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Mikel Arteta was “really concerned” when Arsenal fell for a third consecutive defeat at home in the Premier League, and Roy Keane declared that his players were “not good enough”.
The Gunners continued their struggles in front of goal with just two of their 13 shots on goal and a solo goal to show for his 31 crosses in open play against the Wolves, and the out-of-form Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang touching the ball only 23 times. during the 90 minutes, one less than goalkeeper Bernd Leno.
Arteta’s team is sandwiched between Newcastle and Crystal Palace at 14th in the Premier League, having won just one of their last six games and scored 10 goals all season – just one more than 19th-ranked Fulham. .
“Obviously I’m very worried,” Arteta said. Sky sports. “I am responsible for that, but I must say that the reaction that the team had, the way we played the second half, was what I expected from them, but in the end the desire and desire to go and get a result were there.
“We have to get the ball into the net. We create the chances, but in the end it is to get the ball into the net. In the first half they have two shots on goal and they score two goals. When we had the chances, they didn’t. The goals They will come, you have to insist, and you have to keep pushing the players and believe in them.
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FREE TO SEE: Highlights from Wolves’ victory at Arsenal in the Premier League.
“It was a really bad result, the performance in the first half, we had our moments, they made two shots on goal and scored twice.
“We had a great reaction in the second half, we went for everything, I think the team showed their desire, how much they wanted to win the game. We created the opportunities, the chances, and the goal did not come. I’m disappointed because I think we deserved more from the game. “
The defeat came a year after former manager Unai Emery was fired, but with Arsenal eighth in the table at the time of his departure, six places above his current position, Arteta faced questions in his subsequent press conference. to the party about his own future in the Emirates.
“The day I decided to become a coach, I knew that one day I would be fired or left the football club,” he said. “My only concern is getting the best out of the players and giving the best possible service to the club.”
Keane and Hasselbaink question the quality of Arsenal
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Sky Sports expert Roy Keane says Arsenal’s current players are not good enough after they lost 2-1 at home to the Wolves.
Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane, who faced a decade of title rivalry with Arsenal during his time at Old Trafford, condemned much of Arteta’s current talent as “not good enough” after his loss to the Wolves. .
The Gunners had finished in a Champions League qualifying spot every season from 1997/98 until Arsene Wenger’s final season in charge 20 years later, while this season the club is already five points behind fourth-ranked Leicester, that he has a game in hand. only 10 games left.
“I think a lot of the players are not good enough, I think there is some softness,” Keane said. “I think a few weeks ago all the cheerleaders were out when they did a decent performance at United.
“They’ve had a point since then, they lost the other two games. I think they look soft and they lack a bit of confidence. I didn’t see that real fight the manager was talking about there, I know it’s difficult interview, you’ve been beaten in the game, so it’s difficult, but I didn’t see that desire, the determination to get a result.
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Roy Keane assessed Arsenal’s current form and jokingly commented that Mikel Arteta’s side will have enough to overcome the Premier League slump.
“You can have a bad night, of course, but you still find a way to get a result. Right now I don’t see it with this group of players. I think they look soft.”
Former Leeds and Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink shared Keane’s concerns about the Arsenal squad, despite the fact that more than £ 150 million has been spent on recruiting since the start of the 2019/20 season.
He said: “I think the staff is a big, big problem. When you’re at Arsenal, there is some kind of expectation that people want, and you see. At the moment, they don’t understand it. That Arsenal have 13 points.” it’s just not good enough.
“There are problems. Would you want to bring in more players? Yes. But I don’t know if the funds were there or if the right players were available.”
“They miss Thomas Partey, but he can’t be a single player. Today was an easy team to play. Sorry, but they were. It’s a problem.”
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