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Arteta addresses ‘worrying’ PSV defeat & explains how Arsenal can overcome stuttering form.
After losing to PSV, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta reacted to Arsenal’s poor performance and acknowledged that the Gunners were not at their best this week in the Europa League.
PSV Eindhoven of the Netherlands easily defeated Arteta’s team in the Europa League with a 2-0 victory. Joey Veerman and Luuk de Jong both scored goals, ending Arsenal’s nine-game winning streak.
After the loss, Arteta told reporters: “It’s the end of a long run and now it’s time to reset and analyse what happened. PSV deserved to win, no question. We were nowhere near our level today.
“Last week the game was all ours. Today it was very different and when you play like that against the top teams it’s very difficult to win.
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Today we were extremely poor. There have been periods recently when we have been excellent and others when we have suffered. We’ve not had the consistency for 95 minutes that we want.
“We didn’t have the threat and aggression we’ve been playing at and that is worrying. The moment something went wrong we just went down and didn’t know how to react. It’s my responsibility to get the best from the players. They have been exceptionally good and playing at a level that probably no one expected. Now it’s down to me to get the best out of them.”
Anything but a loss would have seen Arsenal qualify from the group in the first place. They can still guarantee this with a win against FC Zurich in their final match.
This Sunday, when they visit Nottingham Forest in the Premier League, the Gunners can resume their winning ways.