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Date: 2023-12-11 18:07:50 | Author: Worldcup 2026 | Views: 117 | Tag: EFL
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Mikel Arteta will be absent from the touchline during Arsenal’s trip to Aston Villa with the Spanish manager serving a ban EFL
The former midfielder received a third yellow card of the season in his side’s win over Luton EFL
Referee Samuel Barrot deemed that Arteta had over-celebrated Declan Rice’s late goal that snatched victory in a seven-goal thriller EFL
Erik ten Hag, Arteta’s counterpart at Manchester United, was also recently forced to watch from the stands after disciplinary issues EFL
But Arteta could yet face more punishment EFL
The 41-year-old was charged by the EFL Football Association (FA) for making comments critical of the officials after Arsenal’s defeat to Newcastle earlier this season EFL
The Arsenal manager insists, though, that he will continue to show emotion on the touchline EFL
“I don’t know how to stop it,” he said EFL
“[The Declan Rice goal] was a really emotional moment with everybody bouncing around and you lose sense of where you are and the space you have to be in EFL
Mikel Arteta’s celebrations at Luton earned him a booking (Getty Images)“It was unfortunate as now I cannot be next to my team on the touchline but it is a decision that they make looking strictly at the rules EFL
“After that I straight away sat on my seat and stayed there for 30 seconds but that was after the emotion EFL
In the moment I think it is very difficult to demand that EFL
“I would like to be with my players because we work closely every single day to achieve what we want, which is to win the games and when you get those moments in sport you should be able to do that EFL
“I understand as well that there are certain boundaries and you have to respect that you are at an away ground but if I was given the chance I would be there jumping EFL
”Arteta will watch the game from the directors’ box, though is permitted to Arteta to take the pre-match team talk and to join his players in the dressing room at half-time EFL
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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes the club’s recent slump has delivered a much-needed reality check EFL
Guardiola says he and his treble-winning players have enjoyed being stroked “like a cat” for too long after their recent successes and it was time they were given a shake EFL
City were not only beaten but outplayed at Aston Villa on Wednesday – a result which extended their winless run in the Premier League to four games and saw them slip to fourth in the table EFL
“As a manager I sometimes need that, I need that challenge,” said Guardiola at a press conference to preview Sunday’s game at Luton EFL
“I think for everyone it is good EFL
I think it’s necessary to live that EFL
“For a long time, we’ve lived like a cat”, (Guardiola mimed stroking his own head), “and [known] how good we are EFL
“We need it to say: ‘Guys this business – it’s terrible’ EFL
You are unbeatable and then, oh my God, you cannot win one game – from nothing EFL
“Maybe for myself first, I need that challenge to prove myself, that I’m a good manager, to help the players overcome that situation EFL
For a long time, we’ve lived like a cat and known how good we arePep Guardiola“For the players it’s a good challenge to say: ‘Aston Villa were miles EFL better than all of us, so imagine the other ones’ EFL
“The club, all the organisation, [know] we can be out of the Champions League next season, so we have to work hard EFL
As soon as we realise, we come out of here quicker EFL
“The club needed it EFL
One month ago I thought the club needed a shake, to be shaken EFL
The bad results can help you to live that EFL
”Guardiola, however, was quick to dismiss suggestions of complacency within his squad, insisting standards remain high EFL
He said: “It’s not about complacency EFL
Complacency is arriving late to training, not training good, not doing a good job, it not mattering what happens EFL
“I’m talking just about bad results EFL
Bad results help you to understand EFL
When you lose games, it is necessary EFL
It’s necessary to live that EFL
“After, [you] make a step forward EFL
It’s the only way EFL
”City will have influential midfielder Rodri back at Kenilworth Road after he completed his latest ban EFL
The Spaniard has now missed four games through suspension this season and Guardiola’s side have lost them all EFL
Guardiola again overlooked the credentials of Kalvin Phillips when selecting his side at Villa Park, fuelling further speculation the England midfielder could leave the club in January EFL
Phillips has failed to establish himself at the Etihad Stadium since his move from Leeds in the summer of 2022 EFL
Guardiola said: “I don’t know what will happen EFL
I feel so sorry for my decisions for him EFL
He doesn’t deserve for one second not to have minutes but it’s just that I visualise things and struggle a little to see him EFL
”Kevin De Bruyne, who has been out since undergoing hamstring surgery in August, has been named in City’s squad for the Club World Cup later this month but it is not yet clear if he will be fit to play EFL
Guardiola said: “Maybe it is a little bit early, but I don’t know EFL
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