In the 20th round of the English Premier League, Arsenal visited Brighton to start a wonderful duel, and finally the two sides shook hands with 1-1. After the game, Arsenal coach Arteta in the press conference, the match for the meticulous interpretation, and the media threw out the question one by one response.
Facing the game, Arteta said, "It is not easy to play on the road. We started the game well, scoring a goal in the first half and shutting out the opponent. However, in the second half we lost possession and lost the ball frequently, which made it difficult for us to create offense and advantage in the game, thus making it difficult for us to seal the win. Minte's mistakes in attacking and defensive transitions were particularly fatal, and then an unbelievable penalty was added to the problem."
Arteta was outraged by the penalty: "I've never seen such a ridiculous penalty in my career, and when I asked the players if they'd seen anything like it, none of them agreed. When I saw the incident, Joao and Saliba both touched the ball, but the referee ignored it, it was an unbelievable penalty."
When asked if he expected the call to be overturned, Arteta responded, "Expected? They announced the check in just three seconds, which is amazingly fast. I did not receive any explanation from the referee, nor did I expect one. It was simply an extremely bad call."
Speaking about Nwaneri's half-time substitution, Arteta explained, "He felt a muscle discomfort, so we had to replace him. That was one of the problems we had to deal with during the game."
On the team's performance, Arteta noted, "We need to improve in two areas. First, we have to control the tempo of the game, which we can do. Secondly, there are things that are out of our control, such as that penalty kick call, and they could have had a major impact on the game."
On whether his team deserved to win, Arteta said, "We played well on the defensive side, but we should have done better in possession. We didn't create many chances and it was an exceptionally close contest. We didn't play well enough to win the game, plus that disappointing penalty."
In addition, Arteta talked about the team's injury and illness situation, as well as potential reinforcements in the transfer market. He said, "Considering all the conditions, illnesses, injuries and missing players, I think the team deserves praise. We can't make a judgment based on just one game's performance or one day, there are a lot of factors to consider here."
Finally, Arteta looked ahead to the next game, "We know that we have limited manpower, but we will do our best. I hope that things will improve for us on Tuesday and we will give our best to win the next game."
