Arsenal Boss Mikel Arteta Encouraged by 'Beautiful' Meeting with Players as Gunners Battle to Regain Form.
Mikel Arteta has praised the reaction of his players after a meeting aimed at "bringing down the temperature" following their 3-2 defeat to Manchester United. The Arsenal boss called for calm and reflection, and instead found encouragement in what he described as an "excellent" response.
"We took a moment [on Monday] to bring the temperature down," Arteta said. "We asked two questions: 'How do we feel? And how do I feel myself?'...it was so encouraging and beautiful."
Arteta noted that the players had expressed their desire to "live and play with enjoyment, with a lot of courage and conviction" - sentiments he echoed. He urged his team to focus on having fun while striving for victory.
"We're going to give absolutely everything," Arteta said. While some critics have questioned the effectiveness of Arsenal's attacking squad, Arteta maintained that they were close in several areas, including goals scored by forwards in the Premier League.
As he prepares to face Kairat in the Champions League and look forward to competing in both the FA Cup and Carabao Cup finals, it seems Mikel Arteta remains hopeful about his team's prospects. Despite a recent downturn in form, Arteta is optimistic that Arsenal can overcome their current struggles.
Mikel Arteta has praised the reaction of his players after a meeting aimed at "bringing down the temperature" following their 3-2 defeat to Manchester United. The Arsenal boss called for calm and reflection, and instead found encouragement in what he described as an "excellent" response.
"We took a moment [on Monday] to bring the temperature down," Arteta said. "We asked two questions: 'How do we feel? And how do I feel myself?'...it was so encouraging and beautiful."
Arteta noted that the players had expressed their desire to "live and play with enjoyment, with a lot of courage and conviction" - sentiments he echoed. He urged his team to focus on having fun while striving for victory.
"We're going to give absolutely everything," Arteta said. While some critics have questioned the effectiveness of Arsenal's attacking squad, Arteta maintained that they were close in several areas, including goals scored by forwards in the Premier League.
As he prepares to face Kairat in the Champions League and look forward to competing in both the FA Cup and Carabao Cup finals, it seems Mikel Arteta remains hopeful about his team's prospects. Despite a recent downturn in form, Arteta is optimistic that Arsenal can overcome their current struggles.
The stats don't lie, right? 
Arsenal has been scoring an average of 1.2 goals per game this season, which is way below the Premier League average 
. But, according to Arteta, the team's forwards have scored 23 goals in the league so far 
. That's still a decent amount, considering their recent struggles 
. What's even more interesting is that Kairat has a win rate of 42% in the Champions League 
. If Arsenal can bring their A-game against them, they might just get the results they need 
Let's see how the next few games go 
... reminds me of when Thierry Henry was still playing for them back in 2008. That guy could just turn it around on any given day, and I'm hoping Arteta's team does the same thing. The key is to have fun and not get too caught up in the pressure. I mean, we all know how that can affect performances... like when they played Manchester City at Highbury a few years ago 
. I went there last weekend with my friend and we spent like an hour just sipping on our lattes and chatting about nothing in particular. It was so refreshing. We actually talked more about our fantasy football teams than sports 
. I swear, some of the craziest things people get passionate about...
they should be puttin pressure on themselves 2 perform better, not just having fun like they r at summer camp 
mikel arteta's "we're gonna give it our all" speech sounds 2 me like just another cop-out phrase 2 avoid the real issues 
. Maybe they just need a little shakeup or some fresh legs in the squad to get them going again? 
. Sometimes you gotta step back and re-evaluate what went wrong. I'm not surprised he's seeing encouraging signs - his team has some amazing young players who are hungry for success 
. But, gotta be real, the Premier League is tough and you can't just switch back on form overnight 
. Still, I'm rooting for Arteta and the Gunners - they've got this! 
gotta keep working on that attacking squad tho...they're so close to clicking into place 
fingers crossed they can get back on track soon 
the fact that his players are speaking freely about what they wanna achieve is a good sign for the team's morale 