{"id":31,"date":"2026-02-21T11:21:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T11:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/?p=31"},"modified":"2026-02-21T11:21:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T11:21:03","slug":"arteta-we-want-to-write-our-own-destiny-press-conference-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/?p=31","title":{"rendered":"Arteta: ‘We want to write our own destiny’ | Press conference | News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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With the final months of the season approaching and still fighting on all four fronts, Mikel Arteta is keen for his players to write their own destiny as we reach the business end of the season.<\/p>\n

We head to Tottenham for the north London derby, looking to maintain our lead at the top of the Premier League table.<\/p>\n

While disappointed with the late draw against Wolves on Wednesday, Mikel is keen to turn over the page and write a new chapter, starting on Sunday against Spurs.<\/p>\n

He said: “What I\u2019ve seen is a tremendous reaction again and I\u2019m not surprised at all. When you lose points in the last kick of the game again, in a very unpredictable manner, to concede an equaliser in the manner that we did it, nobody can really understand that.<\/p>\n

“But this is football and that\u2019s the beauty of it, and that was a chapter. So we have a long season. Chapter 27 says, okay, we draw against Wolves in this manner.<\/p>\n

“What I\u2019m very interested in is the next one, it\u2019s what we are made of. Ok, what do we do about this and how do we write our own destiny from here and going forward, and that\u2019s it.<\/p>\n

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“You have to react to that because life moves on, the result has to stay, unfortunate as it was. There is nothing that we can do, what we can do is a lot, it\u2019s what\u2019s going to happen next.”<\/p>\n

The next challenge comes in the form of Tottenham, who had a new manager at the helm in the shape of Croatian Igor Tudor.<\/p>\n

On looking forward to the latest north London derby, Mikel said: “It\u2019s the one we have after and it\u2019s the one we cannot wait to play. If we could play today, I think we\u2019d all love to play today, to get that feeling that we have in our tummies and use it in the right way and we have to show on Sunday.<\/p>\n

“I think it’s happened (facing a team with a new manager) seven times already this season. We are getting used to it. We have analysed everything that he’s done in his career. In different clubs, different formations, the players that they have available.<\/p>\n

“From there, of course, we will have the capacity to adapt in relation to what the game requires. But the main focus is also on what we have to do to win.”<\/p>\n

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