Arsenal are sinking when Mikel Arteta is responsible for opening the Gunners’ weakest season in the league after 47 years. Following this, the Gunners hoped for some consolation in the rest of the factories and its position in the Europa League looked promising. But today (Monday) Arteta received a hard blow ahead of tomorrow’s League Cup quarter-final against Manchester City, when Pierre-Emerick Obmiang did not recover from the injury and as a result will miss the meeting.
The loss to Everton places the Gunners in 15th place, having won just once in the last ten games. However, Arta Believes it’s bad luck and tried to back himself up in numbers: “Last year against Everton, with 25 per cent to win, we won 2: 3. Last week, with 67 per cent to win and 9 per cent to lose, we lost. Three per cent against Burnley and we lost, seven per cent against Totham and we lost.
The coach admitted that the players are “in pain” after the recent losses, but that the mood is good: “The results are worrying and everyone is suffering right now. When you lose, it’s hard to be in the locker room. They suffer because they care, they want more, confidence drops. But unity still exists.” .
Arteta admitted that he is gaining the trust of the club: “I feel the support and expression of trust completely. The feeling that we will get through it together. A club of this magnitude deserves the best, and when that does not happen, everyone starts to doubt themselves. I am responsible in the context of results.”
Mikel Arteta has started dropping statistics 👀 pic.twitter.com/Am5BKn9vcM
– ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 21, 2020
With the opponent in the League Cup, Pep Guardiola Ruled out the possibility today that Manchester City will sign attacking players in the January window despite their problematic situation in front of goal. “I do not see the possibility of joining players. The economic situation affects the whole world and we are not different about it.” As you may recall, just a few months ago the Blues opened their wallets and acquired mostly defensive players, for whom they paid £ 171 million.
Pep Guardiola sets out #mcfc position for January transfer window https://t.co/qnzH6P0qJn
– Manchester City News (@ManCityMEN) December 21, 2020