Arsenal Vs West Ham United, Arteta Beware Of Quick Attacks

JAKARTA Arsenal are confident ahead of Week 13 of the Premier League match against West Ham United at the London Olympic Stadium, Sunday 1 December at 00.30 WIB. Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta expressed his team's optimism after winning two big wins in the previous match.

The Gunners managed to beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 and destroy Sporting Lisbon with a landslide score of 5-1 in the Europa League. These results are an energy injection for Arsenal who are now eyeing consistency to continue to push to the top of the Premier League standings.

Such a big win clearly increases the team's energy and confidence. Those are two important results for us," Arteta said, quoted from the club's official website, Saturday, November 30.

Arsenal also have positive capital in the form of an impressive last meeting record. In the last match at the London Olympic Stadium, Arsenal crushed West Ham 6-0. However, Arteta was reluctant to be happy and reminded his team not to underestimate the strength of the hosts.

"West Ham is a very physical team and has a strong live game. They are dangerous in counter-attacks, second balls, and dead balls. The individual qualities of the forwards can also create difficult situations for us," said the Spaniard.

West Ham, now coached by Julen Lopetegui, is known to be tough in aerial duels and has a deadly dead ball executor. Arteta said that this match would be an important test to keep the team's performance at the highest level.

When asked if the match against West Ham could be a turning point for Arsenal's consistency, Arteta was optimistic. I think so. In a very competitive league like this, consistency is key. We will try to maintain high performance throughout the match," he said.

Currently, Arsenal are fifth in the standings with 22 points from 12 matches. Meanwhile, West Ham is in 14th place with 15 points, making this match an opportunity for the Gunners to add three important points in competition to the top four.

Arsenal are predicted to continue to lower their flagship formation with front lines inhabited by Gabriel Jesus, Bukayo Saka, and Martin Zendegaard as attack creators. West Ham is likely to rely on Jarrod Bowen's speed and Michail Antonio's physical strength to threaten Arsenal's defense.

With high confidence and encouragement to maintain momentum, Arsenal will certainly perform optimally in order to achieve positive results. However, the challenge from West Ham which often makes it difficult for the big team to make this match worth waiting for.