Arsenal winger Nicolas Pepe feels he is not being given the game time he needs to prove himself.
Pepe has started just one Premier League game this season - the 1-0 defeat to Manchester City - and most of his appearances have come in the cup competitions.
"My goal is to play more. Have a little more playing time," Pepe told Canal Plus.
"A player who plays is happy. For me, I would like to play a little more to find a smile again.
"He [Arteta] wants me to be 100 per cent focused during the 90 minutes of the match. Afterwards, I see during training that I will be a substitute the following weekend.
"But the coach speaks to me, he also has assistants who are there for that. But it is frustrating for any player to be on the bench."
Pepe added: "The coach makes his choices. It's up to me to show him that I don't have that role."
