{"id":17522,"date":"2025-12-16T10:39:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/16\/mikel-arteta-exclusive-mature-arsenal-have-proceeded-to-another-level-but-premier-league-title-requires-near-perfection\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T10:39:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:39:56","slug":"mikel-arteta-exclusive-mature-arsenal-have-proceeded-to-another-level-but-premier-league-title-requires-near-perfection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/16\/mikel-arteta-exclusive-mature-arsenal-have-proceeded-to-another-level-but-premier-league-title-requires-near-perfection\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Arteta exclusive: &#8216;Mature&#8217; Arsenal have &#8216;proceeded to another level&#8217; but Premier League title requires near-perfection"},"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\">&#8216;It&#8217;s been an incredible journey&#8217; &#8211; Arteta reflects on his six years as Arsenal manager<\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Video credit: TNT Sports<\/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\">Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal have &#8220;taken to a new level this season&#8221; but insists &#8220;almost everything has to be perfect&#8221; to win the Premier League.<\/div>\n<p>The Gunners have finished second in each of the past three seasons, but have been in first place since the beginning of October and are seen as the favorites to win this time. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wrap-anywhere typo-tk-rs-body-md text-content-block-default-text-fill-01\" data-testid=\"body-paragraph\">They are also favorites to win the title, having improved their depth after a busy summer with the signings of Martin Zvimendi, Noni Madues and Victor G\u00f6keres, as well as reinforcements in their defense.<\/div>\n<p>Injuries derailed their title bid last season, but their strong summer form appears to be paying off as the north London outfit maintains pole position despite once again suffering key absences.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"wrap-anywhere typo-tk-rs-body-md text-content-block-default-text-fill-01\" data-testid=\"body-paragraph\">&#8220;We have reached a new level this season,&#8221; Arteta told Owen Hargreaves on TNT Sport. &#8220;Last season, there were sometimes 13 or 14 outfield players competing (for spots). <\/div>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s not enough, we&#8217;ve been working on increasing the number of teams, certainly increasing the quality and in doing so increasing the diversity of this team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We added elements that we didn&#8217;t have that complemented each other in a very powerful way. 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It takes time to get into that position,&#8221; the Spaniard said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you look at Bukayo (Saka) and the number of games he has played at that age, or (Gabriel) Martinelli or (William) Saliba or the big Gabi (Gabriel) or Julien (Timber), he is 23 years old and that is what we have built.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And now we have to continue to develop, not only with those players, but with the players below them. Max (Dowman), Ethan (Nwaneri), Miles (Lewis Skelly), all these players as well.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One year from now, two years from now, three years from now, where are you going to be to continue to support this team and make it better? There&#8217;s a time frame to that. 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