Arteta opens up after Arsenal first loss of 2024 Shocking about the championship challenge!
- Mikel Arteta expresses his feelings after leading Arsenal to their first loss since 2024.
- Arsenal dropped to second place after losing 2-0 at home to Aston Villa.
- Arteta had to replace Martin Odegaard with a leg injury.
Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta vented his feelings. After leading the team to their first loss since 2024 and dropping to second place after losing 2-0 at home to Aston Villa.
Mikel Arteta has play down the chances of Arsenal signing a new striker in the January
Transfer window despite his team’s 2-0 loss to Liverpool in the FA Cup third round. The Gunners have failed to be clinical in recent encounters, scoring only one goal from 61 shots across their past three matches. Arteta urged the club’s fans to “stick by” the existing players instead.
“We have a different form. The first half we play ทางเข้า ufabet excellently. It was one of the best first half matches against a top team. And we probably scored three or four goals. Or even more,” Arteta said.
“We couldn’t score. and didn’t play well in the second half We weren’t consistent enough. We didn’t have the same flow as in the first half. Then conceded two goals badly.”
“Credit to them for their game in the second half. We couldn’t do anything to them like in the first half. In the second half we were missing many things. But we have to congratulate them on getting the three points.”
Arteta also spoke about the reason for substituting Martin Odegaard late in the game and bringing in Emile Smith Rowe as his replacement, saying: “He had a leg injury, that’s why we substituted him.”