This week continues to be a difficult week for Arsenal as instability arises off the pitch in an unexpected way. That was the sudden departure of sporting director Edu Gaspar and growing questions about their resilience in the Premier League title race.
Currently, the "Gunners" are 7 points behind leaders Liverpool. The season is long, things can still be saved, but this will be a warning bell for Arsenal.
Compared to the defeat to Newcastle in the Premier League, Arsenal created more threats against Inter, although the final result was still a defeat. Arsenal made 46 passes into the opposition box in total, but none of the players took advantage. set pieces, which were the Gunners' strengths, have now become more predictable.
"The worst thing for us in this match was definitely the result, because Arsenal completely dominated one of the strongest teams in Europe right at their stadium. The attitude and performance of the whole team is something I have never seen before.
However, we also need to review our finishing ability. If the players did better, Arsenal could have scored at least two goals," Arteta said after the match.
It felt like Arteta was trying to protect his players after the loss to Inter. But if we look at it positively, it can be understood that Arteta still believes Arsenal are on the right track. The loss to Inter was more of a misfortune than a mistake.
However, there is one truth that Arteta cannot escape: too many Arsenal players are struggling to find form. Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz are no longer themselves. Criticism of the Gunners' failure to sign a striker will increase after this defeat.
Many Arsenal fans were looking forward to the return of Martin Odegaard. The Norwegian midfielder came on in injury time and by then it was too late to make a difference.
The Arsenal captain is a great player who can bring a team together in a weak position. However, that is a big demand after nearly 2 months of absence. If Havertz had not left the pitch due to injury, Arteta would not have been in a hurry to use Odegaard.
Arteta insists Arsenal will soon overcome the difficulties: "If we play the way we played, we have a good chance to win against Chelsea.
I told the players that I was proud of them. I have never seen them play in Europe like today. And we are very disappointed that we did not achieve what we wanted in this match. That is for sure."
It is now three defeats in six games, including two consecutive defeats for the Gunners. They need a good result at Stamford Bridge if they do not want the season to slip away.
