Arteta: It was a great night, but we have another difficult test ahead of us
Arsenal's coach, Mikel Arteta, appeared in important press statements, following the victory over Crystal Palace, in the quarter-finals of the English League Cup, with a score of 3/2, and qualification to the semi-finals.
Arteta said: “Yes, I am very happy for various reasons. The first reason is that we are in the semi-finals of a tournament that we want to win. The match started in a very difficult way with a naive goal that we received and it made the situation Complexly, after that period, in the first half in which we did not have that continuous momentum to create threats and opportunities, we made some changes and some adjustments in our way of playing and we became a real threat.”
He added: “In addition to that, it was a wonderful night for Gabriel. A wonderful night for a player who is constantly trying and is not the type who will keep anything for himself. He is trying to give his best to the team. Today he provided three wonderful moments, and helped us win the match completely.” Clarity, and for other players, they feel “They are important and feel that they are able to contribute to the team in the right way, so it was a good night.”
He continued: “Yes, we needed something else. We made some changes, and certainly changed that.” The course of the match, and this is what we need when players come off the bench, to have this mentality to influence and achieve things. They were really useful.”
He pointed out: “We played Now 16 games unbeaten at the Emirates Stadium and our stadium was absolutely shaking, especially at halftime Secondly, the performance raised the morale of the fans in the stadium.”
He stressed: “It was wonderful and the atmosphere was wonderful. It is clear that when the team produces that energy and commitment, every Three days and the way the players are trying to do that is fantastic, I really appreciate it because it changed the game.”
He concluded his speech: “We will head to Selhurst Park this week.” To face Crystal Palace again and I expect another difficult test, Let's prepare for the match again and review it, and there will be some adjustments that I imagine both teams will make."