Following the defeat from Saturday’s game against Everton that leaves Arsenal sitting comfortably at 15th position on the league table, with 14 points from 14 matches; Arteta offered some explanation for Arsenal’s poor run as of late. According to a press conference released on the club’s official site;
on the performance…
“We controlled them really well, the counter-attacks, apart from a few moments where we lost the ball inside, which is impossible to control. Then we started to look more and more dangerous in the final third, attacking this low block in front is complicated and we generated a lot of situations but they didn’t end up in big chances. Sometimes the cross, sometimes the last action or the shot and the conversion rate has been really low and is something that we must improve dramatically. And then, when we need a little bit of luck, we hit the post or we have some big chances and we don’t put them away. At the end, the reflection is a little bit similar to the last few weeks. You are better than the opponent, you dominate the game and usually when you are under this pressure and this position in the table, you get battered by teams. It’s not the case. I see the spirit in the team and how they try and how they are willing to do things the right way and I’m gutted for them as well because they needed a result and I think we played a game that we had to get something out of.”
Although Arteta has come under fire from the fan base, the City Manager was quick to defend his fellow Statesman. Some fans have reacted with mixed feelings, below are some of their comments:
The problem is not Arteta, it is the mercenaries like William and David Luiz who do not contribute to the team
— Federico (@fedealder) December 19, 2020
Feel sorry for Arteta. He’s inherited the worst Arsenal squad in centuries and the club let him down in the summer when it was obvious a creative player was needed
— Top Guns (@One_Arsenal_) December 19, 2020
“Ancelotti has spent £67m at Everton, they're currently 2nd in the Premier League.
— Blackson (@Blackson1994) December 20, 2020
Arteta has spent £77m at Arsenal, they're currently 15th in the Premier League.” ESPN
But I thought Arteta was once the most talk about coach in the PL, what has happened, where are the strategies, are the players not good anymore, he made the team he wanted at the begining of the season which he did and have now
— Love Bleeds ❤️🇱🇷 (@mariopisohope) December 19, 2020
We've played 14 games and we have 14 points 😭😭
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