April 16, (THEWILL) – Mikel Arteta has expressed his disappointment over Arsenal’s lack of purpose, leading to a 2-2 draw against West Ham United on Sunday.
Arsenal had a promising start to the game with goals from Gabriel Jesus and Martin Odegaard, but their lack of focus allowed West Ham to come back and secure a point. The draw has put a dent in Arsenal’s title hopes as Manchester City is now just four points behind with a game in hand.
Arteta attributed Arsenal’s failure to their complacency after taking a two-goal lead. “The purpose we needed for a third and fourth goal, I didn’t see it,” he said. The manager also acknowledged Bukayo Saka’s missed penalty, saying that “a player who takes penalties misses penalties.”
Despite the setback, Arteta maintained that Arsenal would look forward to the next game and continue to fight for the title. On the other hand, West Ham United manager, David Moyes, praised his team’s character and resilience for coming back from a two-goal deficit. He acknowledged that getting a point would have been a good result, but the team’s ability to fight back was impressive.
West Ham is now four points clear of the bottom three and will look to build on their momentum in their next game.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
