Jorginho

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Frank half-time 'chat' inspired Arsenal comeback at Aston Villa, says ... (The Guardian)

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal 'didn't do the simple things' right in the first half at Aston Villa, after his side came back to win 4-2.

The reaction in the second half was perfect and the right way to go in future games. “We had a chat at half-time and went back to doing the basics,” he said. “We just need to believe to the very end that we can achieve everything,” was the verdict of Oleksandr Zinchenko, whose long-range shot levelled the game at 2-2. At some stage you’re going to have to win games in the 94th and the 96th minute, you have to score when you are down to 10 men, you have to score from set-pieces. “If you want to be at the top, you have to win games in different ways. “In the first half we didn’t do the simple things right.

Jorginho and Mikel Arteta say half-time team talk key to 'beautiful ... (Eurosport.com)

Jorginho and Mikel Arteta both said that their half-time team talk was key to a "beautiful" win for Arsenal over Aston Villa in the Premier League.

We were not producing our game. It's just beautiful. Premier League "But we came in at half-time and had a talk, and then we went back to doing the basics that we needed to do, and we changed the game." "That's why it's the best league in the world. But they recovered to score three times in the second-half at Villa Park, with goals from Jorginho himself, Oleksandr Zinchenko - his first in the Premier League - and Gabriel Martinelli.

Why Jorginho and Oleksandr Zinchenko called for Arsenal BT Sport ... (Football.London)

Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League after goals from Bukayo Saka, Oleksandr Zinchenko, and Gabriel Martinelli secured a 4-2 win over Unai ...

Also obviously the reaction from all of us in the second half is perfect, that is the right way to go for future games." [Arteta refused to show similar signs of emotion post-match](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/fixtures-results/arsenal-arteta-jorginho-martinelli-title-26271912), however, to those he had displayed on the touchline. Before doing so, however, Jorginho outlined the importance of claiming another win. [Every word Mikel Arteta said on Thomas Partey injury, rotation and Arsenal fixture scheduling](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/fixtures-results/mikel-arteta-arsenal-partey-injury-26262537) [Mikel Arteta gives Thomas Partey, Emile Smith Rowe and Gabriel Jesus update for Villa vs Arsenal](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/thomas-partey-villa-vs-arsenal-26261468) [Paul Merson and Chris Sutton agree on 'huge' Aston Villa vs Arsenal score prediction](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/paul-merson-chris-sutton-agree-26261137) [Arsenal's next five fixtures compared to Manchester City, Man Utd, Newcastle and Tottenham](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/arsenals-next-five-fixtures-compared-26251223) [Arsenal news and transfers LIVE: All the latest news, rumours and gossip from the Emirates Stadium](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/transfer-news/arsenal-news-transfers-live-partey-26260235) It appears they could not resist cutting short media duties to return to what, presumably, was a buoyant dressing room. [ deadline day signing from Chelsea](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/chelsea-arsenal-fans-jorginho-villa-26272940) hit a tremendous effort from range which cannoned off the crossbar prior to ricocheting off the head of Emiliano Martinez and into the net, sparking scenes of immense jubilance in the Villa Park away and for those of an Arsenal persuasion.

Mikel Arteta hails "tremendous" Jorginho in Aston Villa win (Sports Mole)

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta pays tribute to Jorginho's "tremendous" performance in their enthralling 4-2 win over Aston Villa.

I think we showed a lot of resilience, character and quality. I'm really happy with that." "We always talk about that and today we had a really difficult context, especially with what happened after five minutes. You're going to have to score from set-plays, you're going to have to score when you're down to 10 men. "I certainly didn't see that quality of his - scoring from deep! I thought he was tremendous today."

Arteta on the win, showing character and Jorginho | Arseblog News ... (Arseblog News)

On his side not giving up… Absolutely. · On going behind early… · On whether he's seen a goal like Jorginho's before… · On Zinchenko's first Premier League goal…

You’re going to have to score goals in the 94th minutes, sometimes play with 10 men, and have comeback results. We have to take some lessons today because especially in the first half, we didn’t do all the simple things right and then we give them the chance to score those two goals in a really simple way. We gave the ball away and are completely open it that left channel leaving Watkins one against one, we knew that that was a big concern because he has his quality to do that.

Mikel Arteta delivers Jorginho verdict after Arsenal win at Aston Villa (The Boot Room)

They say a week is a long time in politics. In football, just a few hours will do. At around 1:30pm, the Gunners were losing to Villa, and ...

And credit to Arteta and Edu for making the signing in the first place. In football, just a few hours will do. Even when Arsenal were struggling in the first half, the Arsenal left it very, very late to go ahead and make sure of all points at Villa in a 4-2 away win. Fast-forward to 5pm, and the Gunners are back at the top and two points clear of Manchester City. At around 1:30pm, the Gunners were losing to Villa, and their Premier League title race looked in danger of collapsing.

Jorginho reveals half-time team talk resulted in 'beautiful' Arsenal ... (LondonWorld)

The January signing from Chelsea scored a crucial goal for Arsenal as they went back to the top of the Premier League table.

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