Mikel Arteta Aims To Tackle Key Issues During Winter Break

Mikel Arteta is focusing on renergizing his players during the short winter break.

The Gunners will be able to enjoy two weeks to themselves after being held goalless at Turf Moor last Sunday.

“It’s good to go away,” Arteta told Arsenal Player. “The players have been through a lot. The last two or three months have been tough for them so I want to give them a few days off. Then we’re going to go to Dubai, start working and focus on Newcastle.

“We have to stay positive. It’s very tough to come [to Burnley] and when the game develops like this, to control it is hard. I wanted to win so badly and I’m disappointed.

“I’m more disappointed with the unnecessary balls we have given away and put ourselves in trouble with. They press high and they are good at that but in many phases of the game, we could have done better. When we did better, we generated the chances we wanted.”

The Arsenal players clearly look unfit for Arteta’s style of play. Spectators have noticed that in their sudden drops of energy levels during games. Of course, it was always difficult to impose his philosophies mid-way through the season and the results have shown in just 3 wins out of the 9 played under him.

This short period will give the players a chance to rest up and improve their fitness levels.