Goals from Pascal Gross, Charalampos Kostoulas and Chema Andres helped Brighton defeat Arsenal 3-0. This is also Arsenal's biggest defeat in the Premier League in the past 3 years and also ends their winning streak since the beginning of the season.
Sharing after the match, coach Mikel Arteta said that Arsenal players were not decisive in tackles, careless in controlling the ball when Brighton put intense pressure.
“The result of the match and our performance were very disappointing. But first of all, I think we have to congratulate Brighton on their victory. I think they deserved this victory, I think they were the better team.
On Arsenal's side, there are some basic things to do in football, especially in the Premier League, that we are still very far from. In addition, especially in our own half, we have not followed any principles in our playing style to escape the marking situation.
That puts us in a defensive position, so it's very difficult to control the game. When we have overwhelming and controlling moments, creating opportunities, but we didn't finish those plays with the quality needed to make up for the mistakes we made. So, overall, they deserved to win, and that's a big lesson for us.
According to Arteta, there were many 50-50 ball contests in the match and most Brighton players won. The home team made it difficult for Arsenal right from the throws on the wings, causing the opponent to make many mistakes and unable to deploy their favorite playing style. Arsenal made it difficult for themselves many times in the match and could not find a way to fix the problem.
This defeat ended Arsenal's 8-match winning streak in the Premier League that lasted from last season. Despite criticizing the team's performance, Arteta still called on the whole team to remain calm as the players are about to enter FIFA Day in the next 3 weeks.
This defeat cannot deny what the whole team and players have done in the past six or seven weeks since returning from the World Cup. With 18 players returning to training, what the team has done, how we played and the number of wins we have achieved are very noteworthy. But this match is a big lesson for Arsenal to understand what is needed to win at this level," Arteta concluded.
