After being held to a draw by Chelsea on Sunday, Mikel Arteta has indicated that he expects more from his Arsenal team. The Gunners are now nine points behind Liverpool, who are the leaders of the Premier League.
After slipping farther behind in the fight for the championship, Mikel Arteta has issued a weird warning to his Arsenal teammates, telling them that they are not actually in “Disneyland.”
As a result of Chelsea’s decision to hold the Gunners to a stalemate on Sunday evening, the Gunners are currently nine points behind the leaders, Liverpool. In their most recent four matches across all tournaments, Arteta’s team has not been victorious in any of them.
around Stamford Bridge, they had grabbed the lead thanks to a goal scored by Gabriel Martinelli around the hour mark. In spite of this, Pedro Neto scored a miraculous goal ten minutes later, which allowed Enzo Maresca’s team to salvage a draw.
Due to Manchester City’s failure to perform well against Brighton, the Gunners were unable to capitalise on the chance that they had. In addition, Arteta has issued a challenge to his players by stating that they would be expected to return from the international break the following week.
Win, win, and win because these folks never stop winning, and that is exactly what we need to do in order to keep up with them. As the situation becomes more difficult, “show your teeth and show how much you want it,” the manager of Arsenal said.
“When it’s Disneyland, it’s easy, everyone is next to you and telling you how beautiful you are. However, when it become dark and difficult, everyone is questioning it. Disneyland is a great example of this.” That is the time when I am looking about, trying to figure out who is going to take over that job, whether it be yes or no. That is when I want to see individuals.
The Spanish coach was left feeling dissatisfied with his team because they had failed to capitalise on a win that could have been extremely important. However, he did confess that they had followed his recommendation to “show their teeth” when confronted with challenges.Arteta said, “I am disappointed with the result because I believe that we deserved more, but at the same time, I am very proud of the team, the way that we played here against this opponent, in this stadium, they have beaten every opponent here, and obviously that wasn’t the case today.”
The moment you allow that space and time to any of their players with the quality they have, you are going to get punished, so that’s not bad luck. “But after doing the most difficult thing, scoring the first goal, I am very disappointed with how we conceded the goal. Our defensive habits, how we allowed that, and the fact that we allowed that, are all very disappointing.
“However, in the end, the squad shown its fangs, how much they wanted it, they took chances, they were resolved to the fullest extent, and they put Chelsea through every issue. We were really aggressive, and we generated three significant opportunities; nevertheless, we were unable to put the ball in the net which would have allowed us to win.
At this point in time, there is nothing that we can do to change it. It has been an utter nightmare for the past eight weeks, and all I can do is pray that after the international break, I will have the squad physically prepared, that they will be accessible, and that they will be in good shape.
“Issue after issue, not only those who are unable to play, but also those who are able to play just for some times, only for certain days, and are unable to practice on a regular basis. Therefore, I am just enquiring about it because there is no doubt about the team, the drive that they have, and the amount of want that we have for it.
