When the season started, Arsenal were on a title quest which nobody new about, apart from the players and the coach. And Mikel Arteta knew there will be a few bumps on the road and hoped his team would be mature enough to get the roadblocks out of the way and continue their path to the trophy. And surprisingly enough, there were almost no impediments on their way, until about a month ago. At the end of January, the Gunners lost to Manchester City in the FA Cup and from that moment on, they just couldn’t stop losing. Relegation threatened Everton defeated them 1-0, then they drew with Brentford (after a huge VAR blunder), then lost to a direct opponent Manchester City 3-1, and were losing during the Aston Villa match…but somehow they found the strength, defeated the Villians 4-2, and from that match on, everything was back to normal. Saka-inspired Arsenal melt Toffees and restore five-point lead over CityAfter a month from that shocking Everton win, they came to full circle by defeating Toffies 4-0 and took the five point lead over Guardiola’s City again. And Arteta couldn’t be more happier. “When you look at them every single day and you see how much they want it. And how much they want to produce what we are asking them to do and how much they want to please our people. I had no doubts that we would turn things around in performance. In results sometimes it is more details that makes you win or win. But I am really pleased where the team are now” said the Spaniard after the game. 𝟮𝟱 games, 𝟲𝟬 points 📈🔴 The joint fastest Arsenal have reached 𝟲𝟬 points in the Premier League 🔥 pic.twitter.com/jnwslM1sLJ— LiveScore (@livescore) March 2, 2023 Finding an Arsenal fan who believed in September that his team will have 60 points come March 2023 would be a hard task and Arteta knows it. That’s why he is so happy now, since his team broke all the predictions. But he still preached concentration and patience, now allowing players to think ahead too much. “What I like is that everyone has the enthusiasm to do it. We’re not gonna stop that and we have to promote that. The way to promote that is to look at this game and understand that we can do things better. I think we’re here because we work how we work, we have really good players and we have a really good connection with our players. So everything adds to the table. My players are about the next hour. I’m going to control what they do in the next hour so they’re better. Just still focus on what you can control and what you have to do. Let the rest happen naturally because it’s something that nobody else can control” explained Arteta. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7059939##
