Art de Roche

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Art de Roche

Mikel Arteta says Ethan Nwaneri's gametime can change "very quickly" after the "context" in which the 18-year-old has seen his minutes reduced in recent weeks. Nwaneri has enjoyed a breakthrough season this year, scoring nine goals and assisting two in 36 appearances. Of those, 15 have been starts, with 21 substitute appearances, resulting in 1,303 first-team minutes this term. The midfielder, who turned 18 in March, made his last start on April 12 in the home draw against Brentford.

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Art de Roche

Jack Wilshere is not in contention for the vacant head coach position at Norwich City with the club instead set to look externally for their next hire. Wilshere, 33, took interim charge of the club's last two games of the season after the departure of Johannes Hoff Thorup, leading them to a goalless draw against Middlesbrough and a 4-2 win over Cardiff City respectively.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Art de Roche

"Rage, anger and frustration" were the feelings Mikel Arteta could sense inside the Emirates after Arsenal let another lead slip to lose to Bournemouth. That frustration built over the course of the 2-1 defeat. Arsenal did not seem to get out of second gear and were too casual, again - and it gave Bournemouth encouragement. It did not boil over in the form of mass boos but large sections of the ground emptied in the closing stages.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Art de Roche

Since Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain won their Champions League quarter-finals, the narrative has been that Mikel Arteta's side will face a much-changed PSG in the semi-finals to the one they beat 2-0 in the league phase back in October. And while that is true for the Parisians - perhaps the most exciting team left in the competition - Arsenal, in their first Champions League semi-final for 16 years, will be a different proposition too. Both have matured throughout their European campaigns.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Art de Roche

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has urged fans to "bring your boots" and "play every ball together" ahead of their Champions League semi-final first leg against Paris Saint-Germain. This is just the third time Arsenal have reached this stage of the competition, doing so in 2006 and 2009, and gives them the opportunity to lift the trophy for the first time.