This Is Arteta's Plan To Save Arsenal From The Abyss Of Relegation
JAKARTA - Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta confirmed that the Gunners had plans for the next two transfer markets. He also claimed some of the bad results his team had experienced due to bad luck.
The Gunners must sit in 15th place in the standings after only collecting 14 points from 14 matches, and only four points ahead of Fulham who are in the relegation zone.
Ahead of the Carabao Cup match against Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday, Arteta explained that Arsenal Technical Director Edu has plans for a player transfer, while the Spaniard will increase the squad's strength.
"The planning is complete, what we want to do in January and in the summer," said Arteta, quoted by Antara from Goal, Tuesday.
"Sometimes you can do it, sometimes it doesn't depend on a lot of factors. Edu is handling that at the moment and I'm focused on all the games, we don't have much time to spend energy now because it's very clear what we want to do."
"My job is to maximize this squad, the players we have. We know what we want to do and we will try to execute it knowing that the actual context, the market and what we have been through makes it difficult."
Arsenal have won only one of their last 10 Premier League games, losing seven.
Arteta feels his team has been unlucky on several occasions this season and insists there are factors beyond his control.
"Every possible scenario in a Premier League match was considered there, what really affected the result, what happened through the match in 96 minutes - and it worked," he stressed.
"But then football is not like basketball. In basketball you shoot 50 times and your opponent does it once and you win every game. It doesn't work out in football like that. You can do it the other way around and lose 1- 0. We lost against Burnley. get a shot on target from the opponent. "
"We lost, it was incredible, but unfortunately it happens in football. Even the things you have to be able to control, it's quite complicated."