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11:41am, 9 May 2025【Football】

Arsenal head coach Arteta attended the post-match press conference of a 1-2 loss to Bournemouth.

[Must Board] Arteta: Arsenal is not in good physical fitness and does not firmly take second place in the Premier League, so we talked about the rules before the game, and the changes that these rules may have occurred throughout the season. At the beginning of the season we saw Havertz score the ball gently brushing his arm, and I remember being judged invalid against Aston Villa.

In this game, from the replay, the ball did hit Evan Nelson's arm, but was sentenced to invalid. Is this what you hint before the game?

I didn't, because that happened today, but I wouldn't comment on it.

Because you have performed so well in the Champions League, is it possible that the recent downturn in the league's performance has been affected by the attention of the Champions League? Do you think you no longer pay attention to the results on the field in the Premier League?

Again, our preparations were exactly the same, and we didn't even do anything more (he refers to the Champions League).

I am trying to pay more attention to preparation. The gap between (both sides) is very small. Indeed, we may be missing some freshness (he may refer to the physical condition of the player), and I don't know, maybe it's the problem today. Players need to play some performances in their best form, but today they are not in their best form.

But that's it, this is the big environment we are in (the problem brought about).

It must be frustrating, I know you still have a point gap, you should hope to end up with second place in the Premier League, but now other teams are chasing you, it must be frustrating to be frustrating again…

Yes, you will be frustrating every time you can't win the game, especially when you lose. Like I said before, the anger, frustration, anger and the bad feeling inside us, we have to make sure we have a good performance on Wednesday and reach the finals.

Mickel, you have been praised for your set-piece offense this season, but obviously you lost two goals for your set-piece tonight.

I think from the data, you have lost 12 set pieces in the league this season, ranking third in the league. Do you need to sit down and discuss this issue with the team members? Or do you think it's just bad luck?

The problem is not only the number of goals, but also the gap between the number of goals and the number of goals conceded. We lost a lot of goals, especially recently, which has left us losing a lot of points, which is obviously and is the responsibility of everyone.

But today they performed very well against their opponents. If someone can pass the ball to the center of the goal, to a player who is taller than everyone else and then he kicks the ball into the goal, we really want to do better, but it's hard.

(If somebody is able to throw the ball in the middle of the goal to a guy that is taller than anybody else and he hits the ball in the back of the net, we really want to do better but it's difficult. Would you worry? Go to the home court of Paris?

Because we know their frontcourt trident is excellent, but your team sometimes seems to concede the ball in some awkward positions.

Today, many times our performance in the rounds of conceding goals is far from reaching the level we are sure of.

As far as injury situations are concerned, are you confident in Yurien’s game on Wednesday?

No. Have confidence? No, because he didn't even make the roster today and the Champions League will be held in four days.

What's wrong with him?

I can't tell you.

Can I ask Martin? That was near the end of the game, and he kicked the ground while shooting. How was he okay?

I haven't had the chance to communicate with the team doctor to understand his latest situation, so I don't know.