With the noise round Arsenal and their historical past below Arteta when making an attempt to win the title, the Gunners boss was requested if he wants to make sure that his facet don’t panic and stay targeted on their activity.
“That is what now we have to do,” he stated. “I imply we’re going to be prepared and getting ready to win each single match and the one factor that we will do is deal with that and lift the degrees collectively and individually to be higher than the opponent each week.
“It is simply the issues that now we have to do, that is a very powerful factor.”
Earlier than Manchester City‘s dramatic win towards Liverpool on Sunday, it regarded as if Arsenal could be 9 factors clear.
However after Erling Haaland’s late penalty to safe the three factors and their win towards Fulham on Wednesday, the hole was lowered to 3 factors and the stress was put again on to the Gunners.
When requested if taking part in after Metropolis is bringing a brand new stress to his crew, Arteta stated: “I do not assume so, I feel we performed effectively after them just a few occasions this season and now we have gained video games.”
Of the 17 video games during which Arsenal have scored first within the Premier League this season, the draw at Brentford was simply the second time they’ve didn’t win, together with their loss to Manchester United in January.
Midfielder Declan Rice couldn’t have put it higher: “This can be a rollercoaster of a season.
“You possibly can’t be naive to assume that is going to be straightforward. We’re taking part in towards the very best groups week in, week out. We have now to maintain pushing and believing in ourselves, controlling the controllables.
“We have now to dam out the skin noise. We have now achieved that basically effectively. Individuals are going to speak up the title race and Arsenal however now we have a extremely calm group.”
