Country: England
Player:Rice
nice boost of confidence for the players
I think Arteta's in a no win situation talking about stuff like this.
If he tows the clubs line with PR and says how good the current players are doing and how they're improving, he'll get hammered for being a spineless stooge, as we're 10th.
If he says we're nowhere near good enough for where we want to be ( Which is true), he's throwing players under the bus.
He can't win. He's better off saying nothing. Anything he says will be used as ammunition against him by his detractors.