Premier League: Arteta hopeful of high 4 end regardless of Arsenal’s 3-0 defeat at Crystal Palace
Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta mentioned he’s not giving up on high 4 hopes regardless of Arsenal struggling a crushing 3-0 loss at Crystal Place of their Premier League fixture on Monday. Goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta and Jordan Ayew put Palace 2-0 on the break after which Wilfried Zaha put the sport to mattress with a penalty 16 minutes from time.
Arsenal had a greater second=half however they missed shut probabilities from Emile Smith Rowe and Martin Odegaard.
Arsenal had been on a 5-match successful run away from residence after their win over Aston Villa final month however the Gunners had been shocked on their journey to south London on Monday.
Arsenal are at present fifth on the Premier League desk, tied on 54 factors with Tottenham Hotspur however with a sport in hand over the crew above. Spurs jumped to the 4th spot after hammering Newcastle United 5-1 over the weekend. Arsenal are additionally going through stress from West Ham United and Manchester United who’re 3 factors beneath the North London facet.
“”No, we have a sport in hand nonetheless and we have to play and we all know that within the 9 video games, a variety of issues are going to occur. We must play one another, now we have to play some huge video games arising.
“We have to focus on ourselves. The problem that we had today is not experience it was us and what we did in the first half,” Arteta informed Sky Sports.
ARTETA APOLOGISES
Arteta conceded that it is essential to just accept criticism whereas apologizing to followers for his or her disappointing present at Crystal Palace.
“Congratulations to Palace for the game they played but we made it impossible for ourselves with the way we competed,” Arteta added.
“I apologise to our supporters. We didn’t have the presence today or the composure to dominate the situation so that is what I’m most annoyed with.
“First of all, we have to put our palms up and get the criticism we deserve. Then we settle for it, look ourselves within the mirror and look to the following sport. This was not adequate.”
On the other hand, Crystal Palace are continuing to impress under Patrick Vieira, the former Arsenal star. The scoreline at Selhurst Park helped them move up to ninth on the league table.
“I’m actually proud,” Vieira said.
“We defended effectively and took our probabilities. We scored in essential moments of the sport. We wanted an enormous crew efficiency and we did it so we’re actually happy.”
