Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta conceded that his team had trouble finding the “Spark” in the draw against Nottingham Forest, because their first League title challenge continues to weaken in each pass match.
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta conceded that his team was missing from the creative spark to break down the Nottingham forest and a 0-0 draw Wednesday wore the title of the Premier League of the Gunners.
Arteta’s advanced options were ravaged by an injury with Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz all sidelined.
Arsenal also failed to score 1-0 in West Ham in a home defeat on Saturday.
Arteta’s men now follow Liverpool of 13 points.
Arsenal has a game in hand on flight leaders, but their hopes of a first title in 21 years are quickly fane.
Arteta admits that the arsenal lacks spark
Mikel Merino suffered as a central makeshift advantage and has only made visitors only make the effort on the target with a header that Matz Sels recorded at the start of the second half.
“We dominated the game. We tried in different ways. We insisted, but we miss this spark, the latter passes to unlock a well -organized team, “said Arteta.
“We have to generate more shooting on the target.”
Arteta said on the eve of the match he would abandon in the title “On my corpse”.
He again refused to concede the challenge of his team was finished, but said they had to return to victory.
“It was the same thing a week ago, two weeks ago three months ago. The only thing we can do is win our games and see how many points we get, “he added.
One point kept the forest in third place, in front of the champions in the title of Manchester City.
The men of Nuno Espirito Santo have had trouble in recent times, winning only one of their last five championship games.
But after three defeats in four, the forest boss was happy to return to the defensive solidity which was the foundation of the success of his team this season.
“After this period, we had conceded that it was important to return to the essentials – a solid and clean sheet,” said Nuno.
“In terms of game, positive because it was very important to go back to the team that we are that allows us to succeed.”
