Arteta: “There is no panic, it’s about trying to do more and better to win”
The 2-0 defeat to West Ham United was a missed opportunity to return to the top of the Premier League and the Spanish manager said his team must improve at both ends of the pitch if they are to have any hope of winning the title.
Despite having 75% of the ball and 30 shots, eight of them on goal, Arsenal did not score on Thursday against their sixth-placed London rival. In addition, he recorded 77 touches in the opposition area, the most by a top-flight club without scoring since the 2008/09 season.
Last season’s runners-up are now two points behind leaders Liverpool at the halfway point. “There is no panic, it’s about trying to do more, do better and win games,” Mikel Arteta told reporters.
“If we don’t improve in those areas, we won’t win the league. But creating the rest, it was a record. I don’t think there are many teams that have done that for many years, so I think it’s a positive thing,” he added.
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The Gunner team’s next game will be this Sunday against Fulham, who are on a three-match losing streak. Although the fixture list is packed, Arteta insisted his players remain “fresh”. “They are young, if they were 35 years old it would be another question. But they have a lot of energy and they can continue, that’s for sure,” said the coach.
“Without a spark you cannot generate what the team generated. It is the last thing, the last touch, what puts the ball in the back of the net or not. That is what we need,” he concluded.
2023-12-30 09:57:31
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