Mikel Arteta, Arsenal coach, made a positive reading of the defeat embedded today by his team in the Premier League against the Bournemouth at Emirates Stadium (1-2), although he hoped to achieve a victory to load his players with morals for the game next Wednesday in Paris, where they will try to overcome the semifinal tie of the Champions League after 0-1 last Tuesday. London.
“We said we wanted to create a good atmosphere, that a positive result would really help us build what we wanted for Wednesday,” Arteta assured at the press conference after today.
And then the Basque coach launched this message of optimism: “What we have generated now is a lot of anger, anger, frustration and an unpleasant sensation in the stomach. So we have to take advantage of that on Wednesday to make a great performance in Paris, win the game and reach the final.”
Regrets defensive carelessness in goals
Arteta lamented The lack of defensive control of his team, especially in the ball plays that gave way to the two goals of the Bournemouth marked by the Spanish central Dean Huijsen and Evanilson.
“We did the most difficult marking the first goal, we had four or five clear occasions to score another, but we didn't kill the game,” Arteta regretted. “And in addition, we defend very badly in the area.”
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