{"id":52,"date":"2026-02-21T11:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T11:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/?p=52"},"modified":"2026-02-21T11:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T11:24:13","slug":"mikel-arteta-urges-under-fire-arsenal-to-show-what-they-are-made-of-against-spurs-after-wolves-setback-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/?p=52","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Arteta urges under-fire Arsenal to show what they are made of against Spurs after Wolves setback | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-testid=\"article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Mikel Arteta has encouraged Arsenal to &#8220;show what they are made of&#8221; in Sunday&#8217;s north London derby against Spurs as they aim to bounce back from their draw with Wolves.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal&#8217;s title credentials have been questioned after they threw away a two-goal lead to the Premier League&#8217;s bottom club at Molineux, giving Manchester City the chance to close the gap to two points.<\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side could cut the deficit when they host Newcastle on Saturday, but Arteta insists his players are ready to get back on track in Sunday&#8217;s game, which is live on <em>Sky Sports<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday&#8217;s result means Arsenal have now lost seven points from winning positions since the turn of the year, and only won only two of their last seven Premier League games.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6058004149001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"993ed257-68c3-4eac-ab23-08c597a108d8\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" 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data-role=\"poster\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/02\/768x432\/skysports-arsenal-hlts_7168705.jpg?20260218222735\" alt=\"PL HLTS&#13;&#10;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/02\/768x432\/skysports-arsenal-hlts_7168705.jpg?20260218222735 600w,https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/02\/1600x900\/skysports-arsenal-hlts_7168705.jpg?20260218222735\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-poster\"\/><br \/>\n              <span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-loader\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/span><\/p>\n<p>              <video id=\"id_993ed257-68c3-4eac-ab23-08c597a108d8\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"video-js sdc-site-video__tag\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-video\"\/>\n            <\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>              <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-caption\">Highlights from Arsenal&#8217;s 2-2 draw with Wolves<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;What I have seen is a tremendous reaction again and I am not surprised at all,&#8221; said Arteta.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you lose points with the last kick of the game and in a very unpredictable manner, nobody can really understand that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But this is football and that is the beauty of football.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That was a chapter. We have a long season and chapter 27 says we drew against Wolves in this manner.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"2c28b2b7-87f8-474c-ab4b-12a74a9683a3\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/api.condatis.sky\\\/auth\\\/video\\\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"Dharmesh Sheth gives an overview of Arteta\u2019s pre-match press conference ahead of the north London derby and says the Spaniard was 'bullish and calm' despite the disappointment of the draw at Wolves\" data-clip-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-video\" data-component-name-alias=\"ui-sitewide-video\" data-competition=\"\" data-copy-url-text=\"URL copied to clipboard\" data-fn=\"sdc-site-video\" data-id=\"id_2c28b2b7-87f8-474c-ab4b-12a74a9683a3\" data-is-live-stream=\"false\" data-lite=\"true\" data-options=\"\" data-originator-id=\"49\" data-originator-handle=\"brightcove-sport-gb\" data-package-name=\"\" data-provider=\"brightcove\" data-player-id=\"DESF5xFjJ\" data-playsinline=\"\" data-sensitive=\"\" data-sdc-id=\"7170352\" data-sdc-video-id=\"2c28b2b7-87f8-474c-ab4b-12a74a9683a3\" data-sport-category=\"\" data-state=\"loading\" data-token-state=\"none\" data-video-ad-unit=\"videoplayer\" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids=\"\" data-video-id=\"ref:2c28b2b7-87f8-474c-ab4b-12a74a9683a3\" data-video-type=\"\" data-auto-pause-on-not-visible=\"\" data-defer-source=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-closed-captions-position=\"\" data-show-closed-captions=\"true\" data-show-pip=\"\" data-show-live-stream-scrubber=\"\" data-autoload=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__content\" data-role=\"bridge-controller\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ ());\">\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>              <span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-role=\"poster\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/02\/768x432\/skysports-arteta-sheth-press-conference_7170357.jpg?20260220170030\" alt=\"Sheth Arteta\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/02\/768x432\/skysports-arteta-sheth-press-conference_7170357.jpg?20260220170030 600w,https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/02\/1600x900\/skysports-arteta-sheth-press-conference_7170357.jpg?20260220170030\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-poster\"\/><br \/>\n              <span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-loader\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/span><\/p>\n<p>              <video id=\"id_2c28b2b7-87f8-474c-ab4b-12a74a9683a3\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"video-js sdc-site-video__tag\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-video\"\/>\n            <\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>              <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-caption\">Dharmesh Sheth gives an overview of Arteta\u2019s pre-match press conference ahead of the north London derby and says the Spaniard was &#8216;bullish and calm&#8217; despite the disappointment of the draw at Wolves<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;What I am interested in is the next one. What is this team made of? What do we do about this and how we write our own destiny from here and going forward?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s it. You have to react to it because life moves on and as unfortunate as it was, there is nothing we can do. However, what we can do a lot about is what happens next.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Asked if Sunday&#8217;s derby, which will see Igor Tudor take charge of his first game with Spurs 16th, is the biggest in recent memory, Arteta added: &#8220;It&#8217;s the one that is next and it is one we cannot wait to play.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky glints-box glints-box-hover glints-box--mobile-edge  sdc-site-live-on-sky--has-link sdc-article-widget sdc-site-live-on-sky--premierleague\" data-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky\" data-sport=\"\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__wrap\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__col sdc-site-live-on-sky__col2\">\n          <span class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__time sdc-site-live-on-sky__time--with-kickoff\" data-type=\"Sunday 22nd February 4:00pm\"><\/p>\n<p>            Sunday 22nd February 4:00pm<br \/>\n          <\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__kickoff-time\"><\/p>\n<p>                Kick off 4:30pm<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__action\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__logo sdc-site-live-on-sky__logo--colour\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/tvlogos\/channels\/4010-Logo.svg?U2t5IFNwb3J0cyBQcmVtaWVyIExlYWd1ZSBIRA==\" alt=\"Sky Sports Premier League HD\"\/><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__logo sdc-site-live-on-sky__logo--mono\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/tvlogos\/channels\/4010-Logo-Mono.svg?U2t5IFNwb3J0cyBQcmVtaWVyIExlYWd1ZSBIRA==\" alt=\"Sky Sports Premier League HD\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;d all love to play the game today to get that feeling we have in our tummies and use it in the right way.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have to show it on Sunday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal could welcome Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz back from injury at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Arteta saying there is a &#8220;big possibility&#8221; they will be available.<\/p>\n<h3>Tudor &#8216;100 per cent sure&#8217; of Spurs survival<\/h3>\n<p>While Arsenal are competing for the title, Spurs are hovering only two places above the drop zone.<\/p>\n<p>But new boss Tudor is adamant they won&#8217;t be relegated under his watch.<\/p>\n<p>Asked how confident he was that Spurs would be in the Premier League next season, Tudor insisted: &#8220;One hundred per cent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"3122bb12-7e13-42f1-9d0e-44c5230e6692\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/api.condatis.sky\\\/auth\\\/video\\\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"Igor Tudor gives his first interview as Tottenham Hotspur head coach. X Credit: @SpursOfficial.\" data-clip-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-video\" data-component-name-alias=\"ui-sitewide-video\" data-competition=\"\" data-copy-url-text=\"URL copied to clipboard\" data-fn=\"sdc-site-video\" data-id=\"id_3122bb12-7e13-42f1-9d0e-44c5230e6692\" data-is-live-stream=\"false\" data-lite=\"true\" data-options=\"\" data-originator-id=\"49\" data-originator-handle=\"brightcove-sport-gb\" data-package-name=\"\" data-provider=\"brightcove\" data-player-id=\"DESF5xFjJ\" data-playsinline=\"\" data-sensitive=\"\" data-sdc-id=\"7167291\" data-sdc-video-id=\"3122bb12-7e13-42f1-9d0e-44c5230e6692\" data-sport-category=\"\" data-state=\"loading\" data-token-state=\"none\" data-video-ad-unit=\"videoplayer\" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids=\"\" data-video-id=\"ref:3122bb12-7e13-42f1-9d0e-44c5230e6692\" data-video-type=\"\" data-auto-pause-on-not-visible=\"\" data-defer-source=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-closed-captions-position=\"\" data-show-closed-captions=\"true\" data-show-pip=\"\" data-show-live-stream-scrubber=\"\" data-autoload=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__content\" data-role=\"bridge-controller\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ ());\">\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>              <span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-role=\"poster\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/02\/768x432\/skysports-igor-tudor-tottenham_7167293.jpg?20260217130249\" alt=\"Igor Tudor's first interview as Tottenham Hotspur Head Coach\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/02\/768x432\/skysports-igor-tudor-tottenham_7167293.jpg?20260217130249 600w,https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/02\/1600x900\/skysports-igor-tudor-tottenham_7167293.jpg?20260217130249\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-poster\"\/><br \/>\n              <span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-loader\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/span><\/p>\n<p>              <video id=\"id_3122bb12-7e13-42f1-9d0e-44c5230e6692\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"video-js sdc-site-video__tag\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-video\"\/>\n            <\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>              <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-caption\">Igor Tudor gives his first interview as Tottenham Hotspur head coach. X Credit: @SpursOfficial.<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tudor had earlier stated that he did not want the players to be thinking about a relegation battle, only the work they need to do to improve.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is not important. Fighting for every position, relegation, first position, UEFA places, you achieve the position because of what you do during the week and on Sunday. It is a consequence of this. It brings you nothing if you think about relegation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All these goals are far away. I never give them importance. I never speak about results and what we want to achieve at the end of the season. I don&#8217;t believe in this. I believe in today&#8217;s training. This is all I want the players to think about. The position is a consequence of this.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"a08e745e-6882-4db5-b70f-00b0e9ef3fda\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/api.condatis.sky\\\/auth\\\/video\\\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"Micky van de Ven met former Tottenham Hotspur captain Michael Dawson to discuss Thomas Frank's departure, Tudor's arrival and preparations for the north London derby\" data-clip-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-video\" data-component-name-alias=\"ui-sitewide-video\" data-competition=\"\" data-copy-url-text=\"URL copied to clipboard\" data-fn=\"sdc-site-video\" data-id=\"id_a08e745e-6882-4db5-b70f-00b0e9ef3fda\" data-is-live-stream=\"false\" data-lite=\"true\" data-options=\"\" data-originator-id=\"49\" data-originator-handle=\"brightcove-sport-gb\" data-package-name=\"\" data-provider=\"brightcove\" data-player-id=\"DESF5xFjJ\" data-playsinline=\"\" data-sensitive=\"\" data-sdc-id=\"7169364\" data-sdc-video-id=\"a08e745e-6882-4db5-b70f-00b0e9ef3fda\" data-sport-category=\"\" data-state=\"loading\" data-token-state=\"none\" data-video-ad-unit=\"videoplayer\" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids=\"\" data-video-id=\"ref:a08e745e-6882-4db5-b70f-00b0e9ef3fda\" data-video-type=\"\" data-auto-pause-on-not-visible=\"\" data-defer-source=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-closed-captions-position=\"\" data-show-closed-captions=\"true\" data-show-pip=\"\" data-show-live-stream-scrubber=\"\" data-autoload=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__content\" data-role=\"bridge-controller\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ ());\">\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>              <span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-role=\"poster\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/02\/768x432\/skysports-micky-van-de-ven_7169370.jpg?20260219150217\" alt=\"MICKY VAN DE VEN SPURS FEB 19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/02\/768x432\/skysports-micky-van-de-ven_7169370.jpg?20260219150217 600w,https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/02\/1600x900\/skysports-micky-van-de-ven_7169370.jpg?20260219150217\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-poster\"\/><br \/>\n              <span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-loader\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/span><\/p>\n<p>              <video id=\"id_a08e745e-6882-4db5-b70f-00b0e9ef3fda\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"video-js sdc-site-video__tag\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-video\"\/>\n            <\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>              <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-caption\">Micky van de Ven met former Tottenham Hotspur captain Michael Dawson to discuss Thomas Frank&#8217;s departure, Tudor&#8217;s arrival and preparations for the north London derby<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Five points (above the relegation zone), 10, two, it is the same. We need to be focused. Let&#8217;s focus on this and see what we can attain. Looking down or up brings you nothing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Asked what he had said to his players, Tudor replied: &#8220;The players want to have clarity about what we want. This was the goal. To send a message about values and how we want to play.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Of facing Arsenal in his first game, he added: &#8220;It is an amazing game to restart. I have heard a lot of good things about them. We need to show them that we care and we want to make a change immediately.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He would not be drawn on who will captain the side in the absence of the suspended Cristian Romero. &#8220;You will see on Sunday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mikel Arteta has encouraged Arsenal to &#8220;show what they are made of&#8221; in Sunday&#8217;s north London derby against Spurs as they aim to bounce back from their draw with Wolves. &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=52"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=52"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=52"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=52"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}