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Arteta tackles Arsenal players after draw to Southampton

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2 years ago

April 22, 2023

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has shared his frustration with his team getting a draw against Southampton on Friday, April 21, with few matches to go this season.

Arsenal found themselves 2-0 down in the first 15 minutes of the match, but they got a draw in the match following late goals from Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka earned a point for the home team.

Shutting down claims of his players lacking confidence, Arteta stated that they should know they can’t give away goals again.

He said;

“The concern is turning around those moments, especially if the players in some moments are in doubt. In football you go through moments when you make errors and are not in a good moment, but you have to come away from that.

“I don’t see a lack of confidence. When a team does that normally players start to hide. I didn’t see a single player do that. They were all willing to take risks and initiative. That’s why we got back from 3-1 to 3-3 and should have won the game. The confidence is there. It’s just those moments. At this level you cannot give the goals away that we did. Simple as that.”

Arsenal are five points clear at the top of the Premier League, but their closest challengers Manchester City have two games in hands and the draw last night means the London club might have handed the title to Pep Guardiola’s team.