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·1 December 2021

Arsenal boss Arteta: Tavares deserved selection for Newcastle win

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says Nuno Tavares deserved to start for victory over Newcastle United.

He said the selection was a very deliberate act of faith in the player.


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"It was a tricky one and after what happened at Anfield and some individual errors that we had, we have to be very careful with the messages that we send to our players," he said.

"I encourage my players to play with courage, to take risks, to make decisions and to be on the front foot and when they do that, if for any reason things don't go our way or somebody makes a mistake, that's when you have to show trust in the player because you want to build confidence and resilience.

"It's not only for the player that's playing, it's also for the player that's not playing to understand that part of that decision is to support and in their case, if it happens to them, I will do exactly the same thing.

"It's something that we have to build and with young players even more, because if not, they can get very confused. I have full confidence in him."

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