It seems Mikel Arteta knows where the issues are, he says the right things, but now he needs to put thoughts and his words into action. It’s easy to be a manager when everything is going your way, but it is so difficult when the opposite rings true.
Here are some of Arteta’s quotes following Sunday’s defeat. All quotes are courtesy of Arsenal.com.
On losing three home games in a row…
“We have lost three home games in a row which is really, really disappointing in many different ways, starting with Leicester, when we didn’t merit to lose. Today we didn’t merit to lose, but against Aston Villa we did, in the last 25 minutes the way we played. But it is our reality so we have to be humble now. This is our reality and we know where we are at the moment, and to come out of it is going to be only everybody being together, pushing the the same direction, putting in more work, putting in more energy, more effort, and adding more to the team. Well, it’s a frustrating night again. Losing at home is painful. It’s the third time in a row, for different reasons but at the end of the day, in the first half Wolves had two shots on target and scored two goals. We had I don’t know how many entrances into the penalty box, how many crosses, chances and situations with more or less efficiency, with more or less quality in the final ball but enough for sure not to lose the game or even win it. But when the game’s close, in that situation against Wolves, you are so exposed in any ball that you lose in certain areas because they are a great counter-attack team and this is our reality at the moment. This is our level today. We can beat anybody but we can lose as well because the margins are so minimal. We want to start to score more goals, obviously. The mountain is a big one to climb.
On his future at Arsenal…
“It’s something that on the day I decided to be a coach I know that one day I will be sacked or leave the football club. I don’t know if it’s the day after I sign my contract, in a month’s time, a year’s time or six months’ time. I never worry about it. My only concern is to get the best out of the players, give the best possible service to the club and become better and better. I know, I repeat, in this profession, one day I will get the sack or leave but I don’t know when that is going to happen.”
On Aubameyang’s lack of goals…
“I think we all are (concerned) because the main goal scorer of the club at the moment isn’t scoring goals, so my biggest concern is how to help him more to score goals because we need his goals. How important Auba has been for this club in the last two years and how the goal sheet has been shared among the squad tells you his importance. He needs to be scoring goals if we want to be successful.”
Manchester City has lost five matches in a row in all competitions while being outscored 4 to 14. City will play Liverpool at Anfield on December 1st.
Nov 30 – West Ham United (A)
Ethan Nwaneri scored his first senior team goal for Arsenal v Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
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