Mikel Arteta mourned this armory Noting the team’s “strange” performance in Saturday’s 2–1 defeat to Bournemouth, he said the result was “a big punch in the face”.
Arsenal missed chance to go 12 points clear at the top Premier League At the Emirates Stadium, the door is now open Manchester City Sides looking to reduce gap to six points chelsea On Sunday.
“It’s extremely disappointing. It’s a big punch in the face,” Arteta said on TNT Sports. “It’s about how we react now.
“Credit to them for what they did – they haven’t lost in 11 games for some reason. But we did a lot of strange things today.”
Arsenal have lost three of their four games in all competitions, having previously suffered three defeats in their last 49 matches this season.
Victor Gyokres has been canceled junior croupOpener in the first half, but alex scott Scored the winner as Arteta’s side progressed. Despite many replacements, armory Then the visitors could not break.
Arteta’s men faced a wave of abuse at the final whistle.
“We were far from the level we were expecting, that’s for sure,” Arteta said. “But still, I don’t want to criticize any player, especially here.”
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armory face Sporting CP Wednesday in the Champions League quarter-finals – maintaining a one-goal lead – before heading to the Etihad to face second-placed City on April 19.
Arsenal have been runners-up for the last three seasons, and their latest defeat has not only cost City momentum from the Championship, but has again raised questions about their title-winning mentality.
But Arteta, who was without bukayo saka, jurian timber, martin odegaard And Riccardo Calafiori Due to injury on Saturday, said: “We can’t control it. What we can control is our performances over the last nine months.”
“When you lose at home, whatever is said, you have to accept it. There are no excuses. It’s about how we stand up, first of all, individually, and then immediately as a team turn it around on Wednesday.” [against Sporting in the second leg].
“So, we need everything. We need everyone to be fit and available. The guys who were not involved today are really big, important players, and we need them with us immediately because then we will be much stronger.
“And then other people also need to stand up. I, being the first one, accept this challenge and go for it.”
Information from PA and ESPN Global Soccer Research was used in this report.
