Mikel Arteta labelled Arsenal’s 2-1 defeat at Fulham as their “worst efficiency of the season” whereas Sky Sports activities pundit Jamie Redknapp stated the consequence should act as a wake-up name for the title hopefuls.
The Gunners regarded primed to finish 2023 on prime of the Premier League desk when Bukayo Saka scored from shut vary simply 5 minutes into the competition at Craven Cottage.
However Arsenal didn’t capitalise on that begin and targets from Raul Jimenez and Bobby De Cordova-Reid sealed a comeback win for Fulham.
It means it’s back-to-back defeats for Arteta’s males after the loss at house to West Ham.
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Gary Cotterill and Oliver Yew evaluation Arsenal’s second consecutive defeat as they had been overwhelmed by Fulham at Craven Cottage within the Premier League.
They’ve gained simply one in all their final 5 within the Premier League and this consequence leaves Arsenal in fourth place, two factors behind leaders Liverpool, who play their recreation in hand in opposition to Newcastle at Anfield on Monday Evening Soccer, and only a level above Tottenham in fifth.
“We weren’t ok. Easy as that,” stated Arteta to Sky Sports activities afterwards.
“We misplaced the sport three days in the past [against West Ham] we absolutely deserved to win as a result of we had been so good. And at present we had been nowhere close to the extent.
“We conceded two very related targets, we gave the ball away after which the organisation in our field and set-plays… we did not generate sufficient at present, our rhythm wasn’t ok in assault, and defensively we had been second finest in each motion.
“You need to play 100 minutes within the league so it is not sufficient to play a couple of actions. It is a actually unhappy day as a result of at present we did not need to win the sport.
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“We by no means received going [after changing to 3-5-2 late on in the second half] as a result of we gave each ball away, and we couldn’t dominate the direct play so we did not do any of these two and it’s extremely tough to generate any momentum. Credit score to Fulham as nicely.”
Requested in regards to the consecutive losses which have seen Arsenal give up their benefit on the prime of the desk, Arteta stated: “We had an amazing efficiency in opposition to Liverpool [in the 1-1 at Anfield]. We had an amazing efficiency in opposition to West Ham and did not win. At this time was the one you must isolate, as a result of that was the worst efficiency of the season.”
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Arsenal have gained simply one in all their final 5 video games within the Premier League
‘This could be the truth examine they want’
Sky Sports activities pundit Redknapp stated: “This could be the truth examine they want. As a result of they’re proper off it in the meanwhile.”
Reflecting on Arsenal’s current poor run of outcomes, he stated it illustrated issues throughout the pitch, not simply the much-discussed about goal-scoring points.
“It is just like the run [of results] they’d on the finish of final season,” stated Redknapp, referring to the streak of two wins in eight matches which in the end price Arsenal the title.
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Jamie Redknapp takes a better have a look at the way of Arsenal’s defeat at Fulham and believes it would ask lots of questions on their title credentials going ahead
“It is nearly excellent news, they’re getting this type out of the way in which, as a result of they are not proper in the meanwhile. They are not ok, they are not sharp sufficient, they’ve not received ok choices in defence, midfield, going ahead. It is simply not clicking.
“Arteta stated they did sufficient to beat West Ham. I am not satisfied by that actually. They’d a couple of possibilities and created quite a bit with out actually wanting like they had been going to attain targets. It was the identical at present. Every thing was off. That typically occurs in soccer. They have to rapidly get again on it.
“They have a little bit of a break now with the FA Cup and that may simply assist them. He says there aren’t gamers coming in I would be shocked if he does not attempt to carry a pair in to freshen it up. It isn’t simply in matches however in coaching every thing goes up a degree.”
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Izzy Christiansen and Jamie Redknapp counsel Arsenal’s full-backs are inflicting points for Mikel Arteta’s facet by crowding out the midfield for the likes of Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz
Arsenal nonetheless amongst prime three title favourites
Nevertheless, Redknapp says Arsenal stay among the many title favourites, if they will resolve these points.
“I do not assume they’re far off,” he stated. “It is simply not fairly clicking in the meanwhile. They’re shedding their means somewhat bit.
“Do I put them within the equation to win the league? Completely. I nonetheless assume there are solely three runners: Liverpool, Man Metropolis and Arsenal. The title will come from a type of three groups. Arsenal proper now, this may do them somewhat little bit of a favour.
“This time final yr they had been enjoying so nicely and everybody received somewhat bit carried away, a bit excited and when the tip of the season got here they fell off a cliff. This could be the wake-up name they want.”
Rice: The mentality must be higher
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Arsenal’s Declan Rice admitted that his facet weren’t ok within the 2-1 defeat to Fulham within the Premier League, however means that the result’s only a blip
Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice to Sky Sports activities:
“Very disappointing. Very robust to take. Not ok once more from us at present. The final two outcomes haven’t been what we have required or what we have been setting over the course of the season. We have been performing very nicely up till the previous few video games, particularly off the again of the draw at Liverpool we felt like we might actually kick on. Two defeats, it is a robust one to swallow.
“Towards West Ham we had 30 photographs, so many touches within the opposition field and simply could not put it away. At this time once we go 1-0 up we have to take extra management. We have to have extra self perception, want, the mentality must be higher and demand extra from one another if you’re pushing up that finish of the desk.”