Arteta Reflects on Losing Unbeaten Run and Addressing Discipline Issues at Arsenal

Arteta shared with reporters his post-game message to the players, emphasizing the need for perspective. He noted that while they always aim to win, their own actions have made achieving that goal challenging.

“It was very difficult already with the amount of players that we had out and the schedule and the games that we had to play, but that's the reality. And for that game we didn't get away with it, we could have done, and it could have been a very different narrative. The reality is we didn't.

“And now the context is that we have lost one game in six months. And, OK, now we have to win again, win in the context that we have lost for the first time in six months. So, let's show it.”

He added on his team getting three red cards in the league already this term: “Well, I mean, playing with 10 men, obviously there is an issue. The truth is when you analyse the three very different actions and the outcome of them, the reasons are very different. 

“Regardless of that, we cannot continue to play with 10 men, especially at this level. And you see how struggling, all the teams have to win football matches. When you want to do it against 10 men for 65 minutes, the task becomes almost impossible. So, we need to eradicate that. It's clear why, the reason and how, it doesn't matter. We have to focus and it has to happen.”