Gunners boss Mikel Arteta is determined on improving his defensive set after the Tottenham loss.
Arsenal lost 2-1 to Spurs on Sunday, and Arteta knows full well that the issue was with the squad’s defensive area.
“We gave them the game again, an individual error and the set-piece that cost us three points again,” Arteta told the media at his post-match press conference. “But I’m extremely proud of the way the team played.
“This is who we are, it doesn’t matter in which ground we will come here and do what we’ve done today, nullify the opponent and force them to kick the ball long and give it back to us. We have to improve in these areas because to compete at that level, you know the game is always open and when you [don’t] close it, you always have the uncertainty of what’s going to happen.
“It’s part of the process that we have and we will learn.
“The goals we conceded [was most concerning]. Scoring goals is the hardest thing to do in football and it’s the moment or a centimetre of hitting the bar or them making a good save. But the ones we had at the back today, we can do better.”
Several pundits have raised concerns about this issue before, and yet again, the problem is proved to be real.
“It’s one of them but in this league, it’s very difficult,” he said. “It is part of the process we are trying to do. We will improve there and we know how important they are in big matches. We talked about it before the game today that set-pieces in this game are crucial, and today it cost us the three points.”
Maybe now Arteta will take charge of fully changing set-pieces?
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