Arsenal’s 2-1 loss to Liverpool at the end of their US preseason trip served as Mikel Arteta warning that they need to “punish teams” when they are winning.
Before Kai Havertz gave the Gunners a goal back in the first half, they were down by two goals. Although they played better in the second half, they were unable to score another goal to pull even with the Reds.
The North London club, who completed the acquisition of defender Riccardo Calafiori in Philadelphia, and offered playing time to young players like Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly, wrap up a successful trip.
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“We have to punish teams,” he declared. Particularly considering how aggressively we played and how many times we won the ball in risky situations, not enough transpired.
In essence, it went the opposite way around. We have to become better there.
The academy players that Arteta brought to the US left him feeling satisfied, Mail Online
He said, “I’m really happy with all of them.”
Sadly, we didn’t have enough time to provide them all the possibilities I wanted to.
But I believe that the players, in particular, had excellent performances and responses. That’s another thing we learned during the tour.
They demonstrated that they are working hard to gain the opportunity to perform with us, and we want to utilize all of their skill.
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