Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta was unimpressed together with his aspect’s play in possession throughout their 1-0 win at arch-rivals Tottenham within the Premier League on Sunday.
Gabriel’s Sixty fourth-minute header determined the primary north London derby of the season and condemned Spurs to consecutive defeats regardless of the hosts having 62% of play.
“We weren’t our greatest with the ball as we speak,” Arteta instructed Sky Sports activities after the guests prolonged their unbeaten run within the fixture to 5 matches, successful 4 of these video games.
“We did numerous easy issues fallacious that didn’t enable us to have that continuity. They leap and press each single ball, which makes it troublesome. The best way we defended was so robust.”
Gabriel opens the scoring within the derby for Arsenal! 💥 pic.twitter.com/AHd09uxOUW
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) September 15, 2024
Tottenham vs Arsenal: Gunners ‘uncovered’
“We need to play a special sport, particularly with out the ball in several areas of the pitch,” added Arteta. “However [Spurs] have a troublesome construction to match up in opposition to. We had been uncovered.”
Within the absence of Declan Rice via suspension and fellow midfielder Martin Odegaard via damage, Gabriel nodded in Bukayo Saka’s nook to ship Arsenal two factors behind leaders Manchester Metropolis.
Arsenal’s 23 targets from set items because the begin of final season is essentially the most of any Premier League staff and as many as Spurs have conceded from useless balls throughout the identical interval, with solely Nottingham Forest having a worse report.
“We should always have finished extra within the first half however we knew we had been a bit risk on set performs and we knew we may harm them,” stated Areta.
“They create an unbelievable environment. We knew it will be a troublesome match and the resilience we confirmed made it simpler.”
“I’m so completely happy for this man” 🙌
Nothing however love from Jorginho for match-winner Gabriel 🇮🇹🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/s4f9y1xsOT
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) September 15, 2024
“It’s an actual praise to the staff. Any participant in any space of the pitch is able to do what lots of people name ‘the ugly issues’.
“They get pleasure from doing that a part of the sport. Then you definately begin to be a whole staff, to win in any context. I’m delighted as a result of the staff, over a season, has to go over numerous hurdles.”
Arsenal present squad energy
“It was troublesome as a result of we have now misplaced numerous necessary gamers for us,” noticed Arteta. “Those that waited for the prospect educated and behaved in the proper method. That is the consequence.”
Arteta stated he didn’t have an replace on captain Odegaard, who suffered an ankle damage with Norway, or Saka, who went down and was unable to proceed late on on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
