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“A big problem” – Mikel Arteta fires warning to Arsenal players with “really bad approach”

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By:Mark Brus
13 December 2025 at 02:30

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has fired a clear warning to any of his players thinking about the World Cup next summer over the good of their club.

Speaking at his press conference on Friday, Arteta was asked by reporters about the situation of players like Ethan Nwaneri and Gabriel Jesus, who aren’t necessarily getting as many minutes as they might want.

Nwaneri might have an outside chance of making it into the England squad for next summer’s tournament, but he’s currently struggling to get much first-team action with Arsenal, starting only three games so far this season, with none of those coming in the Premier League.

See the video below, however, as Arteta brushed off questions about Nwaneri and Jesus by insisting it would be a “really bad approach” for any of his players to be looking ahead to the World Cup now…

? Mikel Arteta warns Arsenal players that if their priority is the World Cup then "we're going to have a BIG problem" ?? pic.twitter.com/LUGCMFn2O8

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Mikel Arteta’s World Cup warning to Arsenal players

When asked at first about Nwaneri’s role in the team, Arteta defended his record of giving the 18-year-old a lot of chances at such an early stage in his career.

He said: “Probably looking at where he is, 18 years old, 50 appearances for the club.

“I want to see how many examples there are in English football with that number at that age.”

Ethan Nwaneri in action for Arsenal
Ethan Nwaneri in action for Arsenal (Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)

When asked about players like Nwaneri and Jesus and the World Cup, Arteta made it very clear it would be a big problem for him if anyone in his squad put that competition ahead of the rest of the season for Arsenal now.

He added: “That’s a really bad approach, in my opinion. The approach has to be to be in the team as much as possible, and the rest is a consequence.

“If somebody is going to prioritise something for the World Cup, then I think we have a big problem.”

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Jamie Carragher’s bold summer prediction about Arsenal is starting to look absolutely spot on

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By:Mark Brus
11 December 2025 at 11:09

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher looks like he might have absolutely nailed this bold pre-season prediction about Arsenal’s strikers.

An old video has resurfaced on social media after another difficult night last night for Viktor Gyokeres, who has just six goals since joining the Gunners in the summer.

It looked like Arsenal clearly needed a major investment up front after their struggles in that department last season, but Gyokeres hasn’t quite made the impact many fans would have hoped for after being so prolific at his former club Sporting Lisbon.

Interestingly, it seems like Carragher had a feeling that a new striker might struggle at Arsenal, before the club had even finalised their deal for Gyokeres.

Jamie Carragher backs Kai Havertz to be Arsenal’s striker

Watch below as the pundit discussed Arsenal’s search for a new striker, making it clear that he felt Kai Havertz would most likely come back in to the starting line up ahead of whoever came in…

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This was quite a bold claim, but it now looks like once Havertz is fit again, there’d be a strong case for Mikel Arteta selecting him over Gyokeres.

Even if the Germany international had had his critics during his time at the Emirates Stadium, with debates about if playing up front is even his best position, it would also be fair to say he’s been an underrated part of this side’s success.

Viktor Gyokeres warming up for Arsenal
Viktor Gyokeres warming up for Arsenal (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Can Viktor Gyokeres turn things around at Arsenal?

Gyokeres has, in fairness, only just come back from an injury, so perhaps he deserves a bit more time to find his best form.

The 27-year-old was an absolute goal machine in Portugal, scoring 97 goals in 102 games at Sporting, so there’s always a chance he’ll rediscover that form here once he’s more settled and confident.

It’s not happening for him at the moment, though, so it will be interesting to see if he can keep his place once Havertz comes back.

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Mikel Arteta Deklan Raysdan “Qızıl top” gözləyir

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By:Pippo
6 December 2025 at 15:00

“Arsenal”ın baş məşqçisi Mikel Arteta “topçular”ın ingiltərəli yarımmüdafiəçisi Deklan Rays ilə bağlı fikirlərini paylaşıb.

Arena.az ispan mütəxəssisin müvafiq açıqlamasını təqdim edir:

“Düşünürəm, Deklan Rays “Qızıl top”u qazanacaq. Bu, o demək olacaq ki, “Arsenal”da çoxlu qənimət götürmüş olacaq. Çünki adətən müvafiq xüsuslar əlaqədardır”, deyə Mikel Arteta vurğulayıb.

Xatırladaq ki, Deklan Rays futbola “Çelsi”də qədəm qoyub. Amma hələ yeniyetmə ikən “zadəganlar”ın düşərgəsindən “Vest Hem”ə keçmiş Rays “çəkicdöyənlər”in uğurları üçün çalışıb.

Rays “Arsenal”a 2023-cü ilin iyulunda 116,6 milyon avro məbləğ müqabilində “Vest Hem”dən keçib. “Dayaqçı”nın “topçular”la müqaviləsi 2028-ci ilin iyun ayının sonuna qədər qüvvədədir.

Cari mövsümdə Rays “Arsenal”ın heyətində üq oyun keçirib, 2 qol vurub, 6 məhsuldar ötürmə verib. Raysın “topçular”ın heyətində çıxışının ümumi mənzərəsi 124 oyun, 18 qol və 26 məhsuldar ötürmədən ibarətdir.

Rays 2019-cu ilin mart ayında debüt etdiyi İngiltərə yığmasının heyətində 72 oyuna çıxıb, 6 qol vurub, 6 məhsuldar ötürmə müəllifi olub. “Üç şir”ə qədər Rays irland köklərinə əsaslanaraq İrlandiya yığması üçün oynayıb, aşağı yaş yığmaları ilə yanaşı, əsas yığmada da 3 oyun keçirib.

Deklan Raysın qənimətlər muzeyində “Vest Hem”lə qazandığı Konfrans Liqası (2022/2023) və “Arsenal”la qazandığı İngiltərə Super Kuboku (2023/2024) var. Həmçinin Rays 2022/2023-cü illər mövsümü üçün “Vest Hem”in ilin oyunçusu seçilib.

“Transfermarkt” internet-portalı 26 yaşlı ingiltərəli dayaq yarımmüdafiəçisinin transfer dəyərini 120 milyon avro məbləğində qiymətləndirir.

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