Arteta: We played the worst match… and we will not compete for the title like this

Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta expressed his disappointment after his team lost to its host Fulham (2-1) this evening, Sunday, in the 20th round of the English Premier League.

Arteta said, in statements to the BBC after the match: “A very difficult and sad day.. 3 days ago (defeat by West Ham by two unanswered goals) we played a match and lost, after we fully deserved the victory.. and today we played our worst match of the season.” “.

He added: “We did not provide enough possession. We did not have enough speed or threat. We stumbled a lot with the ball. We did not perform well enough, and we did not deserve the victory.”

He continued: “We had the opportunity to rise to the top of the league on December 31, and now we suffer from a very bad feeling… This is football, and the differences are very simple.”

The Spanish coach concluded: “If we play as we played in the previous 19 matches, we will compete for the title at the end of the season. But if we play at the same level as today, we will not come close to that. It is a difficult day.”