Aug 05, 2022
Mikel Arteta doubles down on promise to bring more transfers to Arsenal after debutants shine in win over Crystal Palace
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MIKEL ARTETA is still targeting new signings despite Arsenal's 2-0 win at Crystal Palace.
The Gunners' boss praised "superb" debutant defender William Saliba, while star summer recruits Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko also impressed in the Premier League's curtain-raiser on Friday night.
2Arsenal chief Mikel Arteta still wants more quality despite victory in a tricky Prem opener at Selhurst ParkCredit: RexBut Arteta admitted he wants to add to his haul of five newcomers before the transfer window shuts on September 1.
The Spaniard told Sky Sports: "We are going to try.
"If we can do them great but now it's work with the players we have, the focus should be with the players we have.
"You need the right balance because if you come short in terms of physicality in this game, you’re going to be exposed.
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"The most important thing is to win the first match, to build confidence and momentum.
"Then you can talk about things we need to improve - there were quite a few today, to be honest."
Arsenal's victory was more about graft than craft.
Gabriel Martinelli nodded a 20th-minute opener from Zinchenko's headed assist.
And although the Eagles pushed well for a late equaliser, Marc Guehi doubled the Gunners' margin of success by heading Bukayo Saka's cross into his own net.
Arteta said: "That’s the resilience we need to win football matches
"Aaron Ramsdale did incredibly well from the one-on-one and won the game for us.
"Saliba was superb tonight. The way we started the game and played in the first half hour was superb - we should have scored more.
We had to play the game in ways we didn’t want to as it went on because Palace are able to do that to you.
"To win here, you need to suffer - we’ve done it and that’s part of the mentality we want to build, to come to places like this and win."
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Hoskins, Streaking Phillies Rout Nationals 11-5
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rhys Hoskins homered in the first inning for the third straight game — the first Phillies player to do it since at least 1900 — and the surging Philadelphia Phillies routed the Washington Nationals 11-5 on Saturday night.
J.T. Realmuto and Matt Vierling also went deep for the surging Phillies, who have won nine of 10 to move a season-best 11-games over .500. Realmuto also tripled and drove in three runs and Jean Segura had three hits for Philadelphia, which will try for a four-game series sweep of the Nationals on Sunday.
READ MORE: Corgi Found Shot In Face In Lancaster County Finds New HomeThe Phillies improved to 38-19 since June 1, which was the final game for manager Joe Girardi before being replaced by interim manager Rob Thomson.
Luke Voit homered and Lane Thomas had three hits and an RBI for Washington, which is an MLB-worst 36-73. The Nationals have lost eight of 10 overall and four of five since trading star slugger Juan Soto and first baseman Josh Bell to the San Diego Padres. They have dropped nine of 11 to the Phillies this year.
Hoskins hit a 440-foot solo drive to deep left with one out off Patrick Corbin (4-16) in the opening inning. Vierling, after making a stellar diving catch in center field for the first out of the game, followed with a three-run shot to left four batters later.
Bryson Stott’s two-run triple made it 6-0, and Corbin was lifted after getting just two outs following a walk to Kyle Schwarber in the leadoff man’s second at-bat in the first inning. Corbin had gotten Schwarber to ground out leading off the first in his initial at-bat.
It was the sixth straight loss for Corbin, who signed a six-year, $140 million deal with Washington prior to the 2019 season. He gave up five hits and needed 43 pitches for those two outs while raising his season ERA to 7.02. In the last six contests, Corbin has a 12.46 ERA with 44 hits allowed in 21 ⅔ innings.
Phillies starter Ranger Suarez (8-5) surrendered three runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings with five strikeouts and two walks.
After Philadelphia scored three more times in the second to make it 9-0, the Nationals plated four runs in the sixth against Suarez and Nick Nelson via Voit’s leadoff homer and Tres Barrera’s two-run double off Nelson that closed the book on Suarez.
Realmuto connected in the bottom of the frame for a two-run homer to center into the Philadelphia bullpen, where right-handed reliever Andrew Bellatti snagged the ball with a nice catch.
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The Phillies honored OF Bake McBride and RHP Ron Reed with induction into the club’s Wall of Fame during a pregame ceremony. Both members of Philadelphia’s 1980 World Series championship team, McBride had a .770 OPS in five seasons for the Phillies while Reed posted a 3.06 ERA in 458 games, all but nine of which were out of the bullpen, over eight seasons.
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The Phillies released OF Odúbel Herrera and RHP Jeurys Familia. Both were designated for assignment on Tuesday after the club acquired OF Brandon Marsh and RHP David Robertson via trades.
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Nationals: DH Nelson Cruz (stiff neck) returned to the lineup and went 1 for 3 with a pair of walks.
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Nationals RHP Cory Abbott (0-0, 1.00) will make his third career starter and oppose Phillies RHP Aaron Nola (7-8, 3.25) in the final contest of the four-game series on Sunday afternoon.
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