JAKARTA - Arsenal is upset when playing in the English Premier League. Playing at home at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal lost 2-1 to Bournemouth, Saturday, April 11, 2026 WIB. Interestingly, striker Viktor Gyokeres blamed Arsenal's grass conditions.
Losing at home makes Arsenal wary. How not, Manchester City who ranks second has spread the threat. If you win against Chelsea in the match at Stamford Bridge, Sunday, April 12, 2026 WIB, Man City will cut the gap to six points.
Not only that, Man City also still has one postponed match. They will also still host Arsenal at the Etihad. The big match will be decisive for both teams. In the 2024 competition, Arsenal lost at the Etihad, then Man City managed to seize the top position and then became champions.
The shadow of failure is once again haunting Arsenal. Moreover, The Gunners seem to show a downward trend. They failed to win the English League Cup title after losing 2-0 in the final match against, again, Man City. Failing in the Carabao Cup, Arsenal tried to target the Fa Cup. What the hell, Mikel Arteta's team was humiliated by the Championship Division team alias League 2 Southampton 2-1.
When returning to compete in the domestic competition, Arsenal hopes to get three points when hosting Bournemouth. In fact, they boast of putting pressure on Man City because they will widen the gap to 11 points. But what happened was the opposite. David Raya's goal was conceded twice through Eli Junior Kroupi and Alex Scott.
Gyokeres actually managed to equalize from the penalty spot. However, Arsenal was unable to maintain their performance and The Cherries successfully scored three points at the Emirates after Scott scored the winning goal 2-1.
Losing at home seems to make the players start to panic and hesitate. Even Gyokeres blamed the grass on the field at the club's own stadium. Ironically, the players should have understood the character of the grass on the field. But what happened was blaming the condition.
"We actually had some good chances, especially towards the end of the game. The problem is, the dry grass made it difficult for us. Honestly, the dry grass didn't help us much," Gyokeres said as quoted by The Sun.
Only Gyokeres then corrected his statement and the team would play better. According to him, the team must be able to take advantage of the opportunities that exist.
"Of course we have to play better. We have to be able to take advantage of our opportunities," he said again.
Gyokeres also believes that the defeat of Bournemouth does not make Man City benefit. According to him, Arsenal remains in the forefront of the league title race.
"We remain confident. We will not stagnate after this defeat. We still think positively and look forward to the next match," he said.
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