'A year in football is a different life.' Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is expecting a different FACup Final outcome from last year's Europa League final loss to ChelseaFC | IOLsport
LONDON – Mikel Arteta says Arsenal's heavy loss to Chelsea in last season's Europa League final will not play on his players' minds as they prepare to face their London rivals in the FA Cup final at Wembley.
However, Arteta, who took over from Emery in December, was confident Saturday's clash will have a different outcome. The Spaniard acknowledged the gulf in class between the two sides as Frank Lampard's Chelsea finished 10 points ahead of the Gunners in the Premier League.However, Arteta insisted Arsenal would not be overawed by the occasion as they chase a record-extending 14th FA Cup triumph.
"...Our only aim and all our energy is going to be on winning that trophy, it doesn't matter where we start. They are playing at a really good level but we are going to go for it."
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Bayern's Boateng urges players to take a knee in Champions League.FCBayernEN defender JeromeBoateng says players must use the platform provided by the ChampionsLeague to continue sending messages about racial equality | IOLsport
Read more »
Safa confident of promoting teams from the ABC Motsepe League to the national first divisionSouth African Football Association (Safa) acting president Tebogo Motlanthe is confident that they will be able to promote teams from the ABC Motsepe League to the GladAfrica Championship.
Read more »
Lampard sets his sights on FA Cup glory with ChelseaVictory over Arsenal would mean more to the manager than his four FA Cup final victories as a Chelsea player
Read more »
How Arsenal, Chelsea have dominated the FA Cup in the 21st CenturyGunner for life, shockerhess and Blues brother, FreemanZAR, take a look at the respective EmiratesFACup finals won by Arsenal and ChelseaFC in the 21st Century | IOLsport
Read more »
Lampard vs Arteta: Managers of a forgotten generationTwo of football’s youngest coaches are competing for one of its highest honours. This tells us something about how the Premier League appoints manager.
Read more »