{"id":16154,"date":"2025-12-04T08:32:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T08:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/04\/cristian-mosquera-and-declan-rice-sent-off-against-brentford-mikel-arteta-insists-players-are-not-machines\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T08:32:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T08:32:34","slug":"cristian-mosquera-and-declan-rice-sent-off-against-brentford-mikel-arteta-insists-players-are-not-machines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/04\/cristian-mosquera-and-declan-rice-sent-off-against-brentford-mikel-arteta-insists-players-are-not-machines\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristian Mosquera and Declan Rice sent off against Brentford, Mikel Arteta insists &#8216;players are not machines&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"body-thumbnail\">\n<div class=\"body-thumbnail-caption text-content-block-default-text-fill-03\" data-testid=\"body-thumbnail-caption\">\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Chelsea were &#8216;targeting&#8217; our players &#8211; Arteta<\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Video credit: SNTV<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"body\">\n<div class=\"wrap-anywhere typo-tk-rs-body-md text-content-block-default-text-fill-01\" data-testid=\"body-paragraph\">Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has criticized the bloated fixture list after two players limped off during Wednesday&#8217;s 2-0 win over Brentford. <\/div>\n<div class=\"wrap-anywhere typo-tk-rs-body-md text-content-block-default-text-fill-01\" data-testid=\"body-paragraph\">Goals from Mikel Merino and substitute Bukayo Saka gave the Gunners a win over the Bees, restoring a five-point lead in the Premier League summit clash.<\/div>\n<p>However, Cristian Mosquera and Declan Rice were sent off as compensation. 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So we need to try and do that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s common sense. At some point this becomes too much and the players are no longer machines. But we have to try to do that as much as possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Arteta added that Merino, who scored his ninth goal in all competitions this season as a substitute center forward for Arsenal, eased tensions amid injuries to the club&#8217;s two traditional No.9s. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think that&#8217;s a lesson learned,&#8221; he said. \u201cAnd I took that lesson because all summer I was thinking, what would happen to Gabi Jesus and Kai if I brought a 9? And I had a lot of 9s.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think I like them a lot too. Okay, what do we do? How do we deal with it? And so far, we haven&#8217;t had any problems with them getting hurt. So just live in the moment, live in the moment, and deal with the situation when it comes to it. 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