Arteta reacts to drawing from a 2 goal lead with Aston Villa

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta reacts to drawing from a 2 goal lead with Aston Villa  18/01/2025  Emirates Stadium, London, UK

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00:00you'd scored a winning goal two minutes from time.

00:04Do you agree with the decision to disallow it,

00:08or do you feel that that was too difficult to make that call,

00:12that it was unclear?

00:14I haven't seen it enough. There is one angle that looks like it.

00:17The decision is made. That's it. I'm incredibly proud of the team.

00:21I think it was an immense performance, but immense.

00:24Against this team, what they've done, after playing three times in six days

00:28with the same players, not having enough to change it,

00:32I cannot be prouder of that.

00:34They are very disappointed with the result, obviously.

00:37We can fault ourselves as well,

00:39because defending the way we've done it in one of the goals,

00:42it cannot be part of our game if we want to be at the highest level in this country.

00:47Because the rest is, what else can I ask the team to do against a very good side?

00:53You've dropped 12 points from winning positions this season,

00:58which is a lot more than in the previous four seasons.

01:01What do you put that down to?

01:03I think every situation is very different.

01:06We have come back from situations more than probably before as well.

01:11Today, I think you have to credit the opposition.

01:14They put in an unbelievable goal.

01:17Tillman arrives in the same one.

01:19The second one is nowhere near the standards that it requires.

01:23And overall, again, what the game showed and how we performed

01:29and the scoreline reflection is nowhere near what it should be.

01:34Just on Saliba, do you have any idea how bad the injury is?

01:39It looked like it was the hamstring against Spurs.

01:41Maybe see him next week?

01:43No, not yet. I think tomorrow we'll have more information.

01:46Tomorrow we'll have another test on him and we'll be more clear about it.

01:50Are you worried about it?

01:51Yeah, for sure.

01:52Especially with the numbers that we have in the squad

01:55and looking at our bench, very worried.

01:58Tom from London.

01:59Hi, Mikael.

02:00Hi.

02:01It's one win in six Premier League games with Thomas Pate starting from right back.

02:05Does that show you how damaging it can be

02:09losing key players from their natural positions?

02:13I cannot judge just because one player plays in one position.

02:18London, the team that plays there.

02:21Phil, PA.

02:22Hi, Mikael.

02:23Liverpool were obviously very close to drawing.

02:25They scored two goals to win and obviously you guys were two up.

02:29And then Drew.

02:30How pivotal a day do you think this might be

02:33in the whole scheme of things in the title race?

02:35Yeah, there are moments.

02:36Obviously, they managed to do that.

02:38They made the stops and the stops made the impact.

02:41And they managed to change the game.

02:43And on our side, it was the opposite.

02:45Even though after conceding the two goals very close to each other,

02:49the danger was because I knew how the team was

02:52that we could go downhill because we were physically drained.

02:56Suddenly, the team found another gear to go again

02:59and just put the Aston Villa in their box

03:03and go and go again trying to find the goal

03:05that we haven't been able to score against.

03:09I have a question.

03:10You put up one in the end but also lost it.

03:12Who's going to be more happy with the 5-15 tonight?

03:15I'm not happy.

03:16I cannot talk about the rest,

03:17but about the difference in the two teams,

03:20I think that was very obvious.

03:21Ryan.

03:22Mikael, just going back to Saliba,

03:25the two Aston Villa goals came from wide areas,

03:28crosses into the box.

03:29Do you feel you missed Saliba's presence

03:32in terms of attacking those balls?

03:35No, I think the first one,

03:36I think the centre-back is dragged out to wide area

03:39because their full-back is releasing,

03:41so it's Mikael that is following Tillemans in this case

03:44and the second one is a set-piece

03:46that that central defender can be in any other position

03:50and probably Willy wouldn't be there in the second phase.

03:53So, yeah, not so easy to point a finger.

03:57Joan, GSK.

03:58Mikael, I know we ask you about the transfer window all the time.

04:01On a day like this when the gap widens,

04:04does the pressure grow to do something this month?

04:07Not a result.

04:09When you look at the performances,

04:11I don't know how many teams are playing at this level in the league,

04:14but when you look at the bench,

04:16probably you say, I think we are very short.

04:19OK, guys, I think that's us.

04:21Thank you very much.

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