Arteta disappointed Arsenal failed to win, insists team doesn’t rely solely on set-pieces
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said after his side’s 1-1 draw at Fulham in the Premier League on December 8 that he was “dejected”. After Bukayo Saka’s late winner was ruled out by VAR after Gabriel Martinelli was ruled offside. “We should have won the game, we did everything we could to win but a few millimetres didn’t win us.”
The result of this match has made Arsenal fall to 3rd place in the table. 6 points behind the leader Liverpool, with the Reds still having 1 game in hand.
The goal in this match also came from a set piece, similar to the 2-0 win over Manchester United. Which has led pundits to compare the Gunners to Tony Pulis’ Stoke City more than a decade ago, who excelled in all types of set piecesArteta said the comparison was a huge compliment, but added that Arsenal were not solely relying on set-pieces, they should have scored from other areas as well. As they had good chances. However, even though they created a lot of chances from open play. It was not enough as they still scored a lot of goals.
Regarding the title race, Arteta said: We are in good momentum, the ยูฟ่าเบท https://ufabet999.app team is playing well, winning consistently, and we hope to continue to perform well because we have done our best in terms of form, while winning may not be easy due to small differences.