Mikel Arteta
ArsenalSean Dyche
Everton
Meeting Highlights...ABOUT THE MATCH
It’s one of the biggest weeks for many of us, and certainly now is the most important moment. I’m really excited and can't wait for Sunday to be in front of us, and obviously I’m very optimistic as well with the possible outcome.
...FOCUS
The only thing that we have discussed is giving ourselves the opportunity to live a beautiful day on Sunday where the dream is still alive and is possible, and it’s football. Once we are there, we just have to live the moment and play like every single week and understand that for that dream to happen, we have to win. Then we have to hope again for West Ham to help us to achieve that dream, but that part is on us and is the only thing that we can focus on.
...POSSIBILITY
I think it’s something that happened gradually. You see the signs, we have a lot of stability from ownership and the board, then you start to make very clear decisions strategically in regards to the squad, then to the staff. Then you see how people work every single day and how much they want it, and you start to believe that something special is happening here. You start to evolve the squad, you have to start bringing in players and that’s very contagious. You get excited because it’s in the building, you have to get better, one gets better and then it’s like a snowball. It starts to get bigger and bigger, you start to perform, to win and win and win, and realise that the gap isn’t that big, and there’s something to achieve. On top of that, you have the people that we have, supporting us every single day home and away with that belief and that generates unbelievable energy for the club.
Mikel Arteta
Manager on Arsenal...ABOUT THE MATCH
It’s one of the biggest weeks for many of us, and certainly now is the most important moment. I’m really excited and can't wait for Sunday to be in front of us, and obviously I’m very optimistic as well with the possible outcome.
...FOCUS
The only thing that we have discussed is giving ourselves the opportunity to live a beautiful day on Sunday where the dream is still alive and is possible, and it’s football. Once we are there, we just have to live the moment and play like every single week and understand that for that dream to happen, we have to win. Then we have to hope again for West Ham to help us to achieve that dream, but that part is on us and is the only thing that we can focus on.
...POSSIBILITY
I think it’s something that happened gradually. You see the signs, we have a lot of stability from ownership and the board, then you start to make very clear decisions strategically in regards to the squad, then to the staff. Then you see how people work every single day and how much they want it, and you start to believe that something special is happening here. You start to evolve the squad, you have to start bringing in players and that’s very contagious. You get excited because it’s in the building, you have to get better, one gets better and then it’s like a snowball. It starts to get bigger and bigger, you start to perform, to win and win and win, and realise that the gap isn’t that big, and there’s something to achieve. On top of that, you have the people that we have, supporting us every single day home and away with that belief and that generates unbelievable energy for the club.
Sean Dyche
Manager on Everton…VAR
Offside is the good side of VAR for me, the challenge is to bring it to a much smoother operation. There have been some mistakes made - they've got to be eradicated of course - but the business side of football is so powerful and it's so apparent that it's vital for some clubs, including ours this season, that you want those decisions to be correct. The fan engagement side of it is a trickier situation.
…ARSENAL
I'm not bothered by it. It's more about us continuing the thought process and mentality we've put in place this season. We're on a good show of form for our own reasons and it's about keeping that mentality going into the final game. It's more focusing on us going and performing. It'll be very difficult. The way they've performed and grown as the season's gone on, they're a top side. Currently there's another top side who are doing just as good, if not a slightly better job - as the league table would suggest. They're having a great season.
…INJURY REPORT
Jack Harrison will miss Sunday's game because of injury but Andre Gomes could be fit enough to be involved.