After a series of four matches without a victory in the league, the successes against Nottingham Forest and Sporting have restored morale to Arsenal, but the players still need to improve their consistency, Mikel Arteta (42) said this Friday.
Arsenalwho travels to London to face West Ham Saturday, I beat her Nottingham Forest 3-0 last week before putting in a superb performance by winning 5-1 away in Champions League against the Sporting mardi.
“The two victories were very important for us. They“It's two big wins for us, now it's about being consistent, going further against a good opponent tomorrow.”, declared Arteta to the press before the match at the London Stadium.
“We have to replicate the performance to win the game. We have to replicate the performance to win the game. It's every three days now, it's not what you did yesterday, it's about the next performance .”
The improvement ofArsenal coincided with the return of the captain Martin Odegaard after a long period of absence due to an ankle injury, and Arteta praised the Norwegian midfielder's impact on the team. “The way he prepares, the work he does with the physios and the medical department, as well as the importance of the season”declared the Spaniard.
“He has been exceptional since the Chelsea game and has been very consistent. We can count on him to come through at the upper level. He's a player of a very high caliber.”
Arsenal is fourth in the championship with 22 points in 12 matches, tied with Chelseathird, and one point from Manchester Citysecond. With a City in difficulty who will go to Liverpoolleader of the championship, and a Chelsea who will meet Aston Villa at home, Arsenal could end up in second place if he is able to beat West Ham14th in the ranking.
However, Arteta pointed out that West Ham should not be taken lightly, recalling their 2-0 victory at Newcastle Monday, adding: “We are friends with Julen Lopetegui, the manager of West Ham. I have a lot of admiration for what he has done in football. He is from the same region as me, in the north of Spain. They're a team that's on the rise after the good result they got at Newcastle, and they're always a tough opponent.”.
Arteta added that he would make a last-minute decision on the defender's participation Gabrielwho left the field in the 84th minute of the victory against the Sporting in a certain embarrassment.
