1695138983177.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta (pictured) admits he makes every decision with his side&#8217;s best interests at heart\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/16\/75602417-0-image-a-56_1695138991720.jpg\" height=\"482\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It comes as the Gunners boss fielded questions on his decision to drop Aaron Ramsdale (right) for new signing David Raya (left)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/16\/75602473-0-image-a-57_1695139020945.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Raya (pictured) made his Premier League debut for Arsenal against Everton at the weekend, keeping a clean sheet\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>But speaking on his decision to rotate goalkeepers, Arteta admitted that he always acts with the best interests of the team and the football club in his squad selections.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether he was surprised at the reaction to drop Ramsdale, Arteta said: &#8216;I respect opinions and I understand historically what happened, but for me there is nothing different. We&#8217;ve been doing it [swapping goalkeepers] for many years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When Bernd [Leno] was here we bought Aaron [Ramsdale] and I don&#8217;t see any differences.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s my job. I have to answer the questions in the best possible way and the most honest way and as a manager my job is to do what I feel. And what I feel is always the best for the team and for the club. Not for Mikel, no.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport reported at the start of the month that Ramsdale was sweating over his position as Arsenal&#8217;s first choice goalkeeper.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners signed the Spanish shot stopper on a season long-loan from Brentford, with the move being branded as &#8216;pathetic&#8217; by Ben Foster, while Shay Given said &#8216;Arsenal were signing a problem.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Arteta also opened up on how he was feeling ahead of his side&#8217;s opening Champions League game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/17\/75603173-12536449-image-a-65_1695140257192.jpg\" height=\"404\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Gunners have been in training on Tuesday ahead of their Champions League clash against PSV on Wednesday\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/17\/75603201-12536449-image-a-66_1695140272233.jpg\" height=\"439\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arteta claimed he and his team were &#8216;proud and excited&#8217; to feature in the tournament&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;ll be the first time the north London outfit will have played in the tournament since the 2016-17 campaign that saw them reach the round of 16 where they were beaten 10-2 on aggregate by Bayern Munich.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Proud and excited,&#8217; he said in anticipation of the game against PSV.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It\u2019s been a long time for the club since we have been in the competition and obviously it\u2019s the first time for me as a manager, so I\u2019m really looking forward to it.<\/p>\n<p>But Arteta was remaining grounded when asked about his side&#8217;s chances of qualifying for the knockout stages saying: &#8216;That&#8217;s what we want to do, but this is football and tomorrow we&#8217;re going to play against a really good team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They haven&#8217;t lost a game [this season] and they have won the majority of them, and they are used to winning like every other team that is in the Champions League. It will be a really tough test, I&#8217;m sure about that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12536449\/Arsenal-boss-Mikel-Arteta-insists-makes-decision-clubs-best-interests-heart-speaks-decision-drop-Aaron-Ramsdale-new-signing-David-Raya.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta insists he &#8216;makes every decision with the club&#8217;s best interests at heart&#8217;, as he speaks on <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293140,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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