Mikel Arteta has made a
plea to Arsenal fans to stay behind the team after they suffered their third
straight defeat, telling supporters that the side do not deserve any different
The
Gunners were beaten 2-0 by Liverpool in the third round of the FA Cup on Sunday
afternoon at The Emirates, coming off the back of defeats to West Ham and
Fulham in the Premier League.
That
makes it just one win in seven games for Arsenal, the fewest wins in a seven
game stretch they have managed under Arteta’s management, according to Opta.
The
fans have not turned on Arteta just yet, but sections of the crowd in north
London on Sunday made it clear that they want the team to sign a striker this
month.
The
Gunners have played well in recent games but failed to convert their many
chances and the situation was the same against the Reds this weekend.
Arteta
did not respond directly to the request, but he did ask fans to keep providing
their support to the team, believing that their efforts and application deserve
it.
‘What
I beg the supporters is that they are behind the team, that they’ve done in
difficult moments,’ Arteta told a post-match press conference. ‘Stick with the
ones we have – they are incredibly good
If
not, they don’t do what they’ve done again today, in Anfield and here. Stick
with them, it’s exactly what they need, that we are fully behind them.
Then
they feel important, and supported because they deserve it, with their attitude
they don’t deserve anything different. That’s my opinion.’
Arsenal
have some time off before they have a chance to improve their run of poor
results, hosting Crystal Palace in the Premier League on 20 January.
Arteta
is certainly not panicking, not enjoying the run of defeats, but not overly
concerned about the performance levels of his side.
‘It
is very difficult but if the team is getting hammered and not playing well, and
not deserving to win football matches I would be much more worried,’ he said.
‘I
am worried because I love winning and we have to win many more games. At the
moment that is the thing we have to change and probably what has to be reset is
up here [mentally].’
Source: Metro
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