Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admitted his side lacked clinical edge as they were stunned by Newcastle in the Carabao Cup semi-finals but has urged his players to travel to Dubai to recharge for the rest of the season. The Gunners
failed to replicate their first-leg home defeat to the Magpies and were beaten 4-0 on aggregate in the first and second half to crash out of the Carabao Cup.
“We had big expectations and believed we could turn things around but we just couldn’t build momentum, especially in the first half,” Arteta said เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา after the game. “
They almost scored in the first half and then we created a big chance with Odegaard but we couldn’t take it and then they scored in the next and it changed the game significantly. “
In these situations we have to score as quickly as possible. In the first half we had another chance but we didn’t. And In the second half we struggled more and more. We didn’t create enough chances in the final third. “
We were a little bit more unstable today, especially when things got chaotic and they were playing direct football. Normally we are more composed but in both legs they were really clinical in the box. And overall that’s the difference.”
Arsenal have 10 days off from action and will fly to Dubai on Thursday for a training camp as they prepare for their return to the Premier League at Leicester City.
“We have to swallow a difficult result. We had a difficult first leg but now we can’t do anything about it,” Arteta continued.
“Now we have to look ahead. This defeat will hurt us and at the same time we will go to Dubai to recharge and go again because we still have a lot of competitions to play in this season.”