Arteta admits Arsenal’s defensive performance was poor, allowing Villa to draw and lose points

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Arteta admits Arsenal’s defensive performance was poor, allowing Villa to draw and lose points

Mikel Arteta said after his team was held to a 2-2 draw by Aston Villa. Despite leading 2-0, in the Premier League on January 18 that he was proud of his team’s performance in their third match in six days, with them playing outstandingly and controlling the game. Many players showed outstanding performances, some of them were almost exhausted. After playing for 97 minutes, but they were still in good form, everyone gave their all without any excuses. This was the best game against Villa since he took over the team. Because the other side is a very strong opponent.

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However, Arteta admitted there were some things missing. The lines were not tight enough, we need to address the issues, the results should have been better, our defence. Especially after conceding the second goal, shouldn’t have been there. If we want to win we shouldn’t have conceded two goals, it’s a long way from the standards we want to be.

Arsenal have won just one of their last five games in all competitions, crashing out of the FA Cup on penalties to 10-man Manchester United, and lost 0-2 to Newcastle in the Carabao Cup semi-finals. In the league, they are still in second place, but six points behind leaders Liverpool, with the Reds still having a game in hand.

Arsenal have also dropped 12 points in top-flight situations this โปรโมชั่นพิเศษจาก UFABET สมัครตอนนี้ รับโบนัสทันที season, their most since 2019-20.