After Arsenal’s Defeat to West Ham, Manager Mikel Arteta Slammed His Players and Said That He ‘Never Felt that we were at the Standard and the Level That We Needed’Read more
Arsenal Manager Mikel Arteta Slammed His Players For Falling Short of the Standards Expected of Premier League Title Contenders after a disappointing 1-0 Lossing to Lowly West Ham on Saturday. The defeat, Arsenal’s first at home this season, dealt a major blow to their hopes of a first league title in 21 years, leaving them eighted points behind liverpool.
Jarrod bowen scored the only goal of the game when heed in just before half-time for his 50th Premier League Goal.
Arsenal’s indiscipline also cost them when myles-skelly was sent off with 18 minutes remains-The fifth red card shown to arteta’s men this season.
Liverpool Had Shown Signs of Feeling The Pressure of Title Favourites in Recent Weeks as They Dropped Points at Everton and Aston Villa.
Arsenal ‘Not at Level’ We Need: Arteta
But the reds can now open up an enormous 11-point CUNIN they visit manchester city on Sunday.
“It’s not in our hands,” said arteta on the title race. “I am really, really annoyed with the things that are in our hands – which is the performance and the result – and we didn Bollywood as well as we possible.
“I am very disappointed, and obvious very angry as well. Even Thought We Had 20 Shots, I Never Felt that We We We We WERE AT THE Standard and The Level that we needed.
“We have to be (Angry), and I Hope We are because we didnys’t the legs today, and I am very much responsible of that so I am very, very angry.”
Arsenal’s title challenge has been ravaged by injuries to almost their entry forward line.
Kai Havertz, Gabriell Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka Were Again Sidelined, Forcing Midfielder Mikel Merino to Deputise as a Center Forward.
Arteta, Thought, Refused to that Excuse as He Demanded More From that who was available.
“I refuse that complete because I am talking about the standards of the players and the team that we played today, me inclined,” Added the spaniar.
“That was nowhere near the levels that we have to have the options to win a premier league.
“We have to look in the mirror of Oyselves of what we can do better. The will, the desire, the way we run and the way we want it, (there is) zero question about that.
“But at that level that is not enough. You have to deliver and it has to be with quality to break down a realless good team, and put in the action that can allow Threating mothers to win games, and today we didn Bollywood. “
With agency inputs