Marco Silva
Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Fulham boss Marco Silva impressed with Fulham performance and praises Arteta for work at Arsenal #FulhamFC #ArsenalFC

August 29, 2022
Jake Wilkin Fulham boss Marco Silva spoke to the press following his sides 2-1 defeat to Arsenal on Saturday afternoon. Aleksandar Mitrovic opened the scoring in the second-half but goals from Martin Ødegaard and Gabriel meant that Fulham lost their first Premier League game of the season. “Tough, tough result for us,” Silva began. “Credit for our players. I think they deserve more from this game than we took. “Arsenal had more possession, more around our box, more shots for sure, more corners but I don’t see many clear chances from them, even if they are around our box more than I would like to see.” Despite not taking any points back to Craven Cottage, Marco spoke positively on his sides display. “Better second-half than the first-half on the ball from ourselves. We knew that the space would start to appear more in the second-half,” Marco described. “Credit to Arsenal in the way they pressed us in the first-half. We didn’t play on the ball with the dynamic that I like to see. “In our defensive organisation, we did really well from the first minute. The organisation, the togetherness, the commitment there with our plan and the players stuck with our plan until the last. “Our reaction after going 1-1, then 2-1 was really good as well. We took many positives. “In that moment, the way they scored that goal with the deflection was bad luck and the second goal, they don’t know how they scored the goal, that’s the reality. “It didn’t come for us the result but this attitude, this commitment we showed this afternoon, it will come for us I don’t have doubts.” It was a return to his former club for Bernd Leno on Saturday and Marco was keen to praise our new goalkeeper on his performance. “Great, great performance,” said Marco. “He is giving us everything what I expected from him. “Quality, class, maturity, experiences, he’s giving everything, and he can give more. “Great performance from him and I know more will come from him. “I was really pleased the way he wanted to join us as well and he’s a top, top, top goalkeeper and he will help us a lot. This evening was a good example, last week as well and more is coming from him.”
Sean Dyche Burnley
Posted in2021-2022-Season Daily News

#PLStories- What Premier League managers said after Sean Dyche’s Burnley exit #BURNLEYFC #BHAFC #ARSENALFC #WATFORDFC #WHUFC

April 18, 2022
BURNLEY’S decision to part company with Sean Dyche shocked the footballing world, but what have his managerial counterparts had to say? "I am massively surprised. I don't know what happened behind the scenes but looking from the outside and as a Brentford head coach, there are a lot of things we can learn from a club like Burnley. “They were promoted, relegated and then promoted again and they have been here six or seven years in the Premier League. It is remarkable what they have done. “I think Sean Dyche deserves a lot of credit and they should build a statue of him outside Turf Moor because what he has done is incredible. “Every season, going into the Premier League with probably bottom three or bottom four budget and then still being able to compete and not just survive, but get at least a couple of top ten places is a fantastic, remarkable job. "Looking from the outside, I think they would have had a better chance keeping him to survive because he knows everything. But of course, I don’t know everything." Graham Potter, Brighton "I feel for a colleague, someone who I have a lot of respect for. It is never nice when someone loses their job of course, but we know these things happen in football. “I don't think he'll be out of work for long because the job he did at Burnley was fantastic. I think it is part of life. Sean is a big guy, he knows how it is. "The reality is there are more people to feel sorry for than Premier League managers but there is a pressure, an expectation. Sometimes it is fair, sometimes it is unfair - it goes with the territory. We know that when we go into it. “We know when results don't go well you are under pressure, you have got scrutiny. But it is part of the thing you sign up for and you have to deal with it." Roy Hodgson, Watford "Of all the people in the league, he would have been one of the ones I would have thought most likely to survive anything like this, so I have no idea what has happened. “Something must have happened because you don't part company with a manager like Sean Dyche after all the fantastic things he has done for that club over the last 10 years - he has built the club. "So I was surprised, shocked and disappointed too because I know Sean quite well and I admire him as coach and a manager. I didn't think that something like this would happen to him." Mikel Arteta, Arsenal "I only have words of praise because what he has done at the club over the last 10 years is phenomenal. "He gave the club a really clear identity, he has managed to keep the team, with one of the smallest budgets, consistently in the league. I wish him the best of luck and as always with colleagues, it is sad when you see those decisions." David Moyes, West Ham "I am shocked and a little bit surprised as well. I think Sean has done such a great job and established Burnley in the Premier League over many years. “Over recent times, Burnley have been a very difficult team to play against and most of that has been done by Sean." Patrick Vieira, Crystal Palace "It was quite surprising. There is no doubt about the work he has been doing at Burnley in the last 10 years, but this is the industry we are living in. “It is difficult to see a manager losing his position, but this is the world that we are in and as difficult as it is, that is the way it is."
Mikel Arteta Arsenal
Posted in2021-2022-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Mikel Arteta finds difficulty in explaining Southampton loss in top 4 blow #ARSENALFC #SaintsFC

April 17, 2022
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says his side would have beaten Saints “comfortably in any other sport.” Arteta’s side controlled the ball and amassed 19 shots in the second half, but couldn’t break down the stubborn Saints buoyed by another outstanding performance from goalkeeper Fraser Forster. In the end, Jan Bednarek’s clinical finish on the stroke of half-time proved enough to give Saints all three points prompting frustration from the Arsenal manager. Saints players celebrate at full-time. Image by: Stuart Martin “Difficult to explain,” Arteta said. “This is football, not basketball. In any other sport, you win the game comfortably and you’re talking about different things.  “Difficult to explain losing that football match. But at the end of the day, it’s decided in the boxes, they score one goal we didn’t.  “And for the amount of time we spent around their box and the shots we had and the clear-cut chances we had…we didn’t put them in the net because they had an exceptional goalkeeper today and also because we didn’t have enough quality and enough capacity to break them down when we had the numbers and situations open to do so.” After suffering a 6-0 defeat to Chelsea last weekend, Ralph Hasenhuttl set his side up to defend deep with a back five and it worked perfectly as determined defending and inspired goalkeeping kept Arsenal at bay. Saints are now 12th in the Premier League table, one point adrift of Leicester City in ninth. Hasenhuttl's side are next in action on Thursday, April 21st when they head to Lancashire to face Burnley.