Slashed By Brentford, Arteta Remains Unmoved On The Transfer Floor

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta (Instagran/@arsenal)

JAKARTA - Mikel Arteta doesn't want to find excuses after Arsenal's defeat by Brentford. In the opening match of the English Premier League 21/22 at the Brentford Community Stadium, London, Friday local time, Arsenal were slashed 2-0.

In that match, Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and another experienced striker Alexandre Lacazette were absent. Both are not fit, as stated by Arteta before the game.

Arteta also does not know how long the two will be out, especially since Lacazette is widely rumored to be a transfer target for Jose Mourinho at AS Roma. "Congratulations to Brentford. I don't want to make excuses."

"I don't know, but for sure I will not make that an excuse. We have a good enough team to play the way we want and can achieve different results than today," Arteta said, quoted from Arsenal's website.

Arsenal was actually able to appear relatively dominant throughout the game by having approximately 65 percent possession of the ball. But their finishing in the final third was blunt and only four times in 22 attempted shots.

However, Arteta does not want to be too concerned about the appearance in the final third of the field they are only based on one match. Arteta is also reluctant to take the result against Brentford as a warning alarm that should make Arsenal more active in the transfer market.

Arsenal has so far only brought in Nuno Tavares, Albert Lokonga, and Ben White who all made their debuts in the match. "My focus is on the players we have."

"We want to help them play as well as possible and bring out the best in this team, find ways to win the game, and of course the next game," he said. Arsenal will next host Chelsea at the Emirates for their next game on Sunday, August 22 next week.