Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admitted to being extremely disappointed with the defeat.
2025-12-07 07:59
Arsenal suffered their most frustrating night of the season at Villa Park, with Aston Villa scoring the winning goal in stoppage time, ultimately resulting in a 1-2 defeat for Arsenal.
After the match, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admitted that the team was extremely disappointed with the defeat, but emphasized that they must learn from it. In the post-match press conference, Arteta first praised Aston Villa, saying that their opponents were excellent and adept at executing their style of play.
Arteta said: "Obviously, we are extremely disappointed to lose the game in this way. However, I want to congratulate Aston Villa, because they are indeed a very good team."
“We had some difficulties in the first half, especially when we made some unusual mistakes when regaining possession, which gave the opponent opportunities. But we started the second half very well and were much more proactive. We created chances and scored the equalizer.”
"We could have won earlier, but we didn't capitalize on our chances. In the end, they put the ball in the top corner, and that's the quality of the Premier League."
Speaking about the impact of the match result, Arteta pointed out: "You go to Old Trafford, St James' Park, Chelsea, and here, we've had a lot of tough away games. Today's result could have been different, but it wasn't, and this is the step we had to take."
Despite suffering a last-minute defeat, Arteta remains optimistic. He emphasized that the team had previously gone 18 games unbeaten and remained high in the standings: "Now is the time to bounce back. The players have given me every reason to believe that we can continue to maintain the same level of performance."
