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Mikel Arteta has said he is “exhausted” by Arsenal’s recent losing streak after feeling a responsibility to “take care of 70 hearts on the training ground and stadium.”
Arsenal beat Chelsea 3-1 on Boxing Day to record their first Premier League victory since November 1, ending a miserable streak that put the Spaniard under heavy pressure as his team languished in 15th place.
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Arsenal travel to Brighton and then West Brom on either side of New Years Day with the aim of salvaging a dismal season to date, but they finally have positive momentum on their side to ease speculation about Arteta’s future.
“Obviously, in terms of results, in recent weeks we have all been suffering, I have been suffering,” he said. “I feel very responsible for that. The worst feeling is because I want to do so well for this football club and at the moment we are in, I want to bring all my passion, the knowledge that I have, the good intentions to move.” as fast as possible as a football club.
“To do that, we need to win football games, be stable and buy some time. When I don’t, I feel like I’m disappointing the club and the people who work for us, and obviously our fans. It’s exhausting, frustrating. And painful, at the same time I know that we have to fight to recover.
“In difficult moments is when you see the right people, they give me a lot of encouragement because I see people who are willing to fight me, with the people we have here. It gives me energy every day to keep doing it. . “
When asked if playing or driving was more exhausting, Arteta, whose midfielder career included six years at Everton and five at Arsenal, added: “The simple answer is to manage. Because you have a lot of people around you who you must take “I always say that you have 70 hearts on the training ground and in the stadium that you have to take care of every day.
“Every decision you make has an impact on their lives, on their mood and on the next day. So you are very aware of that and you become emotionally attached to them and I become emotionally attached to this football club. That makes the emotion is even bigger and stronger and that will drain your energy. “
