What does he mean by this?
I don't think it's too difficult to read into. We know the timeline of events. Saliba was disappointed not to be allowed to play in the cup Final for Saint Etienne. He then felt that he was sent out on loan without getting a proper look the following pre season after rotting in the reserves for months. Generally when a club buys you for 30M, particularly the club you support, you have an expectation that they intend to play you. It seems that Arteta assumed there would be some hard feelings over what he admits was a mistake in terms of not getting him game time either with us or via an earlier loan but if there was it seems that Saliba's desire to play for Arsenal outweighed that and he was willing to let bygones be bygones to further that ambition. That seems to have pleasantly surprised Arteta and now he is benefitting from it.
What does he mean by this?
Also I think it means that Arteta never meant to treat him badly or had any grudge towards him, but he didn't know if Saliba did the other way around. But he was surprised with the maturity of Saliba.I don't think it's too difficult to read into. We know the timeline of events. Saliba was disappointed not to be allowed to play in the cup Final for Saint Etienne. He then felt that he was sent out on loan without getting a proper look the following pre season after rotting in the reserves for months. Generally when a club buys you for 30M, particularly the club you support, you have an expectation that they intend to play you. It seems that Arteta assumed there would be some hard feelings over what he admits was a mistake in terms of not getting him game time either with us or via an earlier loan but if there was it seems that Saliba's desire to play for Arsenal outweighed that and he was willing to let bygones be bygones to further that ambition. That seems to have pleasantly surprised Arteta and now he is benefitting from it.
What does he mean by this?
Yeah, he definitely wasn't. The player I saw at the U23 level after the first season out on loan was very raw and had very poor decision making. Amazing, absolutely amazing how much he has evolved in two years, just speaks to his talent level and natural ability (mental).I think both have said that Saliba wasn't ready to start at Arsenal when he first came here, Saliba said he had too big view of his own level at that point.
Yeah that could have been the reason for the first part of the season being out of the squads.Yeah, he definitely wasn't. The player I saw at the U23 level after the first season out on loan was very raw and had very poor decision making. Amazing, absolutely amazing how much he has evolved in two years, just speaks to his talent level and natural ability (mental).
Last season after the loan to Nice I don't know. But by all accounts he developed a lot last season too.
Yes. To be fair, Arteta is a young manager and going by maybe what has happened with his relationship with other players whom he has had differing views with in terms of playing time or attitude or whatever perhaps he thought it could be frosty with Saliba as well and to his surprise, Saliba is extremely mature and just focused on doing well for this club that he loves. Yes, Saliba has admitted that he needed to work harder and the club have admitted that they handled that period where he wasn't registered for Europa and was just in the reserves poorly. What matters at this point is that Saliba has transformed the team defensively and Arteta seems to have improved his man management skills with experience. Both are doing a good job now so that's all that really matters.Also I think it means that Arteta never meant to treat him badly or had any grudge towards him, but he didn't know if Saliba did the other way around. But he was surprised with the maturity of Saliba.
I think both have said that Saliba wasn't ready to start at Arsenal when he first came here, Saliba said he had too big view of his own level at that point.
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How he bullied Diaz in that one run-in lol. Absolutely floored him in full speed while in disadvantage and kept the ball afterward. Shame it was offside.
What does he mean by this?
He calmly removed the ball from from one attacker and side stepped another just outside our box and 3 passes later it was goal for us.I thought Saliba`s contribution to that first goal has not been talked about at all. That was incredible calmness in the first minute. I thought he played the most important role in that goal.