Mikel Arteta Pleased With How Quick Arsenal Are Progressing

Arsenal have been pretty quick to turn things around, according to Mikel Arteta.

The Gunners are tenth in the standings but have lost just once under Arteta so far.

“Progress has been quicker than I expected,” he told reporters, via i. “I’ve found out things I didn’t know when I joined and have had to address. We haven’t won [many] games but I have a clear picture of why not. There are many factors to that.

“We’ve got to start winning quickly. The next two or three weeks will dictate where we are in the last four or five weeks to challenge for Europe.”

Arteta has been refreshingly positive after Arsenal’s trip to Dubai. He claimed the time off did the players a whole world of good, allowing them to improve their fitness levels and also understanding his philosophy better.

“We agreed on some targets, we’ve started to work on them, and hopefully you’ll start to see the outcome in the next few weeks,” he said. “The players know how crucial the next three or four weeks will be for aims until the end of the season.”

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