Arteta frustrated after Arsenal Fa Cup by Liverpool

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00:00 Why do you think Arsenal didn't score?

00:13 Because the ball didn't go in the net.

00:15 Why was that?

00:18 Because we didn't take the chances. I haven't seen any other team in the first six months

00:22 that have generated what we have done against them in the last two games. We're not capitalising

00:28 on it today, but not today in the last few games. That's why we're not winning games

00:32 performance-wise, merit-wise. There's no question. Who merits to win the game? Actually, the

00:36 results are something very different. But when my team plays with that attitude, with

00:41 that courage, with that desire, and does what they've done to probably the best team in

00:45 Europe at the moment in terms of momentum, what can I do? Stay behind them and support

00:51 them.

00:52 A lot of supporters around the press box were shouting, "Sign a striker." Are they right?

01:01 Sorry?

01:02 Are they right to call for an Arsenal goal scorer?

01:06 The supporters? What I beg the supporters is that they are behind the team, that they've

01:09 done in difficult moments. Stick with the ones that we have, that they are incredibly

01:13 good. If not, they don't do what they've done again today in Anfield and here. Stick to

01:18 them. That's exactly what they need. That we are fully behind them and then they feel

01:22 important and supported because they deserve it. With their attitude, they don't deserve

01:26 anything different. That's my opinion.

01:28 How frustrating is it for coming to play well and every week after not taking a chance to

01:35 get results?

01:36 Yeah, it is. It is frustrating, but what can we do? I cannot tell them, "Listen, play

01:41 bad. Don't shoot. Liverpool are going to score a goal and we're going to win the game."

01:46 I don't know how to create a game plan like this. It's impossible. Stick to them. If we

01:51 have 18, next time we have 35 and continuously do that, do that, do that, the ball will go

01:57 in the net, we'll generate momentum and we'll win a lot of games. That's for sure.

02:00 What's the status of Gabby Faze?

02:04 He had some pain in his knee. We have done a scan and showed something. Hopefully it's

02:12 not something big. It's the same knee that he had so we cannot take any risk.

02:15 Jordan, with the news about Gerrard Azouz in the last three games, has that changed

02:25 your mindset at all about this month and what we need? Or is it just focusing on what we've

02:30 got right now?

02:31 One thing is what we need. One thing is what we can do as well. What we need to do now

02:35 is stay behind those players, give them support, love, train them and make sure that they visualise

02:42 something very different to what actually is happening right now. Because they've done

02:45 it. We're not going to reinvent the wheel because they've done it.

02:48 Is there a risk that the chances of creating and not taking becomes a bit of a psychological

02:57 issue for the team?

03:01 Probably has, especially after today, more than it was against Fulham when it was against

03:06 West Ham. That's why I think we need to reset and this break is good. It comes in a good

03:11 time because they're going to as well feel how we feel, how I feel about them very clearly

03:16 in difficult moments, when things are going well. Hopefully I can see that as well from

03:21 many other people that they jump on the train when things go well. So when things are more

03:26 difficult, let's see where they stand.

03:27 You didn't use Eddie today. Is that a precaution because you're not sure about Gab?

03:36 It was for the reasons that we expected, especially in the first part of the game, what we wanted.

03:40 And that's it.

03:41 Are you expecting Gab to travel out to Dubai?

03:42 I think so, yeah.

03:43 How difficult is it for you to win a win in a seven? It's a very difficult moment compared

03:44 to what you've had in the last few months. How difficult is it for you right now?

04:00 Yeah, it is very difficult. But if the team is getting hammered and not playing well and

04:08 not deserving to win full matches, I would be much more worried. I am worried because

04:12 I love winning and we have to win many more games. But at the moment that's the thing

04:17 that we have to change and probably what has to be reset is up here.

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