{"id":246911,"date":"2026-04-12T09:31:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T09:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsworldghana.com\/?p=246911"},"modified":"2026-04-12T09:31:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T09:31:33","slug":"mikel-arteta-we-are-extremely-disappointed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/2026\/04\/12\/mikel-arteta-we-are-extremely-disappointed\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Arteta: &#8216;We are extremely disappointed&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kapitalradio971.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Arteta-400x252.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28966\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Everything points to the fact that Arsenal is blowing away its insurmountable lead over Manchester City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arsenal lost their third game in four in all competitions on Saturday afternoon at the Emirates Stadium against Bournemouth. The defeat has given Manchester City renewed hope that it can challenge for the title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Gunners could have extended their lead over Pep&#8217;s City to 12 points with a win, but surprisingly lost 2-1. Manchester City will cut the points to six with a win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon, where they can further cut the lead to only three points when the two teams meet next Sunday at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester with a win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the disastrous defeat against Bournemouth, Arsenals under fire manager Arteta expressed his disappointment in the defeat against the Cherries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cExtremely disappointing,\u201d Arteta said. \u201cIt\u2019s a big punch in the face. That\u2019s what I said to the boys. It has to hurt. They have to take it on the chin. You stand up and go for the fight, or you are out,&#8221; the Spanish manager added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kapitalradio971.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/arsenal-1-400x320.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28967\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are no grey areas: we are in, or we are out. We need to be very, very strong and determined to approach it in a different way than we have today, especially when the game wasn\u2019t going our way. Today, there were some basic things that we did extremely badly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He continued, \u201cThere are no excuses. It\u2019s about how we\u2019re going to stand up, first of all, individually. And then as a team to change that immediately on Wednesday [against Sporting CP in the Champions League]&#8221;. Arsenal has one leg left in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, having narrowly won 1-0 in Portugal against Sporting Lisbon in the first leg. The club will target a win on Wednesday night to boost their confidence ahead of the trip to Manchester City in the Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have to embrace it and especially enjoy the opportunity. That\u2019s one of the things that I haven\u2019t seen from the team today, that level of enjoyment in certain moments. That\u2019s a fight that we have to have, to really change the course of the game when it gets difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arteta is still confident Arsenal will win the league with six matchweeks remaining, albeit their rivals, Manchester City, have two games in hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everything points to the fact that Arsenal is blowing away its insurmountable lead over Manchester City. 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