Arsenal players feeling ‘really down’ after Southampton defeat, Mikel Arteta admits
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Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal players are ‘really down’ after defeat to Southampton
Arsenal’s players are ‘really down’ after losing a third consecutive match in the Premier League, says Mikel Arteta.
Mikel Arteta: Southampton defeat has left Arsenal players feeling ‘really down’
Mikel Arteta admitted Arsenal’s players were dejected after their quest for Champions League qualification suffered a further setback with a damaging a 1-0 Premier League defeat at Southampton.
Every word Mikel Arteta said on missed opportunities, Lacazette's return and the Southampton defeat
Difficult to explain because this is football, not basketball. Because any other sport you win the game very comfortably and you’re talking about different things. Difficult to explain but at the end of the day it’s decided in the boxes. They scored one goal, we didn’t. For the amount of time that we spent around the box it shows that we have a situation, we didn’t put them in the goal. Because they have an exceptional goalkeeper today and because we didn’t have enough quality and enough capacity to break them down when we had the numbers and the situations open to do so.
Mikel Arteta concedes Arsenal have blown "huge" top-four opportunity
Mikel Arteta has admitted his Arsenal side have wasted a "huge" chance to make ground in the race for the top four.
Early losers: Average Arsenal playing averagely
The Arsenal players didn’t play that badly, they just don’t have very good players. Mikel Arteta’s side fluffed a huge opportunity on Saturday against another team with nothing to play for. January inertia, as EVERYONE warned, has cost them dear.
Arsenal: Fans criticise Mikel Arteta's interview after Southampton loss
Mikel Arteta had to stomach a third consecutive Premier League defeat for Arsenal on Saturday afternoon.
EPL: Revived Southampton deal further blow to Arsenal's top-four hopes
Southampton ended a five-match winless run in the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Arsenal at St Mary's Stadium on Saturday, dealing further damage to the visitors' hopes of finishing in the top four this season. Mikel Arteta's side have slipped to sixth place in the standings on 54 points, level with Manchester United and three behind north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur but with a game in hand over both teams.