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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta acknowledges that their current results are unacceptable and do not meet the high standards the club has set, but insists they have been unlucky during a seven-game winless streak.
the 2-1 setback at Everton It was his fifth loss in that sequence and has resulted in your worst points come back – 14 of 14 games – from 1974-75.
They have lost eight times in total and has put Arteta, who this Sunday celebrates his first anniversary at the club, under pressure.
And accept that they have to change things before the situation becomes “impossible.”
“I understand (the scrutiny), but my energy and my focus is just getting the team out of the situation,” he said.
“The spirit and the fight that the boys show every time they enter the field can be seen, it cannot be denied.
“Against the results, there is no doubt that it is not good enough and it is not acceptable by the standards of this football club.
“Obviously it is a really difficult situation but I am very encouraged by what I see of the players who will try to continue with what they are doing.
“We have to improve, but I also think we were very unlucky not to score many more points.
“We have done well in the Europa League and in the cups, but it has cost us a lot to get results in the Premier League.
“The reason we are losing matches is because the margins are very small, but we need to (change) those margins quickly before the situation becomes impossible.”
Arsenal recorded just three shots on goal throughout the game and their form up front was not helped by the absence of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who missed with a calf problem.
The Gabon forward could miss the Christmas program.
“We want it as quickly as possible. It has a little tension and will need a few days. I don’t know if it’s a week or two, it depends on how the injury goes ”.
Ancelotti also marks his first anniversary on Monday, but after three victories in eight days, his team is in second place.
“I think we are doing very well this season,” he said.
“This season we started better and now we are in a good position in the table and in the last three games we showed a lot of consistency, a lot of spirit and we have to be happy with what we are doing now.”
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