Arsenal boss Arteta not anxious by set-piece reliance

Mikel Arteta dismissed recommendations Arsenal had been over-reliant on set-pieces following the 1-1 draw at Fulham this afternoon.

William Saliba acquired Arsenal’s equaliser from a nook, cancelling out Raul Jimenez’s opener, prodding dwelling after Kai Havertz had knocked down Declan Rice’s supply.

It was the fourth sport in succession that the Gunners had scored from a nook, and the twenty third time they’ve managed it because the begin of final season, essentially the most in Europe’s top-five leagues.

Extra worryingly was the actual fact their open play xG at Craven Cottage was simply 0.3.

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Arteta stated: “I feel it’s an excellent factor that we are able to once more rating from a set piece. We will generate different stuff, we had different possibilities. For a crew to play like this you must analyse each section. Clearly towards a low block you generate set items and also you generate crosses as a result of it’s actually tough to assault inside.”

Requested if his crew had been creating sufficient possibilities from open play, he added: “It’s by no means sufficient for those who don’t rating three, 4 or 5. 

“We wish to enhance in every little thing that we completely do. In the event that they play 11 or 12 direct balls there, I wish to win 11. If it’s 12, then 12. If we win the excessive press and we launch the unit out broad and so they wish to play, six occasions, six occasions. And after we handle the sport, we wish to administration the sport 100 per cent. That’s soccer.”

Gutted Arteta bemoans tremendous margins

With Liverpool not taking part in as a result of postponement of the Merseyside derby, Arsenal did not take full benefit, though they did have a late Bukayo Saka aim dominated out for a marginal offside.

Arteta stated: “Gutted that we didn’t win it, as a result of I feel we deserved to win from the start to the tip. We did nearly every little thing that we needed to do to win it. However that is the standard of the opposition, with one likelihood they rating a aim. After which the margins of the league as properly. 

“For millimetres we might have been sitting right here with three factors after a extremely sturdy and dominant efficiency towards a extremely good crew.

“We can’t really feel sorry for ourselves. We have now to face up for ourselves. We had a extremely good efficiency towards a extremely good facet. Usually you don’t see these type of video games right here. Now we now have to proceed to enhance and take a look at what we are able to do higher in order that the opposition have zero possibilities to win the sport. That’s the target.”